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David Bellamy's Winter

Landscapes A

in Watercolour D

DAVID BELLAMY
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Publication August 2014 A
Price AUD $26.99
ISBN 9781844487035
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Format Paperback 280 x 216 mm
Extent 80 pages
Illustrations N/A C
Imprint Search Press
Publisher Search Press E
Classification Watercolour
BIC CODE/S WFA

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Description
This is David Bellamy’s favourite time for being out sketching, often in watercolour. In this book he explains the challenges and joys of F
capturing winter subjects, from how to achieve rapid pencil sketches in less than perfect conditions to painting in watercolour on the
spot. Snow completely changes the landscape, simplifying it for the artist, creating marvellous opportunities for reflected light and subtle
use of exciting colours. The book begins with the stunning warm colours of late autumn, then moves into the second section covering O
winter scenes without snow. The following deep mid-winter section shows you how to tackle snow scenes with various types of snow
conditions, before we move on to the final section covering early spring.
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Also covered is gearing up for working outdoors in winter, techniques for rendering hoar frost on trees, misty and atmospheric effects,
injecting rogue colours to add excitement to your work, how to tackle a variety of tree branches for different species, depicting light M
branches against dark backgrounds, altering the composition to suit your needs, and so much more. For those who really don’t wish to
venture out, even on the mildest of winter days, there is a whole host of examples of winter landscapes to help you tackle this fascinating
time of year.
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Watercolor is the most accessible and convenient medium for leisure artists, yet it requires great dexterity and expertise. Trusted and
admired British watercolor artist and teacher Bellamy has authored many outstanding how-to books explicating watercolor skills, from his T
Complete Guide to Watercolor Painting (2011) to titles focusing on various types of landscapes and “skies, light and atmosphere.” In his
newest inspiring and instructional guide, he touts the pleasures of painting winter scenes, noting the beauty of the season’s dramatic I
light and how “winter trees take on a different, at times romantic beauty in their naked splendour” and addressing the challenges of
working in the cold. Bellamy discusses how to use photographs and the importance of studio sketches. His step-by-step instructions, O
illustrated with his own superb work, are exceptionally detailed in their presentation of brush techniques and recommended colors for
painting certain landscape elements (trees, water and ice, mountains, birds and animals) in the differently nuanced atmospheres of late
autumn, winter without and with snow (ah, the many shades of white), and early spring. Watercolorists will want all of Bellamy’s books. N

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