Bob Ross is the painting legend that Twitch.tv deserves…and needs.
On Oct. 29, Twitch.tv started streaming every episode of The Joy of Painting to celebrate the official release of their new “creative” section. Before, Twitch was pretty much limited to streaming video games, but now artists can livestream their works in the new section.
“Twitch’s Bob Ross marathon is the most beautiful thing the Internet has ever created” –https://t.co/VxvPlWbbIK pic.twitter.com/e53ecy3szs
— Twitch (@Twitch) November 4, 2015
If you’re unfamiliar with The Ross Man, let me break it down for you. He is an insanely positive, happy-go-lucky environmental painter who turns mistakes into miracles. He is the encouraging life coach we all wish we had.
Twitch users, being the monstrous meme-loving group they are, immediately fell in love with Ross.
Subscribers to the Bob Ross Twitch channel are given a ton of emotes to use, varying from happy little trees, cabins and mountains.
When he starts painting anything — a tree, a mountain, even just filling in the sky at first — the chat panel always spams “RUINED,” mocking the fact that Ross always starts with an ugly addition to the painting that he later turns into something beautiful. (Chat usually responds to this with “SAVED.”)
Twitch even released a new chat emote in honor of the occasion. It’s the cult classic Kappa + Bob Ross afro = KappaRoss.
Bob Ross
Bob Ross is the perfect inspiration. His inspiring words and fixes on his small painting mistakes will keep you trekking through my endless amounts of homework.
Also, it’s hilarious that if you tab out of the stream for five minutes and come back, he’s added a massive amount of stuff. Just how does he make trees and waterfalls just dabbing the brush?
There are still two more days of the Bob Ross marathon, but when he disappears, who will we turn to for advice?
Twitch.tv is marathoning all of The Joy of Painting

