Vancouver Island School of Art
302-733 Johnson St, Victoria, BC V8W 3C7 250-380-3500 info@vancouverislandschoolart.com
Supply List - Understanding Colour I
Of the water based mediums, acrylic paint is the preferred medium due to ease of mix-ability. However many students prefer to do the course in watercolour or gouache especially if this is their primary medium.
Items required for the first class:
Paint:
- ivory black or carbon black (acrylic, watercolour or gouache)
- tube of titanium white (acrylic or gouache), chinese white (watercolour)
Brushes:
- for Acrylic paint use flat soft synthetic brushes 3/4” wide in straight or angle cut (Taklon or similar works fine).
- Watercolour and Gouache: a variety of watercolour brushes whatever you have but also a 1/2” or 3/4” flat watercolour brush)
For acrylic only:
- matte medium - 8 or 16 oz for acrylic
- palette knife(s) (metal is preferred)
- pad of disposable palette sheets
Surfaces:
- pad of watercolour paper, 9”x12” (if using watercolour or gouache)
- at least 100 Lb lb hot press
- canvas pad, or gessoed watercolour paper for 9”x12” ( for oil)
- 20 or more card stock sheets (8.5”x11”)
Other:
- magazines (or other black and white images found online): look for lots of interesting black and white photos.
- scissors
- glue stick
- ruler ( metal cork backed if you have a choice)
- empty plastic containers
- cutting board and utility knife with snap off blades knife
Additional Colours not needed for first two weeks (acrylic, watercolour or gouache):
- cadmium red medium
- alizarin crimson (hue is better) or quinacridone red
- dioxazine violet
- ultramarine blue- phthalo blue (green shade)
- cobalt blue (genuine)
- phthalo blue
- phthalo green (this could be regular, yellow shade or blue shade)
- hansa or lemon yellow
- cadmium yellow medium
- cadmium orange or vat orange
Optional tube colours pigments
- French ultramarine
- cadmium red light
- rose madder
- pyrrole red
- permanent magenta
- 3, 4 or 5 grey
The Vancouver Island School of Art is delighted to have a partnership with Opus Art Supplies so please consider using this link and clicking on your course to purchase supplies from Opus Art Supplies: Partnership Page.
You can also 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.