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  • Drawing: Shading Techniques

    29928887-bef3-424c-bbef-38f127c17a20 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Shading Techniques - Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12" or larger) - 2 sheets grey mid-tone paper (9" x 12") - 1 sheet black paper (9" x 12") - Graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) - Water-soluble graphite (Lyra 4B) - 1 1/4" -1/2" paint brush - 1 stick black conte - 1 stick white conte - 1 blending stump - white eraser - 1 small set of chalk pastels (or just the primary colours + white and black) - 1 small set of pencil crayons (or just the primary colours + white and black) - Workable spray Fixative (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 .

  • Landscape as Abstraction

    6b28f5a3-68aa-4cf9-b805-985227a8b059 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Landscape as Abstraction - Mixed-media paper pad (any size, at least 9"x 12") - Acrylic Paint: Primary Magenta (or quinacridone magenta), Primary Cyan (or cerulean or cobalt blue), Ultramarine Blue, Primary yellow, Titanium white, Raw Umber (or burnt umber, or van dyke brown). - Brushes: round brush (#1), filbert brushes (#2, #4 , #6 , #8 - or roughly 1/8", 1/4", 1/2"). Get synthetic interlocking fibre brushes (Opus makes a decent brush). Please avoid cheap paint brush sets. - 1 large 2.5" hardware store brush. - Acrylic slow-dry glazing medium. - Masking tape - Cotton rags or shop towel - Aluminium foil over a plate as a palette - Containers for water and medium - Pencil and eraser - 3 painting surfaces (either canvas boards, stretched canvases or gessoed wood panels), sizes of your choice - to be discussed during the 1st 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 .

  • Painting: Introduction to Colour

    a07025b1-ef8d-489e-b0cc-97e572496f74 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Introduction to Colour - Mixed-media paper pad (any size, at least 9"x 12") - Acrylic Paint: Primary Magenta (or quinacridone magenta), Primary Cyan (or cerulean or cobalt blue), Ultramarine Blue, Primary yellow, Titanium white, Raw Umber (or burnt umber, or van dyke brown). - Brushes: round brush (#1), filbert brushes (#2, #4 , #6 , #8 - or roughly 1/8", 1/4", 1/2"). Get synthetic interlocking fibre brushes (Opus makes a decent brush). Please avoid cheap paint brush sets. - 1 large 2.5" hardware store brush. - Acrylic slow-dry glazing medium. - Masking tape - Cotton rags or shop towel - Aluminium foil over a plate as a palette - Containers for water and medium - Pencil and eraser - 3 painting surfaces (either canvas boards, stretched canvases or gessoed wood panels), sizes of your choice - to be discussed during the 1st 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 .

  • Painting the Figure

    5cb9bdd4-a8f0-4e9e-a0fa-38db40471179 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting the Figure - Mixed-media paper pad (any size, at least 9"x 12") - Acrylic Paint: Primary Magenta (or quinacridone magenta), Primary Cyan (or cerulean or cobalt blue), Ultramarine Blue, Primary yellow, Titanium white, Raw Umber (or burnt umber, or van dyke brown). - Brushes: round brush (#1), filbert brushes (#2, #4 , #6 , #8 - or roughly 1/8", 1/4", 1/2"). Get synthetic interlocking fibre brushes (Opus makes a decent brush). Please avoid cheap paint brush sets. - 1 large 2.5" hardware store brush. - Acrylic slow-dry glazing medium. - Masking tape - Cotton rags or shop towel - Aluminium foil over a plate as a palette - Containers for water and medium - Pencil and eraser - 3 painting surfaces (either canvas boards, stretched canvases or gessoed wood panels), sizes of your choice - to be discussed during the 1st 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 .

  • Painting: Series Development

    232ae143-72df-4bb0-8307-78f63ae8e9e1 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Series Development - 12 photographs (developed prints/digital print-outs) from photo shoot of one "neighbourhood" - 9" x 12" or larger sketch book - pencil and eraser Other supplies & Materials: Bring the usual materials you use to paint with (Items listed below are just suggestions): - Paint: Primary Magenta (or quinacridone magenta), Primary Cyan (or cerulean or cobalt blue), Ultramarine Blue, Primary yellow, Titanium white, Raw Umber (or burnt umber, or van dyke brown). - Brushes: round brush (#1), filbert brushes (#2, #4 , #6 , #8 - or roughly 1/8", 1/4", 1/2"). Get synthetic interlocking fibre brushes (Opus makes a decent brush). Please avoid cheap paint brush sets. - 1 large 2.5" hardware store brush. - Acrylic slow-dry glazing medium. Mineral spirits and alkyd medium for oil painters. - Masking tape - Cotton rags or shop towel - Aluminium foil over a plate as a palette - Containers for water and medium - 6 painting surfaces (either canvas boards, stretched canvases, or gessoed wood panels - sizes of your choice) 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 .

