Discover the Art of Chalk Lettering: Create Beautiful Lettering with Step-by-Step Guidance

Rebecca: Many great ideas in this book and I especially love the chalkboard that comes with it for practicing.

United States on Sep 26, 2023

CO: We purchased this as a gift for a relative who just recently bought a display chalkboard for use at home. She would write notes relating to the season/holiday at hand or inspirational sayings. After receiving this, she has taken her displays to a new level! She is a creative person, but not an artist per se. She said using the techniques and examples in the book, it is very easy to get great results.

United States on Jul 22, 2023

andre: Gostei bastante

Brazil on May 22, 2023

Eleonora: lo usé para darle vida a un espacio de bienvenida en mi airb&b

Mexico on Sep 23, 2022

Karen Mcdonough: My daughter is very creative with chalk, has been her whole life. She is expecting her first child so I bought her a sandwich-style chalkboard (like you see at coffee shops) figuring it will be extra special for birthdays, holidays, announcements, etc. I bought her some chalk markers as well as regular, old-school white chalk...and this amazing book! It is incredible, it has everything from how to season your chalkboard to sharpening your chalk with a pencil sharpener (who knew!!!). Do not hesitate to buy it, you will not be sorry!

United States on Aug 29, 2022

Sgl: Viene en inglés pero se entiende perfectamente con las fotos lo que quiere decir y siempre tenemos el traductor de Google para los que no sabemos inglés,un libro genial

Spain on Nov 16, 2021

L'onesto.L'onesto.: La mia opinione è rilasciata in base alla mia esperienza quindi:

Per quanto riguarda la spedizione:
Tutto perfetto e libro arrivato secondo programma

Per quanto riguarda il prodotto in se per se:
Il libro è molto chiaro e completo pieno di immagini che semplificano la comprensione, davvero utile per apprendere la calligrafia/lettering sulla lavagna.
La cosa molto interessante è che permette anche a chi è alle prime armi la possibilità di apprendere la disciplina, la presenza di immagini e consigli su come eseguire ogni singola lettera lo rende davvero molto facile da seguire.
Infine la chicca sono le finte lavagne poste a inizio e fine libro su cui fare pratica nel caso non si abbia a disposizione una lavagna vera e propria, questo prodotto è stato davvero curato nei minimi dettagli dalla copertina all'interno davvero notevole.
Se per qualcuno la lingua inglese è un problema andate tranquilli e non fatevi scoraggiare, la chiarezza di questo prodotto unita alla semplicità nell'illustrare i processi di scrittura lo rende molto facile da comprendere.

In totale il mio voto è 5/5 per questo libro, non ho riscontrato nessun problema sono...

Italy on Jan 19, 2017

Lucy Schnüffler: Dieses Buch hält wirklich was es verspricht!
In amazon.com kann man im Buch blättern, dort gibt es mittlereweile 113 Rezensionen, die für mich den Ausschlag gaben, das Buch zu bestellen.
Wer einigermaßen englisch kann, ist gut bedient, wer nicht ganz soviel kann, kann mit Hilfe von Google Translate dieses Buch doch sehr gut verwenden, es sind sehr detaillierte Fotos drin, die dem Leser das Erklärte illustrieren.
Eine kurze Aufteilung:
- Anatomie der Buchstaben: was ist Serif, Sans Serif usw...
- Beschreibung der Materialien - was braucht man für "Kreide-Lettering" (außer Kreide... :) ) und wie malt man oder schreibt man damit?
- Dimensionen und Schattierungen der Buchstaben - Wörter drücken Gefühle aus, wie macht man das? Schön erklärt.
- Banner, Rahmen, Ornamente... hier wird nicht einfach nur ein fertiges Banner abgedruckt, sondern genau erklärt WIE man sowas denn alen kann...also Schritt für Schritt
- Verzierungen: Wellen, Blumenlinien usw...auch hier schrittweise fotographiert
- Lettering in einer Form: z. Bsp in einem Herzen
- Bilder malen: Tulpe, Rose, Schneeflocken (als Verzierungen für die fertigen Sprüche) - die Autorin hat...

Germany on Jul 31, 2016

The Wild OliveThe Wild Olive: Fun book! Very easy to follow and encouraging in style. I love chalk signs and wanted to learn how to make my own. Let me say, my handwriting is STINKY and if I just handwrote a sign, it would look terrible (I've tried and failed!). I also have no drawing experience. I bought the book because the author swears you don't need to have good handwriting to hand letter a sign and she is very encouraging. She is right! We were having a big party for my hubby's 50th and I wanted to make a sign to greet guests in the hallway. I didn't have time to do all the lessons, but I read thru the book and copied some of the lettering styles and embellishments in the book. My first effort was great and it was too fun - and it only took like half and hour! I had no idea I could draw like this, since my writing is all over the place. Go for it - you never know the talents you have unless you try new things, and this book is an excellent tool to learn to make chalk art!

United States on Apr 28, 2016

Brooklyn Limestone: I have been a fan of Valerie McKeehan's work for a while now so I was quick to pre-order this book.

When it arrived, I dug right in. The author does a great job of breaking down her process and the various elements of a chalk lettering design. She gives step by step advice and encourages practicing each and building skills at each step. The descriptions are clear and she makes the process approachable. She encourages everyone - even those with messy handwriting - to focus on refining their skills and using her provided tips to develop a unique personal style.

Whether it works or not will depend on how much I work it. As they say, practice makes perfect. As you would expect with any skill, there is definitely a learning curve and it will improve with practice but this book has essentially everything I need to coach me through that process. I have always wanted to be able to create a beautiful lettering design on a chalkboard and with this book's help, I think I'll get there.

United States on Sep 21, 2015