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- Drawing: Exploration of Materials
1f33ef3e-02bf-40ec-8632-2e84c2a380ea Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Exploration of Materials Items required for the first class: - Graphite drawing pencils - set of 6 (8B-2H range ideally) - Large paper (newsprint or cartridge pad) - Sketchbook - Erasers Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - Graphite drawing pencils - set of 6 (8B-2H range ideally) - Pitt drawing pen set of 4 pens with one brush tip (black) (or equivalent set) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Eraser pen (optional) - Conte sticks (2 black, 2 white) (additional colours / qty. optional) - Set of compressed charcoal - Set of assorted sizes vine (willow) charcoal - Blender stick (optional) - Permanent markers two sizes (fne and chisel) - Chunghwa (or India) ink and brushes - Chalk and oil pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - X-ACTO (precision carving craft knife stainless steel) knife with extra blades - Snap-blade knife (optional) - Scissors - Glue sticks - 9 x 12” Hard bound sketchbook (or coiled) - Assorted sheets of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses, hot / cold press - Newsprint paper pad / cartridge paper pad - Plastic toolbox or small luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) Additional unconventional drawing materials will be discussed after the first class (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for assignments). 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 Light and Shadow
114a70fb-9214-4df6-ae9e-bc646f57d461 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing Light and Shadow All supplies are provided for this workshop. The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies. 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 Inspired by Film
f4c203fa-edeb-4210-a303-845b39ca1a54 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing Inspired by Film - 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 assorted sizes vine (willow) charcoal - Markers/felt pens (assortment of colours and sizes based on your personal choice) (alcohol-based markers recommended) - Pencil crayons (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Eraser pen (recommended) - Blender stick for dry mediums (optional) - X-ACTO (precision carving craft knife stainless steel) knife with extra blades and/or snap-blade knife - Scissors - Glue sticks - Ruler - 9 x 12” Hard bound sketchbook (or coiled) (mixed media paper recommended) - Assorted types of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses - Marker paper / Bristol paper or board / hot press watercolour paper - smooth paper that is suitable for markers and fine liner pens - Pastel paper / drawing paper - paper that has some texture or “tooth” and is suitable for dry materials - Newsprint paper pad/cartridge paper pad - inexpensive paper that is good for quick warm-up exercises - 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 .
- Contemporary Textile Project
55b43255-4857-4fa9-989c-df8479dae9d6 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Contemporary Textile Project Supplies will be determined based on your individual projects and there will be room to discuss them in class. For the first class please bring something to write with and a sketchbook or notebook. 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: 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: Beyond Realism
9f82d74a-8b79-41b6-92c2-df70dd29856a Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Beyond Realism Required materials for the first class: - Pencils (range of H and B pencils) - Paper/sketchbook - Erasers - Blending stick (suggested) - Pencil crayons and/or coloured markers (optional) Course Supply List: - Drawing pencils set of 6 (8B-2H range) - Pitt drawing pen set of 4 pens with one brush tip (black) (or equivalent set) - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - Conte sticks (2 black, 2 white) (additional colours / qty. optional) - Set of Compressed Charcoal - Set of Assorted Sizes Vine (Willow) Charcoal - Blender stick (optional) - Chunghwa (or India) Ink and Brushes - Chalk and oil pastels (assorted set or individual colours based on your personal choice) - X-ACTO (precision Carving Craft knife stainless steel) knife with extra blades - Scissors - Glue Sticks - 2 Bulldog Clips - 9 x 12” Hard Bound Sketchbook (or coiled) - Assorted sheets of paper for dry and wet mediums - various sizes, thicknesses, hot / cold press - Newsprint paper pad / Cartridge paper pad - Plastic Toolbox or small Luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) 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 .
- Colour in Painting
e7181cb6-7a99-46e7-945a-7ff5ffd9afd5 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Colour in Painting - Mixed-media paper pad (any size, at least 9"x 12") - Acrylic paint (I recommend Amsterdam paints): Primary Magenta (or quinacridone magenta), Primary Cyan (or cerulean or cobalt blue), Ultramarine Blue, Primary yellow, Titanium white, Raw Umber (or burnt umber). Don't get "Fluid" paints. - Brushes: round brush (#1), filbert brushes (#2, #4 , #6 , #8 ), 1 large 3" hardware store brush - Acrylic medium (or acrylic glazing medium - it can be mat or glass, note: NOT gel medium or pouring medium). - Masking tape - Cotton rags - Aluminum foil over a plate as a palette - Containers for water and medium - Water spray bottle - Pencil and eraser - 5 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 .
- Knitting & Felting: Time and Place
10e21256-e43d-4246-966f-6ca817f05573 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Knitting & Felting: Time and Place Items required for the first class: - 1-2 colours of chunky or bulky yarn (quality not important) - 1 pair of straight knitting needles between size 6mm - 8mm (ideally 10" long if this will be your first time knitting. If you have experience please bring the length you like to work with) - notebook and something to write with - scissors Supplies to be discussed in class before purchase: - yarn - wool rovings (2 + colours) - sponge - 4-5 felting needles - found wool textiles (clothing, blankets, etc) - knitting needles - sheet of plastic - piece of silk fabric - styrofoam and/or wire Optional: - access to a camera (your phone will work great) 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 .
- Textiles: Mending, Unraveling Weaving
0f3c4957-26a6-4514-8655-16504a171fc9 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Textiles: Mending, Unraveling Weaving Items required for the first class: - fabric pieces - embroidery needle - embroidery cotton (2-3 colours minimum) or thin yarn (fits in your embroidery needle) - textile item to patch - paper or sketchbook and pencil - medium size embroidery hoop (6-8”) - fabric scissors The rest will be discussed in class as needed: - darning needle - knit or crotched wool object to take apart - choice of felting needle, crochet hook or knitting needles (to be discussed in class) - cardboard - yarn, fingering or worsted weight in at least 3 different colour ways 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 Contemporary Portrait
e5cb4f9f-858c-4cf4-a62e-20840ae7e7a1 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - The Contemporary Portrait Items required for the first class: - pen/pencil - sketchbook - colour pencils (assortment of colours) - a few sheet of Bristol (thick smooth paper), 9"x12" Additional items to be discussed during 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) - watercolour brushes - oil pastels (assortment of colours) - drawing board and 2 clips to hold drawing paper on board - paints, primary colours + black and white (choice of oil, acrylic or watercolour) - linseed oil, odourless paint thinner or turpentine (for oils) - containers for linseed oil/odourless paint thinner/turpentine (oils) or water (acrylic/watercolour) - 2 stretched canvases (they can range in size from 18"x24" to 36"x48") - artist's palette - rags or pieces of cloth for wiping paint brushes - small palette knife - various sizes of paint brushes 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 .
- Painting Abstract Botanicals
8a7160f6-7269-4785-804c-d3abf6b06ddb Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting Abstract Botanicals All supplies included. 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 Landscape
4005a17d-7df0-4ad7-8a3a-edc5426b2a0e Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting Landscape Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12") Acrylic paint (Amsterdam or Liquitex basics): Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Ultramarine, Black, Titanium white, Raw Umber 4 Hogs hair or synthetic fibre brushes (Filbert): 1", 1/2", 1/4" (x2) I large 2" or 3" hardware store paint brush Acrylic medium - gloss or matt (NOT gel medium or pouring medium) Palette pad or aluminum foil Cotton rag or blue shop towel pencil, eraser 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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