Vancouver Island School of Art

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

Supply List - Painting from Photographs

• Paint (acrylic or oil, heavy-body recommended) of various colours

  • Required: Black, Titanium White, Cadmium Yellow (Medium) (alternative: Hansa Yellow - Medium), Dioxazine Violet, Cadmium Red (Medium) (alternative: Naphthol Red - Light), Cerulean Blue, Ultramarine Blue, Phthalo Green

  • Optional: Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, Cobalt Blue, Burnt Sienna

• Brushes (of various sizes and shapes. I recommend sable-hair or synthetic for acrylic paint, and hog-hair and sable-hair for oils)

• Substrates: At least 3 sheets of heavy weight paint paper for acrylic or oil paint (you may also use heavy weight mixed media paper suitable for wet mediums). This should be no smaller than 12 x 16 inches

• Rulers (can be provided by VISA)

• Paint mediums/solvents (optional)

• Palette knifes for mixing paint (optional)

• HB or 2H pencil

• White conte stick or pencil crayon

• Sketchbook with paper suitable for paint (paint paper or mixed media paper)

• A printed black and white reference photograph that uses camera flash as its dominant light source (instructor will provide multiple of these types of images to choose from in class. You may also bring your own to work with)

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.