Watercolour and Beyond

Watercolour and Beyond

Exploring the Frontiers of Landscape Painting

Bellamy, David

Search Press Ltd

05/2025

160

Mole

9781800923003

15 a 20 dias

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Introduction 6

Foundations: Exploring watercolour 10



Simplicity

What to paint 12

Technique: Washes 14

The power of monochromes 16

Texture 18

Working with harmonious colours 20

Moving into full colour 22

Technique: Wet-in-wet watercolour 24

Technique: Dropping in 26

Colour mixing 28

Technique: Glazing 30

Sketching and reference 32

Sketching in colour 34

Working outside 36

Composition 38

Technique: Using masking fluid 40



The artist explorer: Developing your painting style 42

Finding new approaches

Working on different papers 44

Technique: Pouring watercolour 46

Mixing media: Ink with watercolour 48

Technique: Sponging 52

Technique: Stamping 54

Improving your composition

Simple devices to enhance your compositions 56

Drama and energy in composition 60

Injecting atmosphere and drama 62

Light and space

Technique: Pulling out colour 64

Abstract shadow 65

Colour, tone and space 66

Technique: Negative painting 68

Creating highlights in the sky 70

Technique: Softening edges and strong lines 72

Water

Rivers 74

Gouache

Mixing media: Using gouache 80

Using gouache with watercolour 82

Figures

Character 84

Figures in context 86

Masking

Knifework 89

Depicting scree 90

Technique: Scumbling 92

Visual texture

Contrast in texture 95

Mixing media: Texture with Inktense watercolour pencil 96

Mixing media: Plastic food wrap 98

Technique: Super-granulations with granulation medium 102

Creative granulating 106

Physical texture

Mixing media: Aquapasto 108

Mixing media: Gesso 110

Mixing media: Watercolour ground 112

Watercolour ground with added objects 118

Collage 120

Tissue paper as a base 122



Fresh Directions: Interpretation and alteration 124

Creative interpretation

Pushing gouache to the fore 126

Ghosting background features 128

Creating a slightly looser approach 129

Creating patterns with found materials 130

Realistic features with watercolour ground 132

Altering the lighting 134

Shafts of sunlight and texture 136

Bringing techniques together 138

Alteration and rescue

How to: Create a completely new foreground 142

How to: Change the perspective 143

How to: Fix problems caused by wax resist 144

How to: Get rid of a prominent eyesore 146

How to: Make good from a disaster 148



New Routes: Beyond wall art 150

Illustrating family events

Boer Battles 152

Journal sketching

Bavarian Sunshine 154

Enhanced sketchbooks 156

Re-creating history

Steam at Aberedw 158

Index 160
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