wishfish 2 days ago

I'm very surprised there's not a Bob Ross painting app. One which would have presets for every color, brush, and blade from the show. People could fire up the app and use their Apple Pencil or stylus to follow along.

I did that once on a boring Saturday. Used Procreate and a Pencil to follow along with a couple of shows. Had to pause it more than once to find & download a matching brush in Procreate. Was quite fun. I think a dedicated app would sell extremely well.

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  • mcphage 2 days ago

    I think it would be very difficult—he does a lot with color mixing, and having multiple colors on a brush, that software painting solutions don’t support. And all of the color blending on the canvas that his wet-on-wet technique is based around…

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ToucanLoucan 2 days ago

Maybe this is the wrong site for this viewpoint, but I don't see what in the world the best damn AR/VR painting game in the world has over actually painting.

Like an expensive canvas is what, $20? And paint can be had for like $5-10 a tube, and unless you just slather the shit on your paintings, you can go quite a long ways on a tube.

Like I play Call of Duty because I don't actually want to experience a warzone. Who wouldn't want to actually paint?

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  • probably_wrong 2 days ago

    > Like an expensive canvas is what, $20? And paint can be had for like $5-10 a tube

    I think you're oversimplifying how much of a hassle painting can be. Sure, one canvas and one tube of paint cost you $25, but you also need to include brushes (duh), an empty jar for water, a palette or an old plate, an easel or a table where paint spills are not a problem, plus the time to set it all up, clean your brushes afterwards, and tear it down (unless you have an empty garage, which people in apartments typically don't). And then there are the lessons which, if you're a beginner, mean several one-hour chunks (and several canvases) until you feel even mildly comfortable on your own.

    I think VR painting is to painting what Guitar Hero is to playing a guitar - you may not be a "real" painter afterwards, but as long as it's fun...

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  • Bjartr 2 days ago

    Being able to do it without having physical materials and tools on hand is more convenient.

    Yeah, you can get by with very simple tools and materials, but a digital version doesn't limit you to only the simple things.

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  • egypturnash 2 days ago

    No drips.

    No cleanup.

    No need for figuring out what to do with the canvases.

    Any color of paint you want, possibly including ones like "polka dots" or "tiled faces of Nic Cage" or "color-cycling rainbow".

    And your brush strokes can be 3d contours of virtual paint hanging in the air instead of marks on a flat canvas.

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    • A_Venom_Roll 2 days ago

      An Bob Ross-like painting with "tiled faces of Nic Cage" would be awesome!

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  • hinkley 2 days ago

    VR is not going to be able to reproduce the experience of applying pen to paper or brush to canvas. So does it even really work as useful practice?

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  • xandrius 2 days ago

    0 gamification, no incentives and no in-app purchases with real painting.

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    • ToucanLoucan 2 days ago

      .. are these supposed to be the upsides? Or were you just answering what's different, haha.

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      • xandrius 15 hours ago

        Yeah, just a sarcastic answer about the differences :D

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jrm4 2 days ago

Having played with VR painting? I'm genuinely shocked that it's not a killer app for VR. Feels like it should be BIGGER than it is.

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