Note
A list of art supplies stores in the Vancouver region is here.
For Weeks 1 to 5 of the course
The following are examples of newsprint, cartridge, and sketch paper, which you can acquire at a place like Opus Art Supplies. However, they’re only examples. You can certainly find the same or similar products at other retailers.
Newsprint and cartridge drawing papers – these surfaces are for quick and rough gestures, for practice sketches, often focusing on expressions with line.
- Newsprint Paper Pad, 18 x 24 inches
- North American Paper, Cartridge Papers, 18 x 24 inches
- Canson Student Drawing Sheet, 18 x 24 inches
Higher quality sketch paper – this kind of paper is a heavier stock and is good for shading, for using crayons and water colours. The weight means thickness. For example, as a measurement, its the weight of 500 sheets. The heavier the weight, the thicker the stock.
- Opus Essential Sketch Paper 18 x 24 inches, white 128 gsm
- Strathmore 400 Series Recycled Sketch Pads, 18 x 24 inches, white, 89 gsm or 60 lb
- Canson Universal Sketch Pads. 18 x 24 inches, white, 96 gsm or 65 lb
Week 2
These are examples of black papers, sold either individually as large sheets or as a pad.