The gerund painting is a countable noun, as in "There are 12 paintings in this room."
Paint (countable or uncountable)
Transport is both countable and uncountable as a noun.
countable
uncountable
Uncountable
uncountable
Countable
few is countable
countable
The noun 'steel' is an uncountable (mass) noun, a word for a substance.
he asked me if the word fire wood countable or uncountable?
Countable
Pasta is a countable noun