David Bellamy
Search Press
30 May 2012 (US 1 October 2012)/ ISBN 9781844486779
How-To Books/Painting
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Reviewed
by Rachel A Hyde
If you are
painting any outdoor scene there is probably going to be at least
a patch of sky in it, and of course light of some sort. Find out
how to get it right in watercolors in this book by award-winning
artist David Bellamy.
The premise of this book, as laid out in the introduction, is that
even the dullest scene (perhaps as captured first on camera) the
right light and atmosphere can lift the painting above the common
run. All kinds of mood can be achieved if you know what to do, and
this book shows the tricks of the artist’s trade and how to
use them. It starts with the usual overview of what you need and
why, then it is on with the lessons. Chapters each deal with a separate
subject, such as skies, mood or atmosphere and are divided into
samples of different effects and how they are done and longer tutorials.
These show how to paint a simple picture in several stages (varying
from twelve to twenty-four, not as many as in the beginners’
books). There are three of these projects where the artist can try
out what has been learned just by reading and looking at samples,
a good method and one I have found works. The pictures shown are
from many other countries besides the UK so you can find out how
to paint a wider range of weather and light. I would suggest that
this is a book aimed pretty squarely at the improver; beyond the
stage of the Ready To Paint or What To Paint series but not yet
ready to leave behind the world of art instruction books. As if
anybody ever is!
Reviews
of other titles by this author
Complete
Guide To Watercolour Painting
Mountains
and Moorlands in Watercolour
Skies,
Light and Atmosphere in Watercolor
Winter
Landscapes In Watercolour
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