Vancouver Island School of Art

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

Supply List - Painting the Ocean

Choose which paint you'd like to use and get supplies only for that type of paint, unless you'd like to work with multiples types of paint.

Watercolour:

- watercolour paints either tube, pan or pencils*

- variety of watercolour brushes (round, flat, quill) in various sizes (must have a detail brush size 0)

- watercolour paper pad around 8 x 10 inches

Oil:

- oil painting paints, pallet knife, linseed/other medium like Galkyd Lite) *

- oil brushes (recommend having a flat, round, detail size 0, and fan brush)

- oil painting paper or gessoed watercolour paper/board/ primed surface around 8 x 10 inches

Acrylic:

- acrylic paints *

- acrylic brushes (recommend having a flat, round, detail, and fan brush and a variety of sizes 0 - 1" or so)

- acrylic painting paper around 8 x 10 inches

All Mediums:

- painter's tape

- paint pallet (ensure its the right kind for your chosen type of paint)

- pencil, sharpener and eraser

- sketchbook

- paper towel / rags

Additional Materials to be Discussed:

- stretched and gessoed canvas or other primed painting surfaces (around 11" x 14")

- optional: metal/plastic viewfinder (we will make these with paper!)

- optional: a variety of blue paints in addition to phthalo/ultramarine, such as cerulean/indigo/cobalt

* all paints regardless of type must include a red, yellow, blue, black and white (recommend cad red med, hansa yellow light/med, ultramarine/phthalo blue) *

Suggested place to buy art supplies: Opus Art Supplies, 512 Herald St, Victoria BC or order online: https://opusartsupplies.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.