The Joy of Painting
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Most of the series was distributed The Joy of Painting by what is now American Public Television. As of 2006, The Joy of Painting was being shown in many countries worldwide, such as Greek state broadcaster Sandpainting ERT3, Turkish state broadcaster TRT (with the title Resim Sevinci), German television (BR-Alpha), Discovery Real Time (Sky Digital channel 250/Virgin Media channel 271) in the The Joy of Painting UK, NHK in Japan, EBS in Korea and Once TV in Mexico, ATV and ICable TV in Hong Kong, and the Colombian state channel Canal Capital. The show continues to be broadcast in syndication on public television stations, and continues a multi-million dollar spin-off business bearing Ross name that sells The Joy of Painting art accessories related to the show. Guests included Dana Jester and Ross s son Steve. In March 2006, AGFRAG Entertainment Group announced that it was in the process of developing a video game based on The Joy of Painting for the Nintendo DS and Wii console systems and for the personal The Joy of Painting computer.
Rather, he intended for viewers to learn certain techniques within the amount of time that the show was allowed. Broadcast by non-commercial public television stations, the show was first produced by WNVC in Falls Church, Virginia, through the early-1980s, then WIPB in Muncie, Indiana from 1983 until Ross death in 1995, and later by Blue Ridge Public Television in Roanoke, Virginia. Although Bob Ross could complete a painting in half an hour, the intent of the show was not to teach viewers speed painting.
(On occasion, he used burnt umber and permanent red.) As he painted, he instructed viewers regarding the techniques he was using and added his trademark soothing comments describing the happy little clouds and happy little trees that he was creating with his brush. The Joy of Painting was an American television show hosted by paint raconteur Bob Ross that taught viewers basic techniques for landscape oil painting.
In under thirty minutes, Ross would turn the blank canvas into an imaginary landscape, using colors like titanium white, phthalo green (a color used often, but in small quantities), phthalo blue, Prussian blue, midnight black, dark sienna, Van Dyke brown, alizarin crimson, sap green, cadmium yellow (or cad yellow for short), yellow ochre, Indian yellow, and bright red. The show would occasionally feature video of Ross with a baby squirrel or deer.
He became known for his soothing tone and reassuring comments; We don t make mistakes, we just have happy accidents. Each program was shot in real time with just two cameras: a medium shot of Ross and his canvas, and a close up shot of the canvas or palette. Occasionally, Ross would introduce a guest painter to host an episode. He would also mention snippets of his own life, including his military career and the time he spent in Alaska, family anecdotes, and his affection for small animals, which he raised and set free.
