Bob Ross Seascape in 20 Minutes: Can You Keep Up?

[@PaulRansonArt]

Phew did I make it? If you enjoy seascapes or Bob Ross paintings in general here's some great ideas kzbin.info/www/bejne/nWSXlKuZnb6WeJI Now for fellow artists who want to have a bash please do. Just include the hashtag #seascapetwenty in the title to make it searchable.

[@MasterTemplePaints]

Absolutely fantastic Paul .... what a stunning seascape done in 20 minutes. Thank you for the shout out and your kind words, I can't wait to see the viewers versions. Happy days 🎨🎨🎨👍

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hey Dan - Your welcome. It was a fun challenge. Now onto the next one 😎

[@petersymons2007]

Wow that was quick - barely had enough time to drink my tea! Great painting Paul as always. Thank you.

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Peter 😂😂 I've been in training for this one. Mug of tea and a hobnob on the hour every hour 🤣🤣😎😎

[@heatherragazzone2172]

Fabulous! Amazing in 20mins! I love your night paintings and seascapes.

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you so much 😀 Heather. Its fun to limit yourself to how much you can do in a short time. I was trained to speed paint as part of my Bob Ross certification course. The rule was ' the eyes will see as much as the feet can endure ' i.e. folk will watch until their feet start aching. They sure did push you to pick up the pace! 😃

[@RadiationKing70]

Hi Paul! You are a delight! Thank you for taking the time to teach and entertain us!

[@PaulRansonArt]

My pleasure! I hope you'll drop by for some more fun soon. - Paul 😃😎

[@paintingwithharold]

I really enjoyed watching this video Paul...awesome as always!

[@PaulRansonArt]

Glad you enjoyed it Harold. Its fun to paint a whole scene in one go for a change. Maybe I'll do some more. 😎

[@AnnieTroe]

Love your laugh! FANtastic tips - off to share in my group. Thanks for all your insights Paul! 👋😍

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hey Annie - thank you for sharing with your tribe. Now don't go expecting this all the time. I'm not as quick as you - 😍🥰🥰 Big arty hugs to you both

[@Milania717]

That was fun!!

[@carlmarks2798]

I’m going to have to give this a try Have not yet done a night seascape before

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Carl - Yes please do give it a go. I love limited palette paintings like this. It gives me time to think about position, shapes and layout without worrying about colour. Definitly a good exercise. Enjoy - Paul 😃

[@ramyperez5803]

Fantástico y precioso 🎉

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you so much. 😎

[@rosolanor1]

That was fun to watch 😊 thanks for sharing all this Paul. ❤

[@PaulRansonArt]

Glad you enjoyed it 😃

[@WilliamHedison]

enjoyed the demo really nice painting...but I think it will still take me more than 20 minutes...mat be a future challenge

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hey Billy - yes give yourself a little longer for this one. I suggested doing it in 5 minuet bursts with a little thinking time between. But maybe have 10 or 15 min bursts instead 😎😎

[@dianeo]

I appreciate the Sunday upload! None of the other artists I follow post on Sundays so 👏👏👏 Lovely seascape. I'm tempted to take on this challenge. "I paint like I don't care" should be my new motto and keep me from fussing too long over every detail!

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Diane - go on give it a try. You'll be amazed at how much you can do. Maybe set yourself 5 mins for each element i.e. sky then setting out the wave etc. You get the idea. Have a timer and stop between each section to think about the next bit. This takes the pressure off doing it in one go. Now what shall I do for another speed painting? Any ideas? - Have a great week. 😍😎

[@dianeo]

@@PaulRansonArt Maybe a daylight seascape?

[@alohfinkful]

This is a great exercise and really good fun! I came in at 23 mins I think because of the youtube ads. Still looks better than the seascape I did a few weeks ago 🙂

[@PaulRansonArt]

Well I have had a little practice. At one time I had this painting so well practiced I could reproduce it well under 20 mins. Folk used to think it was some sort of magic act. They would come up and touch the canvas just to see if it was really wet and I wasn't just wiping off the black to reveal a finished painting. Lots of painty finger prints on my canvas! Give this a go. With fewer colours you can concentrate on the shape and form. Best wishes - Paul 😃😎

[@LollyGaggler]

I love how you removed the first wave... like it never happened.... great tip!

[@PaulRansonArt]

All in 20 mins too..... I must do another one against the clock soon. 😍😎

[@Metalgods74]

I love these nighttime seascapes. Great work, again! I would love to see a video dedicated exclusively to the angles/perspectives /geometry of wave motions, even if it were done in pencil! I know that might be a bit dry (no pun intended), but extremely useful. Your videos always provide this type of info during the course of the paintings at some point anyway, but I'd love to see a mini video workshop totally dedicated to the topic. Happy painting 🎨

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Sons of Odin - thats a idea I should follow up on. Thank you. I'll add it to my list of future projects and tutorials. Thank you for stopping by and watching. Best wishes - Paul 😎

[@SRTW67]

I love the beach at night. It’s beautiful and the colors here emulate that so well! I find doing far away tree trunk/ branches are best done in this quick, brisk “don’t care” way also. I love this challenge. You really did a gorgeous painting. Love the photos of you and Terri!

