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)
Substrate: 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
Notebook/sketchbook
A printed photograph that uses camera flash for reference. You can use someone else's photo that you have sourced, or take your own. I recommend using a black and white image that has a high contrast of values, with intense/defined shadows and highlights caused by the camera flash. This printed image will be drawn on, so you may wish to bring a photograph that you do not cherish or a printed copy of one that you are willing to mark up.
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