This one, by far, is the toughest Bob Ross painting, that I've ever made. I'm glad that I didn't end up throwing this canvas away. The end result is, well, not too bad. Trust me it could have been worse. I almost gave up, once, but then I gathered some courage to bounce back and somehow completed it. I'm happy with this. However, I will admit, that a year ago, I had tried this exact same painting, and it had turned out to be an utter failure!
I remember, when I had initially started the "paint along" sessions with Bob Ross, I saw this episode, and was immediately drawn towards this painting. Look at it! That's such a mesmerizing glacier with pretty black rocks sticking out; there's a tiny, misty waterfall emerging from within the dark, dense forest; the wisps of clouds, so light and feathery; and the lush green evergreen trees. If you look at the painting done by Bob Ross, it would seem, that you're looking at a fairy land.
Therefore, this one had been on my list for a long time and I finally made it today. It took me two and a half hours to attempt this one. I am happy, although I feel like certain things could've been better, like the clouds, and the trees of course!
Here is the link to Bob Ross's paint along video for this painting, and here are some of my tips and tricks for this painting.
Step 1 : Make sure you gather all you clean equipment. Clean the palette, and the brushes. Make sure that they both are dry and then lay out your colors on the palette.
Colors
Titanium White
Pthalo Blue
Prussian Blue
Dark Sienna
Van Dyke Brown
Alizarin Crimson
Ivory Black
Sap Green
Indian Yellow
Cadmium Yellow
Permanent Red
Yellow Ochre
I had to use a 16 x 20 inch canvas, with two 2 - inch brushes, two 1 - inch brushes and 2 fan brushes.
Step 2 : Covering the canvas with a mix of liquid clear and liquid white. I always use a mix of the two (1:2), as it makes the painting, so much easier.
Step 3 : Making the sky was pretty easy, just some crisscross brush strokes with pthalo blue, and finishing with Prussian blue on the sides/corners. Adding the water below, with horizontal strokes.
Step 4 : And now comes the most frightening part - the clouds!! I had almost ruined it, but then I just tapped in the cloud again (like Bob Ross taps in the clouds with a 2 inch brush), but then I didn't blend or mix it. It was just taking away the wisps or fluff of the cloud and was mixing the white cloud with the background, so I left it as it is. Use very thick white paint to make the clouds.
Step 5 : Now we start making the mountain/glacier, by adding the protruding stones/rocks first, as these mark our boundary of the glacier. Be careful of the angles of the rocks as they form the angles of the glacier. Use a palette knife to make this, with some black color.
Step 6 : Then using white and a lot of white, make the surface of the glacier, and then using gray (mix white and black), make the shadow or the slope of the glacier. Make sure that the shadow, runs slanting.
Step 7 : Make more rocks on the glacier. Using a mix of prussian blue and white, make shadows on the rocks using the knife.
Step 8 : Now using, prussian blue + dark sienna + crimson + black, make a dark color. Take a small amount of this paint, and add white to it, and make the misty evergreen trees in the background using a two inch fan brush. Using the darker shade make the evergreen trees, which are in the front.
Step 9 : Now I was too engrossed in painting to take any more pictures, however if you follow Bob Ross's instructions, then making the waterfall and the small patch of green evergreen trees is pretty easy! This was a really fun albeit a tiring experience. Just believe in yourself and Bob Ross and it'll turn out into something charming and delightful for sure!
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