Bob Ross:
talks about what he's painting, describes it like its in real life, describes supplies with detail, describes what he’s doing movement by movement and how the finished product should end up, focuses on movement with media they’re using and how they’re using it, focuses on what it should look like, also focuses in on color(s) he uses,
Disney:
sort of focuses on what they’re doing but not in detail, talks about the technique and process, talks about why they’re painting/what they see, what media they use and why, they talk about how they are creating their art work (brush strokes, details they include or focus on), talks about the art in different types of ways (architectural way, spiritual way, life like way)
Bob Ross paints and discusses what he's painting and all the while telling his viewers how it'll end up. He refers to real life nature, all the while directing our attention towards WHAT he's actually doing. The Disney artists got into WHAT they were painting and WHY. They don't direct your attention toward any one thing more than something else.
Bob Ross's moves would be how he talks about the trees/mountains. He talks about them as if they were real, commenting on how you need branches for the birds to sit on and so forth. He breathes kind of heavy and talks really soft. Also that he focuses in on his hand and what he's doing while he's painting. I'd say his style is more soothing and relaxed. His painting are real life images, and they kind of make me think of grandmas.
Disney artists moves would be that they see the tree as something and describe how that'll reflect in their art. They also describe the utensils/media they use to create their art and why they use those in particular. They use a real tree instead of their memory. Their style is more personal and cartoon based. They make me think of story books and movies (Disney duh.)
I'd think both types of artists are trying to reflect their work in a mature way. They'd want someone older and interested in that kind of art to be interested in their work.
I'd think both types of artists are trying to reflect their work in a mature way. They'd want someone older and interested in that kind of art to be interested in their work.
I also wrote about how precise and detailed Bob was in describing his work to his viewers. It is interesting how you noticed that the Disney clip talked about art in a spiritual and architectural way. It’s true though, the smallest of details within the movie had to be perfect in order to create the immense reaction from people that they did. Something that I noticed was how Walt Disney seemed to think of art as a more unique process, while Bob thought of it more as being dictated.
ReplyDeleteI think it's unique that you wrote the beginning of this post in fragments. Definitely reminds me of the informality of blog posts, but it is still very effective in getting the message across! I love that you mentioned that Bob Ross treats the trees/mountains as if they were real--I hadn't really thought of that before. When discussing the Disney artists, would it be helpful to elaborate on why it is important that they used a real tree instead of their memory? What effect is this supposed to have on the audience?
ReplyDeleteThis analysis is very specific and detailed and I really appreciate that. You explained the details that I noticed but could not put into context. Like for instance how Bob Ross refers a lot to nature and treats his painting as if they were real life. For instance, in the video with the tree he mentioned how a branch needed to be made for the birds to sit on or something. Also your right about the Disney artists really describe the whole process and mediums they use to make their art.
ReplyDeleteI like your organization style. It was really easy to read. I agree that disney clip talks about "aesthetic" pleasing and Bob Ross refers to real life nature. I also like that you provided examples on how Bob Ross expresses trees as if they we're real, mentioning the branches that birds can sit on. And I also wrote that Bob breathes in heavily and talks with soothing voice haha.
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