Vancouver Island School of Art

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

Supply List - Painting: Light and Shadow

- 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, or vandyke brown). Don't get "Fluid" paints.

- 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 gloss, note: NOT gel medium or pouring medium).

- Masking tape

- Cotton rags

- Aluminum foil over a plate as a palette

- 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.