David Bellamy S Mountains Moorlands In Watercolour

Despite mechanization and industralization there are areas unspoilt by man's hand; the wild and sometimes lonely places of Britain where nature and the elements are the predominant forces. In this book the artist David Bellamy captures the very essence of the untouched landscape.

Be inspired by watercolor masterclass artist David Bellamy and learn how to paint glorious landscapes, capturing the natural countryside in all its moods. Renowned watercolorist David Bellamy brings you a collection of his finest watercolor landscape paintings in one outstanding resource. 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 watercolor. 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.

In this second book in a series covering elements of the landscape, renowned watercolourist, David Bellamy shows how to paint skies, light and atmosphere and how choices involving these three key elements can affect a painting. Starting with skies, David Bellamy covers basic techniques, composition, clouds, special effects like silver linings, sunsets and shafts of light, and much more, then there is a step by step dramatic sky demonstration. Next comes light, with plenty of advice including warm and cool light, using glazes, cast shadows, light from different directions, painting the sun and reflected light, followed by a step by step demonstration featuring strong light and shadow. The atmosphere section covers haze and mist, fog, mountains in cloud, smoke and steam, rain, storms and tranquil moods, and is followed by an atmospheric step by step painting of a waterfall. David Bellamy's extensive travels and much admired painting style ensure that there are plenty of beautiful, inspiring paintings of skies, light and atmosphere throughout the book.

David Bellamy has a tremendous following among amateur painters and in this book he shows the reader how to paint his favourite subject - wild landscapes.

David Bellamy is perhaps best known for his watercolor portraits of exotic landscapes, and in this instructional handbook he shares the secrets behind some of his finest works. Both a practical and an inspirational guide to painting mountains, deserts, jungle, gorges, and other wilderness areas, many tips and techniques for watercolor painting are provided along with hints for capturing the right mood and light. Guidelines are also offered for armchair artists who enjoy painting wilder landscapes but who don’t want to or cannot trek into the wilderness.