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- Drawing from the Renaissance
86e1ddb8-d52e-4c9c-b641-6d9a35bb3813 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing from the Renaissance Items required for the first class: Graphite Pencils: B, 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B ... (soft) Sketchbook or Drawing Papers and Drawing Board with Clips Mixed media or watercolour paper for ink wash drawings Utility knife or Pencil sharpener Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: Calligraphy Pens: India Ink (black and/or Brown) Watercolor paint brush (various sizes) Chalk or Conte: Pastel Chalk (Black, White & Sanguine) Charcoal: Vine and Willow Charcoal Compressed Charcoal Charcoal Pencil (soft, medium, hard) Sanguine Pens and Markers: Roll-tip Pen (Microns or Artist’s Loft) Erasers: Vinyl eraser Kneaded rubber Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- The Practicing Artist: Getting Started
2097cffa-595d-4024-ab92-c0280854d9e4 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - The Practicing Artist: Getting Started Items required for the first class: - large mixed-media sketchbook (14"x17” or larger) - small collection of coloured markers and pens or pencils - journal for daily writing practice - set of pan or cake watercolours - #6 round watercolour brush - pencils: 4B, 2B, HB, 2H - black Sharpie - oil or chalk pastels (optional) - scissors Additional Items: - pad of tracing paper (8 ½“ x 11”) - 22”x30” Arches watercolour, Stonehenge, or other mixed-media art paper (four sheets) - collage materials - white glue - glue brush (old bristle brush or similar) The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Drawing: Introduction II
2fc5b331-b810-4e65-8e15-48b443a6ceba Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Introduction II Items required for the first class: - graphite pencils- variety 12 pack - white vinyl eraser - large sketchbook Additional items to be discussed during the first class: - newsprint pad 18” x 24” - grey gum eraser kneadable - painters tape - stonehenge paper - pencil crayons- assortment of 12 - charcoal Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Flower Patterns with Gouache
e133d4c6-94da-4d64-83ed-5e06eca516ad Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Flower Patterns with Gouache -Gouache paint: Winsor & Newton Designers Gouache Primary Set or a range of colours that include red, yellow, blue, violet, green and white -watercolour brushes #4 and #10 -one sheet of black Stonehenge paper (cut into four quarters) or a pad of black Stonehenge Aqua Papers 9 x 12” -2 jars of water -plastic palette or white plastic lids or plates to mix colours on (a disposable palette pad can also be used) -HB pencil, eraser and sharpener -ruler -sketchbook (any size, just for notes and practice ideas) The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Expressive Watercolour
8fd0687b-9c5d-4794-8e13-ed32db6b501b Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Expressive Watercolour Paint - Watercolours in tubes - Turner and Holbein are my choices for colour quality. Lukas is a reasonable brand with nice vivid colours suitable to this course's approaches - A range of warm and cool primary colours. Reds: Alizarin Crimson (cool), Cadmium red hue (Warm) Yellows: Cadmium light hue (W), Lemon Yellow or Hansa Yellow (C) Blues: Cerulean (C) & Ultramarine (W) Raw Sienna and Payne's Grey Acrylic medium -Any brand, used for base coats Brushes - Use a variety of rounds and flat synthetic sable brushes for watercolour/gouache - Have a large (#10 or #12 ) flat watercolour /gouache brush, #8 rigger, and Princeton 'Dagger" brush - Flat 1” acrylic brush to apply acrylic medium - Feel free to use what you already have Pens - Black water-soluble felt-tipped pen - Sharpie (fat) - Fudenosuke pen - Black broad posca marker Surfaces/Paper - Look for an 11"x14" or 16"x20" multi-media pad that takes watercolour and ink - Plan to repurpose old sketchbooks Palette - Plastic palette for mixing paint, (white plastic lids, white plates or disposable palette pad can also be used) Other Supplies - Drawing board (18x24”) - 2 Bulldog clips (to hold the paper to the board - optional). - Plastic containers to hold water (such as yogurt containers) - Painters masking tape (removable) - Rags (old cotton clothes) for cleaning up - Small spray bottle (Optional) Inks - Black ink specifically for fountain pens such as Parker Quink. Higgins also has a reasonable one - Three colours of Acrylic Ink (not for Fountain pens-it will clog them!) - F&W Liquitex and Golden all make good ones. Red. Cerulean and Ultramarine Blue or similar (so many hues will work) *with paints and inks, I prefer to shop to taste as you would buying shirts or pastries rather than focusing on theory. - Dip pens - pen holder and speedball C-5, C-6, and Hunt School Nib The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Design: Focus on Abstraction
