David Bellamy's Complete Guide to Watercolour Painting

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.

This is a very useful book for someone with a bit of knowledge of watercolours who wants to progress. Detailed projects to follow and handy advice and tips.

David Bellamy is a wonderful watercolourist and I have many of his books. This one is exceptionally clear and helpful. I have found his tip of drying wet washes with a hair dryer quite invaluable. Super book - would recommend to anyone wanting to master this very difficult medium.

Reasonable help in understanding watercolour painting

I had been recommended this book and had delayed buying it until now. I wish I had bought it sooner as it is very clear and will be very useful.

Really good book. David Bellamy explains everything so well. Book in very good condition despite smelling a tad musty as second hand. Good price and good service.

Only bought 3 days ago but am impressed with the layout and detailed instructions provided for the novice painter. I am looking forward to trying out the ideas suggested. Good value for money.

As a guide to water colour painting..lovely book with good explanations.

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. . .

Great book for a beginner in Watercolor. Step by step explanation of the various watercolor techniques. Also step by step demos of many paintings using different techniques. I refer to this often for technique refreshers. Also purchased Bellamy’s book ‘Complete Guide to Landscapes

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.