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Stephanie. thanks for stopping in and watching. A little pace can sometimes be our best friend when painting. I dug out the photos and can't believe how skinny I used to be. I guess I'm built more for comfort that speed these days. 🥰😎

[@Milania717]

11:23 comment as watching- that sky is beautiful!! The clouds- shapes- fluffy- free - moving and airy and the color came out perfectly….

[@PaulRansonArt]

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[@PaulRansonArt]

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[@LollyGaggler]

I am working up the courage to do a wave... i love using my fingers also..when i saw you do that...i knew this was the vid for me...thankyou for this fabulous lesson 😊

[@PaulRansonArt]

I can't paint unless I get my fingers in there some where. Love seascapes too. Pay attention to the initial shape and try not to loose the form as you paint. Waves have a tendancy to get a little wild and out of proportion so take your time - but have fun!😊

[@LollyGaggler]

I am watching this several time I appreciate that you make mistake because it shows us that we can fix our mistakes also... I have to watch vid 10 times before I actually try it @@PaulRansonArt

[@jackiekaasa8059]

Thank you..lots of help…

[@PaulRansonArt]

You're welcome Jackie. Hope to see you for some more painting fun in future 😃

[@Milania717]

4:34 great tip!! Thank you-

[@PaulRansonArt]

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[@sailorxyz]

Its funny, I had a feeling I knew which seascape this was before you got started, and I wasn't disappointed! I've technically painted this one once following the Bob Ross tutorial (and we know how fast he goes!) and the second version I did was more loosely inspired (aka no palm tree, and a big rock instead of a small one). Seeing your version makes me want to take another crack at it! I'm sure it will take longer than 20 minutes, but if i could do it in 40 I'd say that would do the trick.

[@PaulRansonArt]

So pleased to hear your inspired to paint this again. I've painted seascapes for years and even painted the same ones multiple times. Each has a subtitle difference. Best of all I can learn new ways and ideas with each one I try. I guess having a familiar scene gives one more freedon to experiment. Hope you paint this again too - Paul 😍😎

[@grahamprigg1190]

Love this video Paul. Did you have a blue mix underneath the black?

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you. Yes, I started with that dry black canvas and added transparent blue colours on top. Its an easy way to add colours but you have to remember where they are! Paul 😄😍😎

[@theadoresmith2777]

I knew someone who had a program in Australia called "Art Studio" . He had to do a painting in 22 mins. The 8mins spare was for adverts. It's not an ezy thing to do a work in so short a time. His "out" was just like Ross. He did his painting before-hand, hung in off camera and copied it as best he could in the allotted time. Still not an ezy thing to do. Bravo for a fine painting!

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you so much. Its a painting I knew well so it was easier than some others. Happy Painting - Paul 😃😎

[@Milania717]

22:02-( brushes like to be taken- they don’t like to be pushed)….. great tip to keep in mind--

[@PaulRansonArt]

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[@PaintingWithYovette]

I can't get a horse's saddle out of my mind since seeing this video Paul! Great explanation. LOL I have a question for you. How do you keep your easel so sturdy while you're painting? Have you attached it to something? 🤗

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Yovette - sorry about the saddle image. Its been stuck in my mind too. I'm using a Standrite table top easel and have it clamped to my worktop with a G clamp. Its a bit Heath Robinson but it works well. It also lets me tilt the canvas towards me at the top if I get too much glare from the lights. 🥰🥰

[@PaintingWithYovette]

@@PaulRansonArt Interesting Paul. Thank you. I use the same easel, but I use strong bunby cords. I still get a tiny bit of wobble, but it is hard to eliminate 100% of it. I've been looking for a really sturdy H frame easel. I hear they are much better. 🌹

[@PaulRansonArt]

@@PaintingWithYovette Yes they are much better. Go and test a few out instore because there's some really cheap nasty ones that are only fit for firewood. You might also want to use a few drywall screws in place place of the rubber pads to really hold the canvas tight. If you use canvas board then clamp an old canvas backwards in the easel and use a few blobs of blue tack to hold the board to the strecher bars. 😃😃😘😘

[@PaintingWithYovette]

@@PaulRansonArt Great ideas Paul. I already found some cheap easels at Hobby Lobby and Michaels. They will not do at all, definitely firewood. Thanks for the tips. See you next time. 🌹🤗

[@Milania717]

3:24 --lol (there’s nothing worse than rushing through your painting…,) The color is nice- the color you mixed for the night sky in your lighthouse was Luvly as well-- I wonder what the mountain mix tubed color would appear like on a black canvas-- The mountain mix (tubes) color makes nice skies- Kevin’s old video- Large Snowy Mountains- he used for that painting mountain mix- Makes beautiful colored clouds- and shadows-

[@PaulRansonArt]

I've found the premixed Bob Rodd Mountain colour to be quite a blue colour. It may not be too different from the colour I used. But I'm old school Bob Ross and like to make my own mountain mix 💛

[@Milania717]

17:18 you said it as I thought it- lol

[@PaulRansonArt]

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[@Jack-lf4op]

Hi Paul, just started watching you and I love your work and channel. Could you please give me some lead how to assemble painting set (like all that’s necessary)? I don’t wanna make mistake buying improper accessories and paints.

