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I am bringing wood fired pizza to the art celebration.  thank you so much

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The following list of suggested items outlines what a chalk artist might find useful when heading to a festival or chalking on their own.

Chalk

Large Bright Chalk

Large chalks are great for getting a base down.

Prang Freart
This chalk is soft and large. The colors are very vibrant.

Prang Ambrite
This is a smaller version of the Prang Freart and has a larger variety of blues and greens.

Eternity Arts
These chalks are drier than the Prang, but come in a wide variety of colors. There are easily a 100 colors to choose from.

Large Chalk (lighter and lower quality)

Crayola
Crayola are good for skintones and filling in background color. They lack the vibrancy of Prang but they are easy to wash from the ground and are kid safe.

Sargent colors are very pale and great for highlights. They aren't vibrant but are good for filler.

Chalk Pastels (for shading and small details

Koss is a hard chalk pastel that will go very far on just about any surface. It seems to be a popular brand at chalk festivals and comes in packs of 24 and 48 soft pastels.

Alphacolor
This chalk is soft and pillowy. It gets eaten by the concrete very quickly and is probably best used as an accent.

Artist's Loft (Michaels Store Brand)

Blick Chalk Pastel

Mount Vision

References

Reference Image

Come prepared with an image to draw. Using a grid on your reference image can help with placement and proportions on the large scale. To grid you can use a program like paint or photoshop or you can simply draw lines directly on your printout

Programs

If you're planning to do a 3-D or forced perspective picture you can use a variety of techniques. One thing some of our mements use is a program for helping to map out a grid - http://www.bionware.com/Sidewalk3D.php

Health

Knee/Wrist Protection

The ground is hard and long days will leave your knees and wrists aching if you don't chalk smart. Gardening pads, large sheets of cardboard, carpet squares, knee pads (left over from when you were into roller-blading) are useful for protecting your knees and wrist from the hard ground. You can also stand or kneel on pads/sheets of paper to avoid smearing completed work.

Blending tools

Blending tools save your fingers and your time. They can make it easier to push the pigment into rough pavement or help cover large areas very quickly.

Chalkboard eraser, foam brushes, carpet square samples or sheets of foam can be used for blending large areas of color. Blending sticks are helpful with small details. Sand is helpful on rough ground as is using toothbrushes.

Finger protection

Disposable gloves,band-aids, kitchen gloves, liquid bandage to protect your fingers

Sun protection

The sun is hot and will burn you. Protect yourself with sunscreen, hat, or umbrella.

Tools

Measuring tape, Rulers

These help with marking off your grid and getting proportions right. Rulers can be used as straight edges.

Snap line (Chalk line)

Make your grid with straight lines using a ruler or chalk line. Rulers can be used for marking straight lines and blocking parts of your piece

Dewalt chalk line with top loading works okay. The compact 30′ chalk line is great for travel and has an excellent string that hold chalk well.

Duct Tape or Painters Tape

It is nice to tape off a border of your work. Also used for framing holding down tarps. For protecting against the elements, Gorilla Tape really is the best for holding things down and keeping the wet out.

Tarps

Sheet plastic/drop-cloth and duct tape to cover your piece should we have an unexpected rain shower in the middle of the day

for rain Rain Protection

for overnight coverage to protect from rain, pedestrians, wind, etc.

Tempera Paint

Gallons available at School Box

Sugar water can be used as a cheaper alternative in situations which prohibit the use of paint

Paint Rollers and Paint Trays

Available at Home Depot, Ace Hardware, or similar store

Containers to store chalk

Stay organized. If you're traveling, using something like an art bin to hold just the right amount of chalk works. Take the time to pack it away with everything you'll need so you don't have to go hunting for supplies when you get to your location.

Cleanup

Baby wipes

These are good for cleaning off your hands between colors and cleaning your face. In a pinch a moist baby wipe can pull away an errant line.

Trash bags or grocery bags

for discarding used hand wipes, plastic gloves, food wrappers to keep your area clean!

