LEARN TO PAINT WITH WATERCOLORS

Appropriate Instruction for students 8th Grade to Adult!

Yet another fine instructional program is being added to the Library’s 2008 summer calendar of events. Award-winning Texas watercolorist, Madelyn Casper, will provide step-by-step guidance and encouragement that will inspire you to paint with confidence. Follow your creative impulse to the Round Top Family Library and explore the world of watercolor painting!

Workshop Information:
Dates: Thursday afternoons on July 10th, 17th, 24th, and 31st
Time: 1:00-4:00
Registration Deadline: Monday, July 7th
Location: Round Top Family Library
P.O. Box 245
206 West Mill
Round Top, TX 78954
Donation: $35.00 for all 4 classes

Registration:
Workshop participants can bring donations and sign up at the library or call
(979) 249-2700 to provide the necessary information and mail a check to the library at the above address.The following information must be included at the time of registration:
Name, Address , Phone # , Email address

Supplies you will need for the first class
Paints: student grade paints are suitable and a small tube of each color will
last a long time.
Our class palette will consist of only nine paints in the following hues:

• Lemon Yellow or Hansa Yellow
• New Gamboge or Cadmium Yellow Medium
• Burnt Sienna
• Raw Sienna or Yellow Ochre
• Alizarin Crimson or Rose Madder
• Cadmium Red Medium, Grumbacher Red or Chinese Red
• Ultramarine Blue
• Prussian Blue, Antwerp Blue, Winsor or Thalo Blue
• Ivory Black or Lamp Black

Palette: any watercolor palette with a cover and enough wells for paints and a
mixing area.

Brushes: most projects can be completed with a mid-sized round brush (a #6
or larger with a nice point. Other helpful brushes would be a ” Flat and a
Rigger.

Miscellaneous: a spray bottle that can provide a fine “mist” ; a 4X6 sponge;  a single-edged razor blade.