Ray Campbell Smith's Way With Watercolour: Exploring Landscape Painting

by Ray Campbell Smith

The soft, atmospheric hues of watercolor could entice any painter. If you're thinking of putting brush to paper, artist Ray Campbell Smith can show you the best approach to this beautiful and expressive medium. Each layout contains a black and white sketch of the project. Campbell explains what makes the subject interesting, and the painting's intended mood. Close-up sections detail particular techniques and choices. Every page has recommended colors and brushes and hints on composition. The gorgeous projects include a Scottish Fishing Port, a boathouse by a lake, an English market, and a French village.

126 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1998

About the author

Internationally noted artist Ray Smith has exhibited in solo and group shows around the world. A lecturer at the Chelsea School of Art and at Exeter Art College, he was recently Artist-in-Residence at the University of Southampton in the UK. Smith has received many distinguished awards for his work, including an Arts Council Award, a Lindbury Trust artist's award, and the Deutscher Jugendbuch Preis. He has written several titles in The DK Art School series, and is the author of The Artist's Handbook and How to Draw and Paint What You See.

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a novice, this felt more like a visual representation of the authors worldly travels. The paintings are beautiful, and the color palettes and techniques used are as well. I was expecting more explanatory descriptions of the way he painted them.