Readers will get to know the basic techniques and materials, then travel through different habitats (forest, water, prairie, meadow, field, roadside, mountain, desert and human), painting plants and animals with their newly acquired skills. Perfect for capturing the glory of the great open sky of the dawn prairie or painting a quick study of the cardinal at the birdfeeder, this book offers seven complete painting demonstrations that show readers exactly how to portray these various settings in different compositions.