Two experts help you learn the basics of Chalk Art including preparing your tools and boards, new font styles, Illustrations including flowers, feathers, borders and frames, and top it off with six projects that combine all your new skills!
Calligraphy and lettering, in chalk!
Chalk art and lettering are all around: on menu boards at a favorite local coffee shop, brightening sidewalk easels at street fairs, and in lively artwork found in the home. Chalk art and lettering pros Amanda Arneill and Shannon Roberts have teamed up to provide friendly, step-by-step instruction in chalk lettering and art, teaching you all you need to know to create your own chalk masterpieces:
• Getting started: the basics of making and seasoning your own chalkboards
• Lettering: various alphabets and lettering styles
• Illustration: steps and processes in chalk art, including banners, flowers and more
• Design: brings lettering and art techniques together with guided chalk projects ideas
"This beautiful, easy-to-follow guide is both an excellent resource for those interested in learning chalk hand-lettering, as it is a fabulous addition to your coffee table. The book includes detailed instructions, lessons in drawing, illustration and of course various styles of lettering."
-- Ekaterina Popova, founder and editor of Create! Magazine
