Chalkboard Art for Beginners
Finishing Touches
A course by Michael Tilley (The Blackboard Artist) , Blackboard and Mural Artist
Joined October 2021
Joined October 2021
About the video: Finishing Touches
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to do the finishing touches on your mural. This will include adding colours, shadows, and general touch ups with refining. ”
In this video lesson Michael Tilley (The Blackboard Artist) addresses the topic: Finishing Touches, which is part of the Domestika online course: Chalkboard Art for Beginners. Learn to create eye-catching blackboard art pieces by combining freehand hand lettering techniques with Molotow paint pens and some illustration.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Finishing Touches I'll show you how to do the finishing touches. This will include adding colour, shadows, cleaning up and refining the letters. When adding shadows and colour for your mural, I like to use the liquid chrome and ochre brown and I also use black to refine and touch up the letters. When you've got a black and white piece, adding two colours will enhance the mural. It won't cram or overload it too much and I believe in less is more as well. As you can see, I've added shadow to "handcraft" using the ochre brown. When doing the shadows, you can do it either on the left side or ...”
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Course summary for: Chalkboard Art for Beginners
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Drawing, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration
Michael Tilley (The Blackboard Artist)
A course by Michael Tilley (The Blackboard Artist)
Michael Tilley is a London-based artist specialized in bespoke blackboard and mural art. While studying at the University for the Creative Arts in Epsom, he discovered his passion for hand-lettering and illustration. Inspired by old film posters, vinyl albums, and other vintage artwork, he combined his skills with his interests and started creating blackboard designs.
Michael’s clients list includes Soho House, Glastonbury, Warner Music, Hilton, Virgin, and Everyman Cinemas, among others. His work can be found in books like Art Class: Hand Lettering, V&A A Maker’s Guide: Calligraphy & Lettering, and Soho House: Morning Noon Night, as well as in a Walker’s TV advertisement.
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