David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting

I purchased this book after reading three of Bellamy's books on watercolor painting. I am new to watercolor and this author does a great job of explaining the various techniques involved and equipment required. The photographs are clear and his step by step descriptions are thorough. His hue recommendations are very helpful to the beginning painter - color selection and mixing can be intimidating when you are just starting out. He also emphasizes the importance of sketching as a preliminary step to painting which I find very helpful. This book is a great reference for the beginning and intermediate watercolorist.

Great book, but it doesn’t run in a Kindle! A lot of the better Engkisg color books are incomparable either a Kindke. You have to buy an iPad to read them.

I learned a lot by following his step by step instructions. I love landscape painting and learned much about how to use less paint and how to infuse colors to give deoth and interest. I recommend this.

As a beginner in the field of watercolor painting, I needed to have a book that covered the basics. This book more than does this; it provides lots of example paintings that you can use to replicate or learn a specific technique or process as described by the author. The basics are covered - the color wheel, applying a wash, wet-on-wet, negative painting, paint removal, and so on. It also is divided into sections based on the type of painting being discussed; landscapes, still lifes, portraits, seascapes. In each section are specific techniques or "how-to's" that go a long ways towards providing the reader with a wealth of information they can then use in their painting. I've found this to be a wonderful, extremely useful, and understandable guide to watercolor painting.

I had the opportunity to borrow a copy this book from my painting instructor before I purchased it from Amazon, and found that it exceeded my expectations, so I decided to purchase it. The content is very good for the beginner to intermediate water color painter. The projects for practice are very detailed and include step by step instruction. This will make a great addition to my reference library. I purchased the book used, and received it promptly and in very good condition.

Because of where we live I cannot go to paint classes or extension courses, so I buy books here to help my painting. This is the best ever! Right out of the box Bellamy had clear instructions that made sense, helped, explained, and I have seen improvements. It is worth every penny and I am so glad I chose this for using my Amazon gift card.

I have been trying watercolors for ever, and never got it until I bought this book. It is so well written and the author really gets the struggles of watercolor beginner's. I highly recommend this book.

What a great resource book and exponent to follow into the world of watercolour. Bellamy is world-renouned artist whose atmospheric painting style suits me perfectly. Google up some examples of his works and there's a fair chance you'll be hooked on his style. Barry from Downunder

Das Buch ist sehr übersichtlich aufgebaut. Am Anfang steht eine gut begründete Materialempfehlung. Schritt für Schritt erfährt der Leser wie das jeweilige Bild aufgebaut wird. Verständliche Beispiele für Tonwerte (Licht und Schatten), sowie Kompositionslehre (wo kommt was hin). Zahlreiche Tips und Tricks, selbst das schwierige Thema „ Darstellung von Wasser „ wird erläutert. Eine eigene Klasse für sich ist die hervorragend lavierende Technik. Farbverläufe die Landschaften in eine unglaubliche Atmosphäre tauchen. Oder als unschärfer Hintergrund für detailliert illustrierte Objekte im Vordergrund, ähnlich des bewussten Einsatzes von Unschärfe in der Fotografie. . .

This is a really wonderful book with professional, in depth guidance to paint a very wide variety of subjects - everything you could want. There is so much easy to read guidance for techniques and use of colour. The step by step projects are challenging but all the information you need to complete them is in the book. I am a beginner in watercolour, but do have some artistic experience and I think you would need that too to try the projects. His chosen paintings are so beautiful it makes you want to try. His use of colour is a huge inspiration. Such a beautiful book, I'm so glad I bought it.

Even for those who don't speak english fluently, all the chapters are comprehensible. Demonstrations are intended for nice subjects and the stages of explanations guide the beginner very efficiently.

Good book. Recommended.

There are the usual basic tips on materials and techniques. There are many beautiful and exciting pictures to attempt. Bellamy's step by step guides are detailed and he tells you why he decided to include or remove certain features of the painting. Highly recommended to all artists who require some new inspiration.