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Vancouver Island School of Art

 302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC  V8W 3C7  250-380-3500  info@vancouverislandschoolart.com

 

Supply List - Contemporary Painting

- Mixed-media paper pad (any size, at least 9"x 12")

- Acrylic paint (I recommend Amsterdam or Liquitex Basics): Primary Magenta (or quinacridone magenta), Primary Cyan (or cerulean or cobalt blue), Ultramarine Blue, Primary yellow, Titanium white, VanDyke Brown

- Brushes: round brush (#1), filbert brushes (#2, #4, #6, #8), 1 large 3" hardware store brush

- Slow-dry acrylic medium (or acrylic glazing medium - it can be mat or glass, note: NOT gel medium or pouring medium).

- Masking tape

- Cotton rags or blue shop towel

- Aluminum foil over a plate as a palette

- Containers for water and medium

- 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 places to buy art supplies:

Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.com/

Michaels, 3501 Blanshard St, 111 Uptown Blvd Unit, Victoria BC or order online: https://canada.michaels.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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