Bob Ross Painting Kits - Overview
The Bob Ross Company offers several painting kits containg all the painting supplies you need to paint like Bob Ross. These painting sets ranging from the Bob Ross Basic Set for around $50 to the Ultimate Bob Ross Painting Package for over $800. Here you can find a short overview which supplies the different sets contain and which ones you need to get in addition to the painting kits.
About the Painting Sets
All of the painting supplies contained in these sets have been developed by the Bob Ross company with the ultimate goal to work perfectly for the Bob Ross Wet-On-Wet oil painting technique. This means that not only are the brushes made from the right materials and have the perfect length to work with Bob's technique of painting happy trees and happy clouds but also the oil to pigment ration of the oil paints is adjust for the use of every color. For example darker background colors are firmer than lighter colors used for highlights. This is especially useful for you if you are a beginner since you don't have to thin the paints yourself.
Bob Ross Master Paint Set
Besides paint thinner and a canvas the Bob Ross Master Paint set really contains everything you need to paint
like Bob Ross. While the Basic set has all the tools and colors needed to paint one specific picture the
Master Paint Set hands you the supplies to paint every single painting you see on 'The Joy of Painting' with
Bob Ross. In addition to the painting supplies in the Basic Set you get three more brushes, a bigger painting
knife, 3 more tubes of paint and a 'Getting Started' DVD that takes you through your first painting.
You can find a detailed review here.
The Bob Ross Master Paint Set contains:
- 1 One Inch Brush
- 1 Two Inch Brush
- 1 #6 Fan Brush
- 1 Liner Brush
- 1 #10 Painting Knife
- 8 tubes of oil paint (37 ml) in Bright Red, Phthalo Blue, Midnight Black, Van Dyke Brown, Cadmium Yellow, Sap Green, Titanium White and Alizarin Crimson
- 1 bottle (118 ml) of Liquid White base color
- How-To instructions for one project
- "Getting Started" 1-hour DVD
Bob Ross Basic Set
This basic painting set contains the absolute basics to get you started with painting like Bob Ross. With this kit you get a brush, a painting knife, five tubes of oil paint, one tube of liquid white and written instructions for your first painting.
The Bob Ross Basic Set contains:
- 1 One Inch Brush
- 1 #5 Painting Knife
- 5 tubes of oil paint (37 ml) in Phthalo Blue, Sap Green, Titanium White, Alizarin Crimson and Cadmium Yellow
- 1 bottle (118 ml) of Liquid White base color
- How-To instructions for your first painting
Bob Ross Class In A Box Basic Paint Set
The Bob Ross Class In A Box Basic Set is a variation of the Basic Set with the only difference being the included instructions. The Class In A Box Set contains a 90-minute DVD of Bob Ross painting 'Under Pastel Skies' followed by an actual classroom session
The Bob Ross Class In A Box Basic Set contains:
- 1 One Inch Brush
- 1 #5 Painting Knife
- 5 tubes of oil paint (37 ml) in Phthalo Blue, Sap Green, Titanium White, Alizarin Crimson and Cadmium Yellow
- 1 bottle (118 ml) of Liquid White base color
- 90-minute DVD instructions for 'Under Pastel Skies'
Bob Ross Rural America Set
The Bob Ross Rural America Set contains the same painting supplies as the Bob Ross Master Paint Set, so you get 8 tubes of paint, a bottle of Liquid White, a painting knife and 4 brushes. The difference between the Master Paint Set and the Rural America Set is in the instructions that come with the supplies. While the Master Paint Set contains detailed instructions for one painting the Rural America Set contains a DVD and written instructions for three paintings (Winter's Peace, Old Country Mill and Days Gone By) with subjects set in (you guessed it) rural America.
The Bob Ross Rural America Set contains:
- 1 One Inch Brush
- 1 Two Inch Brush
- 1 #6 Fan Brush
- 1 Liner Brush
- 1 #10 Painting Knife
- 8 tubes of oil paint (37 ml) in Titanium White, Phthalo Blue, Midnight Black, Van Dyke Brown, Alizarin Crimson, Sap Green, Cadmium Yellow and Bright Red
- 1 bottle (118 ml) of Liquid White base color
- How-To instructions for 3 paintings
- "Getting Started" 1-hour DVD
The Ultimate Bob Ross Painting Package
This set contains absolutely everything you could ever need for painting along with Bob Ross. With all paints and brushes made by the Bob Ross company and more there is nothing else left for you to want.
The Ultimate Bob Ross Painting Package contains:
- 1 Bob Ross 2-in-1 Easel
- 1 One Inch Landscape Brush
- 1 One Inch Round Foliage Brush
- 1 Two Inch Background Brush
- 1 Two Inch Soft Blender Brush
- 1 Halfsize Round Brush
- 1 One Inch Oval Brush
- 1 #3 Fan Brush
- 1 #6 Fan Brush
- 1 Liner Brush
- 1 #6 Bristle Filbert Brush
- 1 #5 Painting Knife
- 1 #10 Painting Knife
- 14 tubes of oil paint (37 ml) in Alizarin Crimson, Bright Red, Cadmium Yellow, Dark Sienna, Indian Yellow, Midnight Black, Mountain Mixture, Phthalo Blue, Phthalo Green, Prussian Blue, Sap Green, Van Dyke Brown, Yellow Ochre and Titanium White
- 3 Basecoats (118 ml) in Liquid White, Liquid Clear and Liquid Black
- 1 Bob Ross Brush Cleaner Conditioner (118 ml)
- 1 Bob Ross 3-Hour Workshop DVD
- 1 Bob Ross Clear Plastic Palette
- 6 Bob Ross 16x20 Canvases
- 1 Bob Ross Brush Beater Rack
- 1 Bucket/Screen
- 1 Odorless Thinner (946 ml)