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I have been studying Bob Ross videos all week. I have mainly been studying his wet-on-wet technique. This technique requires the painter to continue adding wet paint on top of already wet paint instead of waiting lengthy amounts of time for the paint to dry. If done correctly, this technique can help blend colors and textures together in a satisfying way. Because he uses this, I know I will not be able to use acrylic paints for any of my paintings, since it dries too fast and overall does not work for his kind of paintings. I have decided to follow his "Shades of Grey" tutorial. This painting only requires black and white paint, so I did not have to spend too much money on paint. Brushes, an easel, paint thinner, and canvas were expensive, but not too expensive. It has been a pretty relaxing week, but I know that it will get more difficult when I actually try to paint.

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Sunday, March 1, 2020
My first oil painting I made while following Bob Ross' "Shades of Grey" tutorial. It was more difficult than I had expected, but hopefully I will show improvement in my next painting.

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I've been doing some more studying on Bob Ross' wet-on-wet technique. I had trouble following along with it when I was actually painting, but hopefully I will be able to follow along better this time. I am learning to trust myself when I paint. I try too hard not to make mistakes, which causes me to make mistakes or "happy accidents." Since I am using oil paint, which does not dry for a long time, the picture is highly malleable and can easily be changed. This makes painting easier, but at the same time, more difficult for me. I am still in the beginning stages of this project, so I am not hopeless just yet. I will continue to study how this technique works and hopefully, I will get the gist of it so I can show more and more progress within my future paintings.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2020
This is my second oil painting. I followed the same tutorial and have shown a fair amount of improvement since my last painting. I need to work on blending and being more patient when working.

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Because craft stores are closed right now, I will not be able to get another canvas to do my final painting on. I will make sure to show progress with my future paintings, but It will be difficult with only a few paintings left. I will try my best.

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Monday, April 6, 2020
My third oil painting is one that I have done without watching a Bob Ross tutorial that I have been following this whole time. I think I am discovering my own art style!

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I have been studying Bob Ross' brush strokes for the painting tutorial that I have been following this entire time. I have even done a painting without watching the tutorial. This has shown me that I am becoming more independent with the way I do my pieces. I am proud of myself for that. Hopefully I can continue feeling as comfortable as to paint without a tutorial. I am going to be doing a painting every day this week until I run out of canvases. I am discovering my own art style and I am coming along. My last painting will, by far, be my best painting. I am excited for what is to come from me this week, having learned everything that I have learned so far.

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
I'm starting to learn that less is more when it comes to oil painting. The reason it is so hard to blend is because I have been applying so much paint to the canvas.

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Wednesday, April 8, 2020
This painting is a little bit lighter than I wanted it to be. It's not very easy to see but now I know that I need to find a happy medium in terms of how much paint I use.

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
This painting is definitely the one that I am the most proud of. Since I have discovered my own way of doing things and found a good way of knowing how much paint I really need, I think that this painting is one that I am proud of.

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I am slowly approaching the time in which I complete my final painting. For this painting, I will once again follow along with a tutorial, but I will remember to make my own decisions and stick with my own art style. This is one thing that has remained important to me since I started executing my project. I will take what I have learned and I will use it. My only goal is to show that I have grown and learned many different things in this process.

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Thursday, April 16, 2020
This is my final painting and this is the best one that I have done. I followed the Bob Ross tutorial that I started with and finally created a painting that I think is my very best work. I can see that I have grown from my first one and I can see the immense progress displayed.

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The supplies and setup I used for this project

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The supplies and setup I used for this project