29fea792-6bb4-403e-b2ea-2d6a613ed251 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Design: Focus on Abstraction Required Materials: - gouache paint: white, black, red, yellow, blue - paint brushes (small and medium) *this can be flexible, no specific sizes are required - 17"x14" pad of Bristol paper - glue stick - drawing pencil - notebook or sketchbook *VISA will supply additional materials throughout the class Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Tonal Values for Painters
d8c00b5d-bab8-4d54-b308-93c6b0cffb6d Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Tonal Values for Painters In addition to these mandatory materials, feel free to have on hand any brushes, paints and palettes that you normally use. Materials for all painters: - Source material: ideas, inspirations, sketches, photos and/or previous paintings you’d like to revisit/reinterpret - At least 6 sheets of paper for colour mixing exercises. (Can be an existing sketchbook or pad but the paper you use should be appropriate for your choice of medium - 1 Pencil - Palette knife - Paper towels or shop towels - At least one prepared surface (already gessoed if necessary) of paper, canvas or board for a final study. I would suggest it be no larger than 12 x 16 inches. You can always make more than one. Paint (acrylic, oil, or gouache). Watercolourists are also welcome if you don't mind using some white paint. You must have: - Burnt Umber - Titanium white - Red - Yellow - Blue Thinning and clean up: For oils you will need some Gamsol (odourless mineral spirits) For acrylics you will need water You may also use whatever other mediums you usually use. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- The Graphic Novel
8dd71b0c-8a4f-4171-a045-1a5be245f0ec Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - The Graphic Novel Items required for the first class: -your favourite writing pen and a drawing pen -pencil and eraser -Sketchbook- This can be a traditional sketchbook like Opus Essential Paperback, Wirebound or Hardbound Sketchbooks, 8.5” x 11”. This sketchbook will be used for writing out your story and for making the storyboard for your graphic novel. We will be discussing art supplies on the first day. What you will need to buy will depend on what materials you decide to create your graphic novel with. Some options are: watercolours, gouache, pencil crayon, India ink, and felt pen. I highly recommend waiting to buy any materials until after the first class. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Drawing Plants with Ink and Pastel
ee71c391-f2eb-4a47-8b12-94b60bd5f40a Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing Plants with Ink and Pastel - all-purpose sketchbook, 11 x 14” - set of 12 soft pastels (try and get a set that includes “violet”) - synthetic sable watercolour brush (for ink) - plastic pen nib holder and a Speedball Hunt Nib 512 Bowl-Pointed (a bowl-point nib is a nib specifically for drawing) - india ink - jar for ink - soft cloth -paper towels -plastic eraser (Staedtler) The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page . You can also consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- Drawing as Mark Making
f818ba1c-0129-408c-a0b8-9a13b271ebb2 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing as Mark Making - Drawing pencils set of 6 (8B-2H range) - Pitt drawing pen set of 4 pens with one brush tip (black) (or equivalent set) - White conte stick or chalk - Set of compressed charcoal - Set of vine (willow) charcoal - Markers/felt pens (colours and sizes based on your personal choice) - Chunghwa, India, or Chinese ink and brushes - Chalk pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - Oil pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Eraser pen (optional) - Blender stick for dry mediums - 9 x 12” Hard bound sketchbook (or coiled) - Assorted sheets of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses, hot/cold press (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for exercises) - Newsprint paper pad/cartridge paper pad - Plastic toolbox or small luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
- WI26 Student Exhibition | Vancouver Island School of Art
WI26 Student Exhibition Events at the Vancouver Islands School Art including exhibition openings, artist talks and lectures, fundraisers and Open Houses WI26 Student Exhibition Create your future COURSES & WORKSHOPS
- Art History: The Renaissance to Industrial Revolution
512b4daf-1117-4ee4-834b-0ec82d6e4840 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Art History: The Renaissance to Industrial Revolution Note-taking materials: - notebook (specifically devoted to this course) - pen - (optional) a small journal (30-60 pages) for vocabulary is recommended Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You can consider an Opus A+ Membership, where students can sign up to save 10% on all orders during their studies: Sign Up For Opus A+ Membership .
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