A comprehensive guide features step by step instructions, complete with full color illustrations to help you capture the world around you in a few simple brushstrokes.

"With Paint Every Little Thing, you can learn to paint your favorite everyday items using watercolor, gouache, ink, pastel, and more. From food and kitchen tools to clothing, gardening supplies, home decor, cosmetics, and more, this book will show you how to see the beauty in the everyday--and how to capture it with paint as well! Start by learning about the supplies you will need with the help of the tools and materials section; then peruse the painting...

Chronicles the history of eight hundred years of Western painting, from the Byzantine era to post-modernism, highlighting styles, techniques, media, artists, and themes.

Provides techniques and advice on painting with watercolors and suggests several projects to try.