Bob Ross - What is Magic White/How to use it?
I've taken an interest in oil painting, and I have always enjoyed watching Bob Ross paint. In his videos, he primes the canvas before he paints with what he calls "Magic White" I do know he also uses it to thin thicker paints.
I went to my local art store and found these Bob Ross series oil paint supplies, and they had "Liquid White" is it the same?
Lastly, how would you prepare the canvas with magic white for wet on wet painting? Do you let it dry first or do you paint on it while it's still wet?
Bob Ross essentially uses a very old technique called painting into a "couch." The "Magic White" is used where an assortment of mediums were used by old masters.
You coat the area you intend to work on that day. You paint into this wet surface before it dries. One of the effects this provides is soft edges and also lends an atmospheric characteristic. It assists you in getting a sense of distance as the background areas generally have a greater percentage of this liquid white in the mixtures.
Bob Ross used several liquid base coats. I remember Magic White being William Alexander the "happy painter" not Bob Ross although the two might have called their liquid white "Magic White."
Just do not use a white paint designed to be used as a primer. There is less oil in a primer. You want a fatter paint though the Magic White is not as fat as tubed paint.
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