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  • Drawing from Photographs

    140a0756-7d00-4aaf-abd0-b37a88963c23 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing from Photographs Items required for the first class: - a set of pencils ranging from ~4H-8B - kneadable eraser - rubber eraser - pencil sharpener - sketchbook of drawing paper in the 14x17" size range - 1 sheet of white Stonehenge drawing paper 250gsm Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - clean cotton rag - a few blending stumps - exacto knife - 2 sheets of double sided Graffix Drafting Mylar - small sheet of sandpaper - water soluble graphite (optional) - powered graphite (optional) - masking tape 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 Flower as Art

    fcb51755-3a6b-4288-bd68-0776f3b3b22f Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: The Flower as Art Materials needed for in-class exercises: - Arches Watercolour Pad 9 x 12”, cold press - set of watercolours (for in-class exercises) - watercolour brush (size 10 or equivalent) - HB pencil - eraser - glue stick - scissors - fashion magazine such as Vogue (great for collage!) I do recommend you buy yourself a Vogue magazine because one magazine will last you the entire course. Some in-class projects will involve collage You can choose any painting medium of your choice to do homework assignments. This will be discussed in more detail on the first class. - paints (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) in a range of colours including warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue, two greens, one orange, one violet and a tube of white - matte medium (acrylic), odourless mineral spirits and walnut oil (oils) - palette to mix paint on: disposable palette pads for acrylic or oil; plastic palettes for watercolour or gouache - variety of brushes (small, large, round, flat) - six surfaces to paint on such as watercolour paper (1/4 sheet minimum for homework) for watercolour and gouache or stretched canvases or cradled panels for acrylic or oil (canvas paper or canvas board is not recommended); surface of choice should be at least 12” x 12” or larger Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/ You may 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 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 .

  • Understanding Colour I

    dcb72251-ac8a-4c19-9db2-bca14ccdc9bf Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Understanding Colour I Of the water based mediums, acrylic paint is the preferred medium due to ease of mix-ability. However many students prefer to do the course in watercolour or gouache especially if this is their primary medium. Items required for the first class: Paint: - ivory black or carbon black (acrylic, watercolour or gouache) - tube of titanium white (acrylic or gouache), chinese white (watercolour) Brushes: - for Acrylic paint use flat soft synthetic brushes 3/4” wide in straight or angle cut (Taklon or similar works fine). - Watercolour and Gouache: a variety of watercolour brushes whatever you have but also a 1/2” or 3/4” flat watercolour brush) For acrylic only: - matte medium - 8 or 16 oz for acrylic - palette knife(s) (metal is preferred) - pad of disposable palette sheets Surfaces: - pad of watercolour paper, 9”x12” (if using watercolour or gouache) - at least 100 Lb lb hot press - canvas pad, or gessoed watercolour paper for 9”x12” ( for oil) - 20 or more card stock sheets (8.5”x11”) Other: - magazines (or other black and white images found online): look for lots of interesting black and white photos. - scissors - glue stick - ruler ( metal cork backed if you have a choice) - empty plastic containers - cutting board and utility knife with snap off blades knife Additional Colours not needed for first two weeks (acrylic, watercolour or gouache): - cadmium red medium - alizarin crimson (hue is better) or quinacridone red - dioxazine violet - ultramarine blue- phthalo blue (green shade) - cobalt blue (genuine) - phthalo blue - phthalo green (this could be regular, yellow shade or blue shade) - hansa or lemon yellow - cadmium yellow medium - cadmium orange or vat orange Optional tube colours pigments - French ultramarine - cadmium red light - rose madder - pyrrole red - permanent magenta - 3, 4 or 5 grey 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 .

  • Paint Like an Artist II

    5c19b27e-77bd-4757-8850-790e8575740e Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Paint Like an Artist II In this course you can choose the painting medium you prefer to work with for each project (see below) In-class exercises - any set of watercolour paints (doesn’t have to be expensive) - H pencil, eraser and sharpener - #10 brush - Arches Watercolour Pad, 9 x 12”, cold press Homework projects Suggested materials: - paints (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) in a range of colours -including warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue, at least 2 greens, one orange, one violet and large tube of white (for oil or acrylic) - matte medium (acrylic), odourless mineral spirits and walnut or linseed oil for oils - variety of brushes - surfaces to paint on (canvas, panel or paper, depending on paint choice) -you will need at least five surfaces for course 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 .

