David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Landscapes
Painting the Natural World in Watercolour
Published on 17. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-78221-678-0 (ISBN)
Description
Be inspired by watercolour master David Bellamy and learn how to paint glorious landscapes, capturing the natural countryside in all its moods.
Renowned watercolourist David Bellamy brings you a collection of his finest watercolour landscape paintings in one outstanding book. From mountains, rocks and crags, to moody skies, cloud types, shafts of light, haze, mist, and capturing tranquil water and raging seas, David's expert knowledge will guide you through to depict your own stunning scenes in lively watercolour.
David imparts in-depth practical advice on painting and sketching, clearly setting out all the techniques required, such as misty atmospheric effects, tackling frost and capturing the essence of each season.
David's inspiration from his extensive travels shines through in his paintings, capturing the ever-changing and rugged landscape in all its moods from all over the world.
This collection combines content from four of David Bellamy's best-selling watercolour books into a comprehensive, newly designed, single volume.
Renowned watercolourist David Bellamy brings you a collection of his finest watercolour landscape paintings in one outstanding book. From mountains, rocks and crags, to moody skies, cloud types, shafts of light, haze, mist, and capturing tranquil water and raging seas, David's expert knowledge will guide you through to depict your own stunning scenes in lively watercolour.
David imparts in-depth practical advice on painting and sketching, clearly setting out all the techniques required, such as misty atmospheric effects, tackling frost and capturing the essence of each season.
David's inspiration from his extensive travels shines through in his paintings, capturing the ever-changing and rugged landscape in all its moods from all over the world.
This collection combines content from four of David Bellamy's best-selling watercolour books into a comprehensive, newly designed, single volume.
Reviews / Votes
I believe Watercolour is similar to free hand silk painting and I have always been a great admirer of David Bellamy's watercolours.David has travelled extensively capturing the place, light and atmosphere as he travels. I have only ever seen him give a demonstration but a friend accompanied him on a visit to the Artic which greatly influenced her quality of painting.
The book covers every aspect of painting every type of landscape, including mountains, moors, seas and seashores all with fabulous skies. Studying this book in detail could not fail to make you a better landscape painter, it is obvious this is the result of knowledge gained over many years with infinite amount of practice.
The book has been a joy to read for this review and I really cannot do it justice. You will probably refer to this book time and time again. -- Margaret Dunning * Guild of Silk Painters *
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Tunbridge Wells
United Kingdom
Illustrations
780 Illustrations, color
Dimensions
Height: 278 mm
Width: 214 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
1178 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78221-678-0 (9781782216780)
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E-Book
05/2024
Search Press
€24.49
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Person
David Bellamy has always been fascinated by the world's wild places. Highly regarded as a teacher of art, he has a tremendous following among leisure painters, many of whom have attended his extremely popular courses and workshops both in the UK and overseas. He gives demonstrations and talks, produces successful DVDs, has written many books on watercolour painting and is a regular contributor to art magazines. David lives in Builth Wells, Wales.
Content
Introduction 6
Materials 8
Basic brush techniques 12
Working with watercolour 14
Colour 16
?Tone 18
Additional techniques 19
Sketching 24
Working from photographs 29
Composition 30
Buildings 32
Skies 34
Dramatic sky 48
Light & atmosphere 54
Sunlight & shadow 70
Moorlands & mountains 92
?Trees 94
Water 96
Rocks and crags 100
Moorland scenes 102
Chapel le Dale 104
Mountain scenes 110
Mountains from the valley 118
Mountain cascade 126
Seas & shorelines 136
Coastal features 138
Composition for seascapes 158
Crail Harbour 164
Figures and birds 174
Lonely cormorant 178
All at sea 186
A day by the sea 192
Mykonos Harbour 198
Seasons 206
Summer 208
Lakeland waterfall 212
Moor in summer 224
Autumn 232
Moorland bridge 236
Winter 244
Winter mountains 250
Farm in snow 267
Spring 276
After the spring shower 278
Index 286
Materials 8
Basic brush techniques 12
Working with watercolour 14
Colour 16
?Tone 18
Additional techniques 19
Sketching 24
Working from photographs 29
Composition 30
Buildings 32
Skies 34
Dramatic sky 48
Light & atmosphere 54
Sunlight & shadow 70
Moorlands & mountains 92
?Trees 94
Water 96
Rocks and crags 100
Moorland scenes 102
Chapel le Dale 104
Mountain scenes 110
Mountains from the valley 118
Mountain cascade 126
Seas & shorelines 136
Coastal features 138
Composition for seascapes 158
Crail Harbour 164
Figures and birds 174
Lonely cormorant 178
All at sea 186
A day by the sea 192
Mykonos Harbour 198
Seasons 206
Summer 208
Lakeland waterfall 212
Moor in summer 224
Autumn 232
Moorland bridge 236
Winter 244
Winter mountains 250
Farm in snow 267
Spring 276
After the spring shower 278
Index 286