Shannon Roberts - Chalk Art and Lettering 101: An Introduction to Chalkboard Lettering, Illustration, Design, and More

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Written and Illustrated by Shannon Roberts and Amanda Arneill

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Shannon is a wife and mother with a heart for Jesus, whose passions include family, friends, fitness, and warm, sunny days. When shes not drawing on a chalkboard, you can find her chasing her kids around or in her happy place at the gym.

Shannon has been drawing and lettering professionally since 2014, when she first opened her Etsy shop called The White Lime. There, she sells prints and cards of her hand-drawn chalk art and lettering designs. She also works as a freelance artist for several companies that are licensed to reproduce and sell her work. Through them, her art has been sold in popular stores including Nordstrom, Hallmark, Hobby Lobby, and HomeGoods.

While she holds a masters degree in education, Shannon has had no formal art training and is self-taught as an artist. She finds inspiration in her day-to-day experiences, and hopes to glorify God with each opportunity shes blessed with.

You can learn more about Shannon and her work by visiting her website: thewhitelime.etsy.com.

@shannonroberts19

Amanda is an established hand-lettering artist and instructor who has inspired many all over the world through her online courses to pick up their pens, pencils, chalk, and more, and just start lettering! As a mom of two, a wife, and the owner of a successful business, Amanda knows the importance of slowing down in this busy world and taking the time to create something beautiful for yourself.

Addicted to all things lettering, irrationally excited by new pens and art supplies, and determined to spend as many working days as possible in sweatpants, Amanda has built a dedicated and ever-growing following of lettering lovers.

Amanda combines her professional training and over a decade of experience as an elementary and high school educator with her passion for lettering and learning in order to engage and challenge her students. Shes created a humor filled online presence and is well-known for her unique and distinguishable style, as well as her ability to teach others to develop their own style.

Find out more about what you can learn from her at amandaarneill.com.

@amandaarneill

to the world of chalk art and lettering! Are you a chalk novice looking to have some fun? Do you have some experience with chalk and want to continue to develop your skills? Do you consider yourself a chalk expert? Whatever your skill level, there is something for you in this book! Chalk Art & Lettering 101 provides instruction and inspiration to enhance your skills and abilities.

This book is broken into four sections. In Getting Started, you will learn the basics of making and seasoning your own chalkboard. Lettering introduces various alphabets and lettering styles, including serif, sans serif, cursive, and calligraphy. You will also learn how to add depth and dimension to your letters. Illustration guides you through the processes and steps involved in creating beautiful and charming chalk art, including banners, flowers, feathers, and butterflies. In Design, we teach you tips and tricks for how to set up and embellish projects. Finally, you will learn how to put everything you have learned together in a series of charming projects. Combine beautiful lettering with gorgeous illustrations, and you will be creating jaw-dropping chalk masterpieces in no time. Are you ready to chalk? Lets get started!

Air Blower: This special tool isnt required, but it will be a huge help if you are tired of blowing chalk dust off of your board. The air blower can be used to blow away chalk dust that is sitting on top of your chalkboard designs, but it can also be used to blow away bits left behind from creating shadow and depth with your pencil eraser. This way, you dont have to waste your breath, but can simply use this tool to blow it all away!

Chalk: Use this to create beautiful chalkboard art and lettering!

Cotton Swab: Use this to blend the chalk into your chalkboard background, add shadows, and create shiny vintage letters.

Dust Cup: Use this to collect dust that is created when sharpening chalk.

Felt Eraser: Use this to erase and add chalk dust to your chalkboard.

Microfiber Cloth: Use this to fully erase your designs. Between all of your erasing tools, this one will leave the least amount of dust.

Pencil Eraser: Use this to add depth and dimension to your designs. You will get your darkest shadows from the pencil eraser. It can also be used to clean up small mistakes.

Ruler: Use this to draw straight lines, perfect shapes, and guidelines.