  • Drawing: Historical Approaches

    43d9a032-710f-4591-92a6-2dd26bc1a3ab Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Historical Approaches - Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12" or larger) - 2 sheets grey mid-tone paper (9" x 12") - 1 sheet black paper (9" x 12") - Graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) - Water-soluble graphite (Lyra 4B) - 1 1/4" -1/2" paint brush - 1 stick black conte - 1 stick white conte - 1 blending stump - white eraser - 1 small set of chalk pastels (or just the primary colours + white and black) - 1 small set of pencil crayons (or just the primary colours + white and black) - Workable spray Fixative (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 .

  • Drawing: Portraiture

    b8c27054-87c3-4b35-b499-d86dec7dea0e Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Portraiture - Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12" or larger) - 2 sheets grey mid-tone paper (9" x 12") - 1 sheet black paper (9" x 12") - Graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) - Water-soluble graphite (Lyra 4B) - 1 1/4" -1/2" paint brush - 1 stick black conte - 1 stick white conte - 1 blending stump - white eraser - 1 small set of chalk pastels (or just the primary colours + white and black) - 1 small set of pencil crayons (or just the primary colours + white and black) - Workable spray Fixative (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 .

  • Drawing: Flora and Fauna

    a117305e-e5c2-44c2-b33c-5b1f7c801ab6 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Flora and Fauna - Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12" or larger) - 2 sheets grey mid-tone paper (9" x 12") - 1 sheet black paper (9" x 12") - Graphite pencils (HB, 2B, 4B) - Water-soluble graphite (Lyra 4B) - 1 1/4" -1/2" paint brush - 1 stick black conte - 1 stick white conte - 1 blending stump - white eraser - 1 small set of chalk pastels (or just the primary colours + white and black) - 1 small set of pencil crayons (or just the primary colours + white and black) - Workable spray Fixative (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 .

  • Drawing as Meditation

    aee1c4ae-3a0b-43e2-aff5-5f639764af16 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing as Meditation - A good pad of mixed media drawing paper, appropriate for wet and dry materials. Ideally 120–140 lb (20–300 gsm) and at least 11x14” (example) - Journal or notebook for writing exercises - Set of pencils with a range of Hs and Bs - Set of pencil crayons (set of 12 is fine) - A few ink pens in a variety of weights - Micron or something similar (example) - Small bottle of india ink - 1 paint brush of any kind or size - Optional - the book we will reference in class: Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment, and the Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words by David Whyte 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 .

  • Photography: A Mixed Media Approach

    212d97d6-6767-4134-b981-85b12c596ebd Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Photography: A Mixed Media Approach Essential Materials - Camera: Use whatever you are comfortable with (smartphone, point-and-shoot, DSLR, or mirrorless camera) - Notebook and pen: For notes and sketching ideas Art Supplies (to be discussed further in the first class) - Acrylic paint, watercolour paint, or pastels for hand-tinting photographs - Fine brushes in a variety of sizes for detailed work - It is recommended to use supplies you already have before purchasing new ones - Printed photographs (formats and requirements will be discussed in class; these will be used for mixed media techniques) Additional Materials - Any additional materials will be discussed throughout the course as needed Prerequisite - Basic understanding of how to use your camera and print images 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 .

  • To Draw a Diary

    7acfa3f7-6978-4546-90a1-5add20cd9bd6 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - To Draw a Diary Items required for the first class: - black conté and/or charcoal - pen/pencil - sketchbook - pad of newsprint Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - pencils: range from 4H - 8B - conté crayon (black, white, sanguine) - charcoal (compressed, vine) - white vinyl eraser - kneaded eraser - watercolours: travel sets or tubes (red, blue, yellow, violet, orange, green) - plastic palette and/or white plastic lids or small white ceramic plates to mix paint on - watercolour brushes - colour pencils (assortment of colours) - oil pastels (assortment of colours) - variety of paper (including cartridge paper, rag paper, black/coloured paper, rice paper and anything else that catches your eye) 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 .

  • Coloured Pencils

    bc776ba6-d20e-4696-8916-74cca8f1f820 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Coloured Pencils Items required for first class: - Sketchbook - Coloured pencils (consider buying a set, min. 12 colours) - Pencil sharpener - White vinyl eraser - Kneaded eraser - 1 sheet bristol paper (smooth or vellum, 18”x24” or similar) - 3 found objects (ex: rocks, twigs, household items, etc.) Other materials to be discussed: - X-acto blade - Blending stump - Black drawing paper (18”x24” or similar, min. 2 sheets) - Assorted sheets of drawing paper (22”x30” or similar size, min. 3 sheets) - Wood panel (cradled or uncradled, minimum size 4x6") - 2 sticks chalk pastel (your choice of colour) - Small paint brush - Solvent - your choice (odorless mineral spirits, Eco-House Xtra Mild Citrus Thinner, rubbing alcohol, etc,) 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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