Danica Davidson - Chalk Art Manga: A Step-by-Step Guide

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Skyhorse and Skyhorse Publishing are registered trademarks of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., a Delaware corporation. Visit our website at www.skyhorsepublishing.com. 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available on file. Cover design by Kai Texel Cover illustrations by Rena Saiya Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-7189-5 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-7190-1 Printed in China C halk and manga are two beloved forms of art, and now theyre together at last. Many kids (and adults!) love to pull out some chalk and make pictures on their driveway or sidewalk. Theres nothing quite like turning your driveway into a work of art on a sunny day.

Even though the chalk will soon disappear, making this kind of art is soothing and unique, and it can still be captured forever by photography. The stress of achieving perfectionlike with pen artevaporates by wiping or washing away any errors. Manga are Japanese comic books, and theyre popular all around the world. Many of them are then turned into anime, or Japanese animation. In Japan everyone from kids to elderly people read manga, and its popularity continues to spread. Manga are popular for their eye-catching artwork, their thrilling stories, and their relatable characters.

Traditionally, manga has been made with pen and paper, and more recently many people create manga on their computer or tablet. In this book, we will concentrate on the art side of manga characters as opposed to the storytelling. Whether youre doing a simple drawing on your sidewalk or doing advanced manga characters for onlookers at an anime convention, you have the tools and know-how to bring these characters to life! How to Work with Chalk In this book were going to concentrate on how to work with chalk on outside surfaces. (Please first make sure you have permission to work on particular sidewalks. And please dont draw in the street, where it can be dangerous!) Note: Well let you know the original size of each artwork in case thats helpful as a reference, but you dont have to copy the size. This sample drawing of a heart, below, is three inches wide and three inches high.

While some aspects may be tweaked, we are going to do all the drawings with the following general steps: Step 1: Draft using white chalk. Take a piece of white chalk to draw the outline of the shape or character youre going to make. In this case, were making a heart. Step 2: Pick the chalk color(s) you want. In this book well be showing you specific colors for each drawing, but always feel free to use whatever colors you want. If youre not sure what colors to use, you can follow our color choices.

It can be helpful to first trace the color on the inside of the white line before coloring it in, because it keeps you from coloring too far. However, you can also wait until after the next step to trace inside the outline. So here you can see an outline of pink on the inside of the white line. Step 3: Next, fill in the drawing with the chalk. Its better to use the chalk in straight, back-and-forth lines instead of coloring randomly. See the next heart picture for how this looks completed.

To see what we mean by back-and-forth lines, check out How to Color with Chalk on page xiv. Step 4: Smudge the chalk. Put your finger into the chalk and move it around to smooth it out. Not only does smudging take away patchy looks that might appear in pavement, but it can also help you blend colors. Smudging can make your artwork look really fancy and smooth! If you dont want to get your fingers dirty, you can wear gloves to smudge. Step 5. Step 5.

After you smudge, you might want to add a little more color if theres not enough. When you work on an uneven surface, the chalk might be thinner in some places than others. Heres where you can easily fix that. After that, you can smudge again if needed. Step 6: After youre done smudging, draw black lines over the original white lines. Step 7: As the final step, you can add some white chalk in specific locations to get a shiny look. Step 7: As the final step, you can add some white chalk in specific locations to get a shiny look.

For example, you can put some white in a persons hair to make it look as if its shining in the sun. With this heart, you can see where to put white lines first on the left side, then on the right side. And with those steps, you will have your chalk art! Feel free to follow exactly as we show the steps, or just use the steps as a springboard for you to get creative and try new things if you want to. We start with simpler characters and work our way up to more complex characters. For the more complex characters, you might want to draw your character first on paper, and then use that to guide you while you work with your chalk. Drawing it this way first can help you with proportions and balance.