Material Lists
Be prepared for your class!
Find your course below to download the PDF material list for purchase prior to the start of your course. During your first class, your instructor may discuss additional optional materials you might want to purchase to supplement your material kit.
Material lists for the following programs can found on its program webpage or will be emailed to you prior to the start of your course:
- Communication Design Essentials Certificate (Full-time program)
- User Experience Design Certificate (Full-time program)
- Teen's workshops and programs
Opus Art Supplies Discount
Show your Student Statement (registration confirmation receipt) and your material list at an Opus Art Supplies retail location to receive a 10% discount off your items (online purchases not applicable).
Communication Design
CECD 100: Introductory Communication Design
CECD 101: Drawing for Designers
CECD 102: Colour Theory for Designers
CECD 103: Introductory Typography
CECD 200: Branding + Typography
Cross Disciplinary
Culture + Community
The following courses do not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CSEL 101: Storytelling for English Language Learners
CSEL 102: Art Appreciation for English Language Learners
Design Foundation
The following courses do not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CSDS 110: Design Thinking
CSDS 111: Designing for Accessibility
Drawing
CEDR 100: Introductory Drawing
CEDR 101: Introductory Pen + Ink
CEDR 121: Drawing into Painting
CEDR 200: Intermediate Drawing
CEDR 206: Drawing the Portrait
CEDR 211: Cognitive + Critical Drawing
CEDR 221: Intermediate Pen + Ink
The following course does not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CEDR 401: Independent Projects: Drawing + Mixed Media
History + Theory
CESE 103: New Topics in Contemporary Design
The following courses do not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CESE 010: Vancouver Public Art
CESE 015: Land Acknowledgement: Indigenous Cultural Sites
CESE 101: Art History
CESE 102: Contemporary Critical Theory
CESE 204: Indigenous Art Topics
Illustration
CEIL 100: Introductory Illustration
CEIL 101: Introductory Digital Illustration: Photoshop
CEIL 102: Introductory Digital Illustration: Illustrator
CEIL 201: Intermediate Digital Illustration
CEIL 203: Commercial Illustration
CEIL 204: Editorial Illustration
CEIL 205: Picture Book Illustration
CEIL 206: Narrative Illustration
CEIL 221: Illustration Concepts + Contexts
The following courses does not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CEIL 125: Writing for Picture Books
Industrial Design
CEID 120: Basics of Industrial Design
CEID 121: Exploration of 3D Design
CEID 160: Rapid Visualization and Product Rendering
CEID 224: Introduction to Model Making
CEID 262: Marker Rendering
The following courses does not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CEID 231: Introduction to SolidWorks
CEID 235: Introduction to Rhino
CEID 363: 3D Rendering for Design
CEID 390: Critical Topics in Human Centered Design
CEID 420: Independent Projects: 3D Design
Painting
CEPN 100: Introductory Painting Techniques
CEPN 102: Introductory Acrylic Painting
CEPN 103: Intro to Oil Painting - on campus format (oil paints); online format (waterbased oil paints)
CEPN 104: Introductory Watercolour Painting
CEPN 105: Mixed Media Painting
CEPN 204: Still Life Painting
CEPN 206: Painting the Portrait
CEPN 210: Contemporary Painting
CEPN 222: Intermediate Acrylic Painting
CEPN 223 Intermediate Oil Painting
CEPN 224: Intermediate Watercolour Painting
The following courses does not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CEPN 400: Independent Projects: Painting
CEPN 401: Independent Projects: Oil Painting
Photography
CEPH 010: Photo Story: Spaces, Places and the Everyday
CEPH 100: Introductory Digital Photography
CEPH 101: Photographic Composition
CEPH 120: Black + White Film Photography
CEPH 200: Intermediate Digital Photography
CEPH 202: Portrait Photography
CEPH 203: Commercial Photography
CEPH 204: Architectural Photography
Print Media
CEPR 100: Introductory Printmaking Techniques
CEPR 103: DIY Printmaking Techniques
CEPR 104: Introductory Screen Printing
CEPR 105: Introductory Relief Printing
CEPR 106: Introductory Intaglio
CEPR 107: Introductory Stone Lithography
Professional Practices
CEPD 201: Professional Practices for Designers
The following courses does not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CEPD 200: Professional Practices for Artists
CEPD 202: Artist Statements, CV + Portfolio Development
CEPD 203: Artist Websites + Social Media
CEPD 204: Artist Grants, Residencies + Exhibition Applications
CESE 108: Introductory Creative Writing
Sculpture
The following course do not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CESC 180: Introduction to Metal Sculpture
CESC 280: Metal Sculpture Open Studio
Software
CECS 110: Introduction to Adobe Photoshop
CECS 111: Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
CECS 112: Introduction to Adobe InDesign
CECS 115: Adobe Photoshop: Photographic Editing
Spatial Design
CEDR 163: Creative Drawing + Architecture
CEID 122: Basics of Architectural Design
UX/UI Design
The following courses does not have a material list; however, please ensure you have note taking materials (e.g. paper + pencil) available:
CEDA 700: Intro to UI + UX Design
CEDA 710: Into to Web Analytics
CEDA 720: Intermediate UI + UX Design
CEDA 730: Advanced Web Design, CSS and JavaScript Frameworks
CEDA 740: Dynamic Web Art and Design, PHP
Visual Art
CEFA 010: En Plein Air: Discovering Nature
CEFA 011: En Plein Air: Discovering the City
CEFA 100: 2D Composition + Form