I purchased this for my talented young granddaughter and read through it to make sure she could handle it。 I think she is going to love these truly beginner friendly nature projects。 There are 20 projects for painting woodland plants and animals， flora and fauna， each with clear， precise instructions， diagrams and paintings。 Specific paint colors， and how to mix the limited palette， and proportions of paint to water are clearly explained。 The first ten projects involve pencil， pen and ink， and w I purchased this for my talented young granddaughter and read through it to make sure she could handle it。 I think she is going to love these truly beginner friendly nature projects。 There are 20 projects for painting woodland plants and animals， flora and fauna， each with clear， precise instructions， diagrams and paintings。 Specific paint colors， and how to mix the limited palette， and proportions of paint to water are clearly explained。 The first ten projects involve pencil， pen and ink， and watercolors。 The second ten skip the pen and ink and work from pencil sketches straight into watercolor。 Bravo to Rosalie Haizlett got this excellent book on painting the nature around us。 。。。more