  • Design: Principles & Elements

    2cb14bf3-c713-40c2-874b-3f1ef72f517b Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Design: Principles & Elements Each week there will be a slide presentation and lecture, and assignments will be given and explained. Assignments should be completed for the following week and presented as a class for review and critique. Students in this class will assemble a studio reference binder of these assigned projects. All assignments can be completed with basic art supplies that the student has on hand. For magazine collage, you should have scissors and glue sticks For drawing, you should have pencil crayons or in some instances acrylic paint or watercolour. Must have: - heavy 8 ½ x 11” cardstock - binder (to keep assignments together) 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 .

  • Paint Like an Artist I

    2609ce9b-b29a-4127-9124-2bc7bc1140d7 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Paint Like an Artist I In this course you can choose the painting medium you prefer to work with for each project (see below) In-class exercises - any set of watercolour paints (doesn’t have to be expensive) - H pencil, eraser and sharpener - #10 brush - Arches Watercolour Pad, 9 x 12”, cold press Homework projects Suggested materials: - paints (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) in a range of colours -including warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue, at least 2 greens, one orange, one violet and large tube of white (for oil or acrylic) - matte medium (acrylic), odourless mineral spirits and walnut or linseed oil for oils - variety of brushes - surfaces to paint on (canvas, panel or paper, depending on paint choice) -you will need at least five surfaces for course 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 .

  • Painting: Introduction I

    98e8127b-d8bf-4a3d-aa4e-30d9d781440d Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Introduction I Materials required for the first class: - Substrate (Heavy weight paper suitable for acrylic paint, wood panel, or stretched canvas. Roughly 8x8 inches) - Acrylic paints (assorted colours) - Acrylic mediums - Various acrylic brushes - Notebook/Sketchbook (you may also choose to bring oil paints and their related mediums/tools if that is your preferred type of paint to work with) Course Supply List: - Heavy-body acrylic paints Recommended sets: Golden Essential Acrylic Colours set of 6: Naphthol Red Light, Hansa Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green Light, Lamp Black, Titanium White Opus Essential Heavy Body Acrylic set of 6: Naphthol Red Light, Hansa Yellow 
 Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green Light, Lamp Black, Titanium White Additional colours (required): Cadmium Orange (Meedium), Cadmium Yellow (Medium), Dioxazine Violet, Cadmium Red (Medium), Cerulean Blue Additional colours (optional): Yellow Ochre, Raw, Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna - Acrylic medium (to extend working time of paints) (optional) - Palette knifes for mixing paint - Paint brushes set of varied sizes / types (stiff synthetic for acrylic) - Gesso or Acrylic Primer (if you wish to add another layer to your canvas) (optional) - 2” wide paint brush - Newsprint paper pad / Cartridge paper pad - Large sheets of acrylic painting paper - Stretched canvas (slim) and/or wood board for Assignment 1 (18” x 24” minimum size). - 9 x 12” hard bound Sketchbook (or coiled) - HB or 2B pencil - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - White conte stick (optional) - Paint apron (suggested) - Plastic Toolbox or small Luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) Additional Items to be discussed after the first class (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for assignments): 
 - Alternative paints and their supplies: Oil : select colours, brushes (hog bristle), substrates, rags, odourless mineral spirits 
 (OMS), walnut or linseed oil, sealed jars and containers, mediums Watercolours and gouache : select colours, substrates, brushes - Small or medium sized surfaces for weekly exercises: stretched, primed canvas, canvas paper, gessoed wood panel, gessoed mat board or cardboard substrates for later term assignments 
 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 .

