Vancouver Island School of Art
302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com
Supply List - Painting: Introduction I
- 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 (Medium), Cadmium Yellow (Medium), 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
- Container / jar for water / solvents
- Rags
- 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
Required materials for the first class (September 21, 2023)
- 8” x 8” stretched, gessoed canvas (slim)
- Lamp Black and Titanium White acrylic paint
- Various acrylic brushes
- Jar/container for water
- Notebook/Sketchbook
- Pencil/pen
Supplies can be purchased in downtown Victoria at: Art World (860 Yates St), Island Blue (905 Fort St) or Opus (512 Herald St).
Local art supply stores have varying discount options for students. Monks and Opus offer membership programs for discounts. Check stores’ websites for details.