History Series / TheJoyOfPainting

[[caption-width-right:250:Let's paint some happy little trees.]]

''The Joy of Painting'' is a half-hour art instruction show that originally ran on Creator/{{PBS}} and was hosted by Creator/BobRoss, noted for his legendarily cheery manner and soft, friendly voice. The show aimed to teach people how to paint using a method for oil-based paints called "wet-on-wet painting", where the canvas would be coated with a wet base paint which other colors were laid over, allowing for a variety of blending techniques. The show was very minimalist, using only a black background and two camera positions. Due to his time spent being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force, all of Ross' paintings were nature landscapes, mostly forests or mountain valleys, but he'd also have "crazy days" where he'd do campfires, seascapes or other more atypical landscapes.

* {{Recurrer}}: Bob's son Steve appears 13 times, more than every other guest appearance put together. Bob's friend and colleague Dana Jester appears three times; all other guest painters appear once.

Despite ending many years ago, the show has [[https://www.twitch.tv/bobross an official Twitch account]] that occasionally has repeated showings or marathons of the show, as well as [[https://www.youtube.com/user/BobRossInc an official YouTube channel]]. However, the Twitch account has began inviting Certified Ross Instructors[[note]]Individuals who had completed a workshop course that has been certified by Bob to teach his painting style[[/note]] to livestream painting on camera as well; these livestreams are often broadcast on early Friday evenings prior to repeats of ''The Joy of Painting''.

''The Joy of Painting'' is a half-hour art instruction show that originally ran on Creator/{{PBS}} and was hosted by Bob Ross, noted for his legendarily cheery manner and soft, friendly voice. The show aimed to teach people how to paint using a method for oil-based paints called "wet-on-wet painting", where the canvas would be coated with a wet base paint which other colors were laid over, allowing for a variety of blending techniques. The show was very minimalist, using only a black background and two camera positions. Due to his time spent being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force, all of Ross' paintings were nature landscapes, mostly forests or mountain valleys, but he'd also have "crazy days" where he'd do campfires, seascapes or other more atypical landscapes.

-->You have to make the sound or it doesn't work right!

** "No pressure." and "Two hairs and some air." referring to just barely letting the knife or brush touch the canvas when

''The Joy of Painting'' is a half-hour art instruction show that originally ran on Creator/{{PBS}} and was hosted by Bob Ross, who was noted for his legendarily cheery manner and soft, friendly voice. The show aimed to teach people how to paint using a method for oil-based paints called "wet-on-wet painting", where the canvas would be coated with a wet base paint which other colors were laid over, allowing for a variety of blending techniques. The show was very minimalist, using only a black background and two camera positions. Due to his time spent being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force, all of Ross' paintings were nature landscapes, mostly forests or mountain valleys, but he'd also have "crazy days" where he'd do campfires, seascapes or other more atypical landscapes.

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''The Magic of Oil Painting'', another PBS painting instructional show hosted by Bob Ross' mentor, Bill Alexander.

** He would often remind the viewers of a central rule to his technique: "A thin paint will stick to a thick paint."

** "No pressure." and "Two hairs and some air." referring to his technique of painting with a paint knife by just barely letting the knife touch the canvas.

** Referring to using thick paints when they should be thinned (via a paint thinner) as "becoming a mud mixer."
** Similarly, pointing out that if you try one of his blending techniques on a dry canvas, "you will be in agony city."

* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: Discussed. Whenever Bob encouraged the audience to come up with stories or names for the plants in a painting, or when he made a sound effect while painting, he'd state that it's alright if people give you funny looks because [[MadArtist artists are supposed to be a little nuts]]. As he puts it, "you don't have to be crazy to do this, but it certainly helps."

* TitleDrop: Almost every episode includes the title of the program, such as "...and that is how you experience the joy in painting". He sometimes lampshaded the title drop as something they felt like they had to do.

The show began in 1993 and ended on May 17, 1994, due to Ross being diagnosed with cancer. His illness did not become known to the wider public until he passed away from it on July 4, 1995.

''The Joy of Painting'' is a half-hour art instruction show that originally ran from 1983 to 1994 on Creator/{{PBS}}. Hosted by Bob Ross, noted for his legendarily cheery manner and soft, friendly voice, the show aimed to teach people painting techniques in the amount of time given. Ross worked in oil paints and taught a method called "wet-on-wet painting", where the canvas would be coated with a wet base paint which other colors were laid over, allowing for a variety of blending techniques. The show was very minimalist, using only a black background and two camera positions. Due to his time spent being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force, all of Ross' paintings were nature landscapes, mostly forests or mountain valleys, but he'd also have "crazy days" where he'd do campfires, seascapes or other more atypical landscapes.

The show ended on May 17, 1994, due to Ross being diagnosed with cancer. His illness did not become known to the wider public until he passed away from it on July 4, 1995.

''The Joy of Painting'' is a half-hour art instruction show that originally ran from 1983 to 1994 on Creator/{{PBS}}. Hosted by Creator/BobRoss, noted for his legendarily cheery manner and soft, friendly voice, the show aimed to teach people painting techniques in the amount of time given. Ross worked in oil paints and taught a method called "wet-on-wet painting", where the canvas would be coated with a wet base paint which other colors were laid over, allowing for a variety of blending techniques. The show was very minimalist, using only a black background and two camera positions. Due to his time spent being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force, all of Ross' paintings were nature landscapes, mostly forests or mountain valleys, but he'd also have "crazy days" where he'd do campfires, seascapes or other more atypical landscapes.

''The Joy of Painting'' is a half-hour art instruction show that originally ran from 1983 to 1994 on Creator/{{PBS}}. Hosted by Bob Ross, noted for his legendarily cheery manner and soft, friendly voice, the show aimed to teach people painting techniques in the amount of time given. Ross worked in oil paints and taught a method called "wet-on-wet painting", where the canvas would be coated with a wet base paint which other colors were laid over, allowing for a variety of blending techniques. The show was very minimalist, using only a black background and two camera positions. Due to his time spent being stationed in Alaska in the Air Force, all of Ross' paintings were nature landscapes, mostly forests or mountain valleys, but he'd also have "crazy days" where he'd do campfires, seascapes or other more atypical landscapes.