The following demonstrations are held at 2pm on Saturdays at each of our store locations:

Saturday, November 6th, 2 pm
Basic Bookbinding Techniques

Saturday, November 13th, 2 pm
Ampersand! Smooth Painting Surfaces

Saturday, November 20th
Gold Leafing and Patina Techniques

Saturday, November 27th, 2 pm
Cut Your Own Mats

Special In-Store Demonstration with Vancouver Imageworks

Each Opus store location will host two 45 minute demonstrations starting at 10:00am and 11:15am.

November 13th - Granville Island
November 27th - North Vancouver

Join us for this special in-store demonstration featuring tips and techniques for incorporating inkjet prints into your art practice. Opus is proud to host this informative demonstration with Alan Somerville from Vancouver Imageworks. Alan will explain digital printing, going over such topics as the differences between various digital papers, the uses for digital prints and the different inks that are used. Start brainstorming all the different project ideas from scrapbooking, card making, collages and more. Just in time for the holidays!

Vancouver Imageworks is a Vancouver-based company specializing in digital fine art printmaking. They offer digital imaging training with courses in Adobe Photoshop, weekend workshops and special guest seminars, as well as a selection of printing services. For more information about Vancouver Imageworks visit www.vancouverimageworks.com

Special In-Store Demonstration with Sylvia Graham

Demonstration starts at 2pm. Arrive early for this exciting free workshop as seating is limited!

November 20th - Granville Island

Back by popular demand! Learn how keeping a journal can help you grow as an artist and aid your creative process. Multimedia artist Sylvia Graham returns to Opus for a Creative Journal demonstration featuring innovative journaling models developed by Sylvia. Find out how you can get the most out of your journals and sketchbooks!

Sylvia Graham?s formal training and background is in graphic and commercial art. She owns her own business, Packrat Creative, and has exhibited her multimedia work for numerous years.

For further information, please contact our store locations directly.

In addition to these demonstrations, we have an extensive range of how-to handouts available to help you with your art projects. Please visit our online resources, for these easy to follow handouts. Each handout is available in pdf format.