David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course [Hardcover]

David Bellamy (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2004

Structured and practical in approach, David Bellamy's guide has amateur painters painting pictures right from the start. The well-known teacher-artist helps students to learn techniques by producing actual sketches, studies and watercolour paintings in this inspiring and practical guide. The book is divided into three main parts. The first section covers all the practical aspects of watercolour painting; the second section is more challenging, requiring students to take a little more initiative and develop their own style; and the third shows how to paint the many different elements of the landscape. The course includes numerous practical exercises which highlight the key points covered in each chapter and there are 12 demonstration pictures with clear, step-by-step instructions.

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From the Publisher

Following David Bellamy’s well–structured course, you will learn all the necessary skills and techniques needed to create sketches, studies, and watercolor paintings. The course is arranged in three sections: practical aspects of watercolor painting and technique; developing a personal style; and exploring the elements of the landscape, from skies, water, and trees to buildings and mountains. Throughout, there are numerous practical exercises that not only highlight the key points of each chapter, but also enable students to monitor their progress. In addition, there are a dozen demonstration paintings with clear, step–by–step details explaining how to paint a variety of landscapes in watercolor. David Bellamy is a well–known artist and instructor; among his books are Coastal Landscapes, Learn to Paint Watercolor, and Developing Your Watercolors.

About the Author

David Bellamy is a highly regarded art teacher, with a big following among leisure painters. He runs extremely popular painting courses, gives demonstrations and talks, has had several popular TV series about painting outdoors and has produced a number of videos on painting. He is a regular contributor to Leisure Painter magazine and is the author of several highly successful books on watercolour painting; Collins Learn to Paint Watercolour Landscapes, David Bellamy's Coastal Landscapes, David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course and Developing Your Watercolours.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 160 pages
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK (January 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007163894
• ISBN-13: 978-0007163892
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 8.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,343,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Watercolour Landscape Course., January 18, 2007

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J. R. Johnston "Keen watercolourist." (New Zealand.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course (Hardcover)

This is an excellent book for those who are interested in watercolour landscape painting and would like to learn how to go about it. Everything from paper selection, brushes to choose, paint colours to select for your palette, to several good exercises to try, and many tutorials, are contained in this book. If watercolour is your thing, this is the book you want.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David Bellamy, October 18, 2008

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Jane C. Smith "Jane C. Smith Artist/Writer" (Groveland, MA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course (Hardcover)

His books are just excellent, very different from many artist authors. Watching his DVD does help tremendously with the books, although not necessary.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, June 21, 2011

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Vrishab Kakade - See all my reviews
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This review is from: David Bellamy's Watercolour Landscape Course: The Bestselling Guide to Successful Landscapes (Paperback)

I am a near beginner. Meaning I know the basic of paints and brushes but am not very good at painting.

And this book helped me tremendously!!! I have tried 2 other books but this one simply "clicked"! My paintings have definitely improved and I would recommend this author. He takes you from simple monochrome paintings where he makes you focus on tones and washes, onto 2-3 color paintings where you are made to realize the importance of right contrasts ... and finally to full fledged paintings. I have not yet got to doing a "full" painting and am still at the 2-3 color paintings, but it has definitely helped me so far. And he makes you paint beautiful yet simple paintings even at the monochrome stage. And seeing such early results encouraged me to do more.

I will certainly buy his books in future. Unfortunately Amazon has one 1 DVD from him! Goggle showed me the others can be bought paying in pounds!!!