let me guess you clicked on the video because you struggle to paint along with
bob ross and bill alexander will don't worry in this video right here i'm going to give
you my personal quick simple tips that makes any paint along with any of those two artists
real easy to do these are game changers and they will
literally help you be a better painter and bonus points for enunciation here we go
hey real quick got to do a little self-promotion my name's Wild and i'm here to help you on your
creative adventure on this channel we do tips tricks tutorials and i try to give you general
inspiration to help you build confidence so that way that creative journey isn't so daunting if
that sounds like something that you like you can do me a favor and go down below leave us
a comment and while you're down there you can hit like and subscribe but let's move into the rapid
fire section of all these awesome tips the very first thing you want to do after of course you've
selected your paint along tutorial with bob ross or bill alexander is go to the very end of the
video and screen grab the final result this way you know exactly what you're painting and what
it will look like because when they describe what they're doing in the painting it's a little hard
to have that visual foresight but when you have this reference photo it makes it so much easier
and trust me it'll be a game changer so make sure to screen grab the end painting result
a really big common mistake for new painters and probably out there is they'll generally make their
sky way too big along with their bounds leaving itty-bitty space for the mid-ground and foreground
to alleviate this problem i recommend let's put in a simple horizon line use that reference
photo see where it falls within the canvas then take a ruler and lightly put a line across the
work creating your horizon line the two colors i would recommend for this is using a very diluted
phthalo blue or a very diluted van dyck brown but trust me this will help you have a more balanced
end painting i think we can all agree one of the hardest things about wet on wet painting
is getting your colors and layers to stick without becoming a mud mixer
to fix this invest in some mediums use liquid whites liquid clears get yourself some gels
like gambling solvent free gel or liquin these aren't cheats they are hacks that will help you
be a better painter professional painters use them all time hence you should get yourself acquainted
for them it allows your paint to come easily off your brush to form things like clouds or
just generally get your layers to stick and if you struggle with highlights oh my gosh using mediums
will make them stick and be beautiful oh my gosh it's so easy just use some mediums in fact i got a
video on a couple of them up here check them out because trust me game changer like game changer
since we're talking about highlights and mediums you generally have to mix your paints to get the
right consistency however one tip that i really love if you're really into adding different
variances or multitude of colors hey big word for me i really recommend leaving your paint mixtures
extra marbly the reason this works so well and you see bill alexander do this all the time is
he leaves these extra marbled mixtures because when you tap your brush in there and you put it on
your canvas you get all these different ranges of colors and just the gradients are just beautiful
and it adds so much more depth to your painting and you know what anybody can do this just mix
them extra marbly which basically means mix them less so that way when you take your brush in and
you push it against your canvas you're going to get all these different ranges of effects one of
the easiest things to do so give it a shot because it could add a lot of depth to your painting see
beautiful oh jesus makes you living other than you feel your heart is jumping your heart is jumping
okay a tip i hear no one ever talk about and is a very common mistake for brand new painters out
there you need to start pushing your colors into your canvas let's take this painting
right here yeah i had it at the ready you can't hurt this painting or this material at all looks
gonna drop it whoa sorry landed right on the cat sorry mr biglesworth he'll be fine because he's
imaginary but when you can start pushing your colors into your canvas you're really going to
help create beautiful gradients that go all the way across your canvas and naturally have a fade
to them the second effect this is going to help you out especially if you're a brand new painter
is you're pushing that extra color into the canvas which means it's not going to sit on top
creating an extra shell of paint that you have to stick on top of this is going to lead to
mud mixing eliminate the color you don't need by pushing in the color into that canvas extra extra
hard okay i know you feel like you're gonna go through your canvas but trust me you won't
and when you apply that extra pressure you're gonna get smooth gradients across your canvas
that's right alliterations on point today oh by the way if you like this painting right here hey
my buddy tally did a full tutorial if you want to start painting in acrylics we're going to put it
right up there that was a good delivery i'm getting better at this i've had a lot of coffee
can you tell a tip i really want you to do sooner than later is consider building yourself a small
little art studio it doesn't have to be anything fancy i mean just look at my spot it's the corner
of a room build a little safe space for you to be creative in and the reason this is important
is it's going to allow you to focus and unwind depressure from all the bull crap that's going
on in your life and not allow distractions in so that way when you start painting you can actually
finish and enjoy the process because everything is outside of the space this space right here
is all about you and expressing your creativity or at the very least just having a moment to yourself
you know get rid of all the distractions there's nothing worse than when there's a bunch
of distractions going on while you're trying to paint find yourself an awesome little corner build
a simple little art studio and if you enjoy the process hey you can always upgrade down the line
but find yourself a creative space one tip that i say over and over again yeah i'm a broken record
but i have to beat it into your mind is if you're gonna do a bob ross or bill alexander paint along
tutorial you don't have to do it in 30 minutes or an hour take your time enjoy the creative journey
it's okay to make mistakes it can take a few hours or a few days or hell even a few weeks slow
down enjoy it pop a bottle of wine get yourself a whiskey blast the tunes in between when you pause
the tutorial and enjoy the process you don't have to keep up with the masters we're trying to build
confidence but more importantly i want you to have fun because i want you to be in this for
the long haul because i'm shallow and i want you to support my channel for the long haul that's
right i'm bringing it right back to me but hey i'm giving you great tips and content so let's move
on to the next one oh god people are probably tired of me you want to know one of the best
painting practice tips anybody can give you that no one talks about the minute you finish one of your
paint alongs with bob ross or bill alexander look at it and see what you can improve upon and then
rather finding a new tutorial for the next time i want you to paint that same exact tutorial
because we want to build on that confidence we want to build on those skills we want to
build on the things that yes you sucked at because that's the only way we're going to
actually build your skills and talent i actually recommend painting the same thing three times but
if you don't want to do that i understand it can be boring but paint it at least
twice this way you have something that is more or less a before and after so that way you can see
and measure improvement and see where you're still struggling so you know what to focus on practicing
in your spare time look if you want to become a master like bob ross and bill alexander there's
only one true answer well actually two you gotta practice practice practice and number two is
hell you gotta watch more of my videos in fact i went ahead
and made you a playlist of videos for beginners out there that's gonna make you better and have
everything just click for you i'm gonna put it over here to the right hand side and hey while
you're checking out that video set over there you can do me a favor and leave some comments
like subscribe and hey if you like what you see you can always become a youtube channel member i'm
gonna get back to my 15th cup of coffee because i got a lot of energy and heck bumble's calling
my name maybe i'll find a creative girl one of these days but if not i'll be here for you peace