Barb’s Oil Painting Tips
In painting BR paintings, it is best to use BR paints (landscape) (floral) to get the
same results as Bob Ross and Barb.
In other styles of paintings, Barb uses Winsor & Newton Winton oil colors,
Winsor & Newton Artist's oil colors, Graham, and/or Grumbacher Pre-tested -
mainly to get the color desired. In a painting, she might use 2 or three different
brands of paints.
I like to wash brushes at the end of the day or class so I might own more than
one brush of any brush….ask me if you want and I will tell ya if you might want
to buy more brushes of any type. I want my students to buy what they need,
not to buy more than needed.
For all paintings, small or large BR knife (mtns small knife is best)
Favorite brushes
BR paintings
I don’t use a lot of 2 in landscape brushes too much anymore, maybe use for
softing clouds. And I and my students seem to like the #3 fan brush more than
the large fan.
I use a lot of 1 in landscapes brushes, I think I own about 10-15 of them but up to
4 would be great for most students, less washing of the brushes.
Liner for all classes.
Barb’s magic brushes
For florals, I use the ½ in floral flat brush, I really like this type of hair brush and
it is a hard one to find in other brands. I really don’t use the ¾ floral too much, it
is just too big for most paintings we do in classes. Now on the bigger canvas,
18 x 24 and up, it is a good brush but in my classes we mainly paint on 16 x 20
or smaller.
For wildlife/pet portraits, I use the floral brushes, landscape brushes, fan
sometimes, most of the BR wildlife brushes, the flats #6 and #8. Keep in mind
with wildlife and pets sometimes a super old brush is great to paint with. Also
when painting these in class, you will need to basecoat your canvas with BR
gray gesso, please use a large foam brush to paint with, not your BR brushes. I
have had many students try that. Also if you happen to wreck a brush, before
tossing it out, bring it to me and I will try to fix it for you. I have saved 3 1 in
landscape brushes so far…..
Non-BR seascapes, for these I have really worked to find brushes that you can
find in the area. But remember sometimes the cheaper brushes just don’t do
the work as good. But sometimes it does better, like Barb using her own magic
brushes in some paintings. Just ask her to show you the magic brushes and
then you can get your own. She will give you one free and then you have to
buy more at Michaels or where ever. NEW, Joyce Ortner has her new signature
brushes on her website, http://www.joyceortner.com/products.asp
I love her own magic brush, just got some of the new brushes in for me to use..
Another tip on the non BR seascapes, it is best to paint the basic painting 2
times, now in classes we can’t do that but I do want you to keep that in mind. I
paint the sky, fog bank, some clouds, basic water with waves, eye of wave,
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