  • Painting: Introduction II

    8085ed62-6b3a-49f7-b347-490659db02be Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting: Introduction II Items required for the first class: - Substrate (stretched slim canvas, 8x8 inches) - Acrylic or oil paints (assorted colours) - Solvents/mediums - Various acrylic brushes - Notebook/Sketchbook Additional Items to be discussed during the first class: - Heavy-body acrylic paints - Recommended sets: - Golden Essential Acrylic Colours set of 6: Naphthol Red Light, Hansa Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green Light, Lamp Black, Titanium White OR - Opus Essential Heavy Body Acrylic set of 6: Naphthol Red Light, Hansa Yellow Medium, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green Light, Lamp Black, Titanium White - Additional colours (required): Cadmium Orange (Medium), Cadmium Yellow (Medium), Dioxazine Violet, Cadmium Red (Medium), Cerulean Blue - Additional colours (optional): Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna - Acrylic medium (to extend working time of paints) (optional) - Palette knifes for mixing paint - Paint brushes set of varied sizes / types (stiff synthetic for acrylic) - Gesso or acrylic primer (if you wish to add another layer to your canvas) (optional) - 2” wide paint brush - Newsprint paper pad / cartridge paper pad - Large sheets of acrylic painting paper - Stretched canvas or wood board for Term Assignment 1 (18” x 24” minimum size) - 9 x 12” hard bound sketchbook (or coiled) - HB or H2 pencil - Erasers, kneaded and white/black (Sumo brand recommended) - White conte stick - Paint apron (suggested) - Plastic Toolbox or small Luggage case for material storage & transport (optional) 
 Additional Items to be discussed after the first class (dependent on students’ personal preference / chosen direction for assignments): - Alternative paints and their supplies: - Oil : select colours, brushes (hog bristle), substrates, rags, odourless mineral spirits (OMS), walnut or linseed oil, sealed jars and containers, mediums - Watercolours and gouache : select colours, substrates, brushes - Small or medium sized surfaces for weekly exercises: stretched, primed canvas, canvas paper, gessoed wood panel, gessoed mat board or cardboard substrates for later term assignments 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 .

  • Drawing: Introduction I

    158e75a3-24dc-4a6e-aad2-533651019cb0 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Introduction I Please come to the frst class with a sketchbook and pencils, if you are unsure about any supplies we will discuss the supply list during the frst class. Bring to first class: - White vinyl eraser - Graphite pencils 12 pack HB - Large sketchbook 8.5”x11" or 7”x10” or 11”x14” Please no small sketchbooks - Pencil sharpener Additional items to be discussed during the first class: - Newsprint pad 18” x 24” - Cartridge pad 18” x 24” - Chinese brushes 2 different sizes - Pencil crayons 6 colours - Conté black, white and sanguine - Grey gum eraser Kneadable - Transparent ruler - Bulldog clips 2 large size - Compressed charcoal - Willow or Vine stick charcoal - India ink - Masking tape - Stonehenge white (x 4) - Stonehenge black (x 2) 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 .

  • Contemporary Art I

    53866b07-0369-40fb-94a7-efab9dce4080 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Contemporary Art I Note-taking materials: - notebook (specifically devoted to this course) - pen A textbook is required for this class. Please purchase prior to start of class. The textbook will be used for Themes of Contemporary Art I and Themes of Contemporary Art II. Required Textbook: Tony Godfrey, The Story of Contemporary Art , The MIT Press (Nov 10 2020). This text is used for Contemporary Art I and II 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 .

  • Contemporary Art II

    0f5d146c-c683-4617-8a51-02f9c37794a5 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Contemporary Art II Items required for the first class: -notebook (for notetaking in class) -pen, pencils, eraser -bristol board pad (8 x 12”) -scissors -glue stick (permanent) -magazines (if you have) Note: while this is primarily a lecture/discussion course, there will be hands-on exercises to accompany some of the ideas discussed in class. Required Textbook:Tony Godfrey, The Story of Contemporary Art, The MIT Press(Nov 10 2020). This text is used for Contemporary Art I and II. https://www.amazon.ca/Story-Contemporary-Art-Tony-Godfrey/dp/0262044102/ 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 .

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