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Pansy

By Annette Kowalski

Materials

Bob Ross Brushes:
1" Landscape Brush
Floral Brush ½"
Floral Filbert Brush
Small Round Floral Brush
Liner Brush #2

Ross Soft Oil Colors:
Cadmium Yellow Light
Mauve
Sap Green
Titanium White
Turquoise
Ultramarine Blue

Bob Ross Mediums:
Bob Ross Liquid Opal
Bob Ross Oil Paint Medium
Bob Ross Odorless Thinner

Other Supplies:
Bob Ross Disposable Paper Palette
Canvas 12x16, 16x20 or 18x24
Paint Thinner Cup (for cleaning brushes)
Painting Medium Cup
Soft Paper Towels or Facial Tissues (for cleaning brushes)



Step 1

Use the filbert brush and thinned Ultramarine Blue to sketch pansy circle.



Step 2

Add Liquid Opal with the 1" brush and background colors.



Step 3

Use the filbert brush and thinned Ultramarine Blue ...



Step 4

... to sketch leaf stems.



Step 5

Use the filbert brush and various mixtures of Ultramarine Blue and Sap Green ...



Step 6

... to paint pansy leaves with a series of short, tapered strokes.



Step 7

Underpaint the flower with the 1/2" brush and thinned Mauve.



Step 8

Add a tiny dot of Ultramarine Blue and Mauve just below the center of the flower …



Step 9

… then use thinned Ultramarine Blue on the filbert brush to indicate petal placement. (Notice the horizontal petal line is below center.)



Step 10

Load the 1/2" brush with Soft Titanium White and stroke the center back petal from the outside edge in towards the center of the flower.



Step 11

Use the 1/2" brush and Soft Titanium White to overlap an additional, center back petal.



Step 12

With Soft Titanium White on the 1/2" brush, add the two side petals ...



Step 13

... starting at the outside edge and directing a series of overlapping strokes in towards the center of the flower.



Step 14

With Soft Titanium White on the 1/2" brush, add the large lower petal with a series of overlapping strokes directed towards the center of the flower.



Step 15

Add a dark purple mixture of Ultramarine Blue and Mauve to center of the flower.



Step 16

Add Yellow to the center then use White to add ruffles and fold-overs with the 1/2" brush or the filbert brush. Sign your masterpiece with the liner brush.



You are free to print this project from our website as long as it is for your personal painting use only and not for further copying or reproduction.