Name: David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Landscapes
Brand: Search Press
SKU: 9781782216780
Price: 19.99 GBP
Availability: InStock

Description

David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Landscapes is an indispensible guide to painting the natural world in watercolour. You’ll learn from the master as David shows you the techniques behind capturing glorious landscapes in all their moods.

This book includes an impressive collection of David’s own watercolour landscape paintings - from mountains, rocks and crags, to moody skies, clouds, mists and raging seas. Using his expert knowledge and guidance, you too will learn how to create your own lively watercolour landscape paintings.

David offers up in-depth practical advice covering both drawing and sketching, guiding you through all the techniques you’ll need to learn. You’ll discover how to create a misty atmosphere, capture realistic frost and distill the essence of each season into your paintings. David’s passion for travel shines through in his work as he works to capture the ever-changing and rugged landscape in all its moods.

This collection combines content from four of David Bellamy's best-selling watercolour books into a comprehensive, newly designed, single volume.

288 page paperback. 216 mm x 280mm.

LOOK INSIDE

Contents

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

About the Author

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.

Specifications

Technique

Painting

Medium

Watercolour

Loose/Set

Individual

Brand

Search Press

Book Format

Paperback

Author

David Bellamy

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