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0d348d6a-1176-41ab-81e9-d4ac62a69ab1 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Printmaking with Acrylics 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 .

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d650940d-8100-4079-ad53-81f5875d7124 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Drawing: Introduction to Materials Mixed-Media Paper Pad (9" x 12") 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 6B) Willow Charcoal 1 stick black conte 1 stick white conte 1 blending stump white eraser set of chalk pastels (or just primary colours + white + black) set of pencil crayons Workable spray fixative (Krylon) The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies. 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 .

175d23f2-2746-44f9-9a93-997308f9f923 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Slow Stitching: Inciting Joy - Sketchbook or journal and pen. - Copy of: Inciting Joy by Ross Gay. ($25.99 at Munro’s Books or available at the public library) - Small embroidery scissors - Fabric scissors - Variety of embroidery cotton and pearl cotton in colours you are drawn to (can start with a couple and add on as class progresses) - Embroidery Needles (get at least one smaller and one larger sized one) - Embroidery hoop (8” or 10”) - 12 pieces of plain cotton fabric, 12” x 12” each. New or repurposed. Light or dark coloured - choose one colour you are drawn to, or begin with a couple squares and get more as the class progresses. You will be stitching on one per week of class. To be discussed in class before purchase: - Scrap fabric, wire, etc - flowers - hammer - felt or towel 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 .

c665b5ba-6766-4704-98f9-b3fe7afa88ab Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Art Now: Story Telling & Abstraction Note-taking materials: - notebook (to be used specifically for this course) - pen 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 .

5bd022ae-073b-4ddd-8cc5-5f5b5dedc833 Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Collage: Finding the Fantastical All supplies are provided for this workshop. 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 .

fdc27a2f-acb7-4924-8ac7-1f24849b0f2b Vancouver Island School of Art 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com Supply List - Painting and Cinema Items required for the first class: - 9 x12” or larger sketchbook (preferably the kind with rings so pages can lie flat) - pencil (HB), eraser - paints (black, white + one other colour) - paintbrushes - water/solvent cup - rag- palette - one small/medium surface (11"x14" or similar) Bring the usual materials you use to paint with (Items listed below are just suggestions): - paints (oil, acrylics, watercolour or gouache) in a range of colours (including warm and cool yellow, warm and cool red, warm and cool blue, one green, one orange, one violet, one black and large tube of white (for oil or acrylic) - matte medium (acrylic) / odourless mineral spirits and walnut or linseed oil (oil) - variety of brushes suited to your choice of paint - surfaces to paint on (canvas, panel or paper, depending on paint choice). You will need at least six surfaces for this course. - rags - palette knife - x-acto blade - paint apron - large container or jar for water 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 .