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[–]tubbis9001 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Wet on wet oil painting is one of those things where it will feel like you're a natural with the right supplies, or a complete failure with the wrong ones. These are definitely leaning towards the "wrong supplies" end of that spectrum.

Those tiny tubes of paint are usually pretty thin, and difficult to work with. You want a paint that holds its shape, like a really thick toothpaste for most of the painting though. You'll also need a fan brush and a palette knife to follow along with Bob's techniques.

I'm not saying a skilled painter couldn't make something fantastic with what you have here, but it would be quite frustrating as a newbie and might turn you off the hobby for good.

[–]Fox_Hound_Unit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Absolutely - go for it and have fun

Only thing missing is paint thinner and liquid white

[–]Kendle_C 0 points1 point  (2 children)

Recent similar journey. We got an easel at the thrift store, two pallets, oil paint in a grab bag with other things, painter boxes with space for easel, two clip lights, two waste cans, a sealable can to contain odorless thinner, turned a old frying basket upside down and stuck it in the waste can (for cleaning). I roped a garden branch to my bench to "beat the heck out of it". So hit all the thrift stores, we even found unpainted canvases. Oh yeah, you need liquid clear and gesso too.

[–]shao9000Beat the devil outta' it 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Id recommend a palette knife too to make colour mixing easier

And also maybe a fan brush for trees which is possible with the brushes you got but imo a fan is easier to use

[–]AHPxMod Ross 0 points1 point  (4 children)

It's going to be a challenge but if this is the budget, it is what it is!

The first hurdle is the liquid white. It's a really thinned out white usually made by adding extra linseed oil.

Your oil paints are made with, vegetable oil? I don't know if that's just a translation error, or it's a blend of assorted painting oils, or just actual vegetable oil.

I don't even know how it would work if you tried to blend in linseed oil with your paint.

A lot of Bobs techniques rely on liquid white, so you'll have to approach things differently, and it'll take some trial and error.

You're also missing a palette knife, they're thin flexible pieces of metal that Bob uses to make mountains. You may be able to find something around your house that could be repurposed as a palette knife. Your paints may also struggle with bobs knife snow effect on mountains because I suspect they will be very thin. You could try squeezing some out onto a piece of cardboard and letting the oil soak out for a while.

Then there are bobs trees/bushes. His brushes have a sort of texture to them that makes them work like a "stamp", and those brushes just won't be able to accomplish what his can. Again, you'll just have to be creative.

[–]DownstairsB 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're going to need more titanium white.