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hello Jack - great to hear my channel is helping you on your journey. I made a few videos all about setting up for painrinf including some great money saving tips . Here's a link to one of them in the playlist kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJOlqph9iZKLmZI They're listed under 'What should I buy to start Oil Painting. I include details on brushes, paint, canvases and much more. Hope this helps.

[@Jack-lf4op]

@@PaulRansonArt thank you very much 😁 I will look in to them right away.

[@Milania717]

3:56 have you seen paint with Josh- I just found him recently- he uses a nylon filbert ( and depending on size of moon- different sized filbert is used) to twirl it- He’s come a long way- from older videos and his black canvases sells like hot cakes-- it’s the color that appears on black canvas that’s so captivating-- I just watch him for his clouds -- he creates beautiful clouds so easy!!

[@PaulRansonArt]

I've watched a few of Josh's videos. He's full of energy and making a big impact with his paintings. 😀😎

[@Milania717]

14:39 good advice- many painters also make the curved lines too sharp- and appears like a triangle-- I’ve been trying to tell Josh about his waves-- lol - but he doesn’t like advice- He also does something weird with the shape and bends the shapes- looking like the water is a triangle flow- and water doesn’t bend-- So your advice here is important and good tip-- soft edges- Don’t know why- but right sided waves are not easy for me-

[@PaulRansonArt]

I think we each have a tendancy to favour a side. From experience, right handed folk favour right side waves, right side highlights on a mountain etc. The opposite for left handed folk. Are you left handed or ambidexerious?

[@almostapsychologist7609]

Paul do you do private painting lessons ?

[@PaulRansonArt]

For many years I did face to face classes. Now I teach online through KZbin. However if your looking for help with something specific please let me know. I might already have a video to help or I might just make one! Happy Painting and learning - Paul😃😎

[@SRTW67]

Hi, I’m revisiting this tutorial and had a question. Did you cover the whole canvas with a thin layer of liquid clear, then apply to the whole canvas your grey/brown/blue mixture like you would a sky? Does it matter which brush? Did you scrub it in? I’m wanting to use an alizarin crimson/pthalo blue as a back color. Would the Indian yellow and titanium white still work with those colors? Or should I just use the same colors in the tutorial? I’m giving myself 45 minutes… 😉

[@PaulRansonArt]

Hi Stephanie - sorry for the slow reply - I've been hard at it on the easel for this Sundays tutorial 😃Yes, I applied a very thin coat of clear over the whole canvas and then a good layer of colour. I used my oldest brushes for this as I scrubbed the colours well in. Check that they are still wet but not runny wet if you know what I mean. Ph. Blue / Alizarin Crimson make a wonderful mauve but go easy on the blue. Its a power colour so I mix to the crimson side. Top tip: Test a little on your palette with a dab of white first - I often make mine too blue even though it looks right 🤔Indian yellow / white combo make a tobacco brown colour when mixing with mauve. Maybe not what you want. Using white on its own to start with is a better option but you can tint it with a little Indian yellow or ochre for a warmer look to your painting. Thats my favourite option so far. Have fun on the challenge. Maybe set you timer for 3 fifteen minuet blasts. Then you have to to reset and start again. Its fun but don't put yourself under too much pressure. 😍😎

[@SRTW67]

@@PaulRansonArt thank you Paul!!!

[@SRTW67]

@@PaulRansonArt sounds great! I’ll stick with your current colors as they are gorgeous. In time and with more experience I can try new colors. I wish there was a way we your subscribers could show you our work. I’m toying with the idea of videos of just my finished pieces, maybe a short.🤔I am improving some. Thanks again and enjoy your time with your loved ones, and of course your cute fur babies!

[@VisionImpossibleofficial]

YOU DESERVE A LOT OF APPRECIATION SIR 🫡

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thankfully I get lots of lovely comments so I'm doing OK. Happy painting 😀

[@Milania717]

I checked out the guy’s channel- he has a couple of Kevin Hill renditions- however- doesn’t give Kevin credits- I didn’t subscribe because of that-- Oh well- let me watch this video- I was halfway through part one of your Prussian blue black canvas seascape and saw this in the suggested list- so clicked on this- and will go back to parts 1&2 of other videos-

[@PaulRansonArt]

Thank you ❤🧡💛

[@Milania717]

21:34- oh can we see the baby bideelahs….cats-

[@PaulRansonArt]

Ahhhh. they get camera shy 😺🙀