Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface.
Painters use a number of materials to produce the effects they desire. These include the materials of the surface, or ground; the pigments employed; the binder, or medium, in which the color is mixed; and its diluting agent.

Mona Lisa, by Italian painter Leonardo da Vinci, is one of the most recognizable artistic paintings in the world.