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Chalk Supplies - Georgia Chalk Artists Guild

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Throughout the year the students will be learning about different artists and techniques that the artists use to create their art pieces.  Students have a chance to display their art for the community to view in a festive environment.
Students will choose 3 pieces of art that they have created during the year to display.

One group mural will be created

Middle School will work in small groups to create a visual display highlighting the life of a particular artist.

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May 15th
5:00-7:30
5:00-7:15_Food Court OpenTacos & Treats Available for a donation

All Evening: Enjoy viewing Art Displays
5:15-7:15: Active Art Opportunities on the Playground

Music:
5:00-5:20- Background Music on Sound System
5:30-6:00- Music Group 1
6:00-6:30- Music Group 2
6:30-7:00- Music Group 3
7:00-7:30-Background Music on Sound System

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Artists to be Studied and Timeline of Art Prepared to be Displayed

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Artists to be Studied and Timeline of Art Prepared to be Displayed

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Ideas From Deep Space Sparkle

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Have you ever thought about creating a collaborative mural with you students? It helps not to think about the logistics. Just imagine how it would feel to walk inside a school courtyard and see a decade's worth of murals peppering the stucco walls.

Over the past ten years, I created and co-created over 13 murals. Want to see them?

I'm missing photographs of my very first mural-California Coastline. It was a biggie and the scope of the project almost deterred me from ever making mural again, but as you can see from the pictures above, that I did.
2016 Ceramic Mural: Santa Barbara
For my last mural with the students at Brandon Elementary, the teachers chose the theme: Santa Barbara.

Like all murals, we scheduled 45 minutes to explain the mural process to the kids, detail the theme and provide visuals for tile possibilities. I wanted to keep the mural-making simple this year as I wouldn't be on campus to tweak and adjust, so we chose a grid style with collaborative tile groups as an option.

This particular 6th grade class were highly individualistic and many chose to work alone. You can decide if this is okay with you. Some years, we only offered collaborative grids within the theme and other years we chose entirely solo tiles.

Most of the drawing day was spent trouble shooting groups, adjusting for the exact number of students and tiles (math plays a part here) and making sure the absent kids had a tile to work with when they returned back to school.
BUILDING, PAINTING & GLAZING
Building the clay tiles is the hardest part as you need to make sure the kids understand that there are TWO tile they are working with: the bottom or the base and the top for design and building. Many children know how to work with clay by this age but even kids who have never worked with clay can be taught in a few minutes.

The one thing you need to watch out for, especially if you are creating collaborative grids is that the tiles match one another. So if a child is doing a tree, with the top of the tree in one tile an doth bottom in another, the trick has to line up.

Because the clay is forgiving, often lining up the tiles is easy.

The easiest way for children to paint tiles is to paint on bisque and not wet clay. I have done both ways. It takes less time to paint directly on wet clay but finger prints and smudges always need to be corrected.

Use the best method for the underglaze you buy. Some underglaze works much better on wet clay.

And ALWAYS test your underglaze on the clay you are using.

I really love this mural as it captures the essence of this particular group of kids very well.

Thank you Brandon School for embracing this project and providing a beautiful legacy of your students for years to come.

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Santa Barbara Ceramic Tile Mural | Deep Space Sparkle

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Tips for Summertime Sidewalk Chalk Art & Street Painting - Art by Monica

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Teachers, Please chose three artists that you would like to study. Please choose from Track B

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There are 5 tracks (A-E) that include 7 artists in each track for a total of 35 artists. Most schools purchase at least one track so that they can teach an artist unit a minimum of once per month. All 35 of our of our presentations have recently been updated - contact us to learn more!
Here are the artists that make up each track:
Each track includes an implementation guide with step-by-step instructions, PowerPoint slides, visual aids, art prints, game props and vocabulary words. We recommend purchasing complete tracks for consistency and allowing students to learn from a multitude of different artists throughout the year. All levels of instruction (Beg, Int and Adv) are included with unit or track purchases.

Learn more about how Meet the Masters works.

Take a closer look at the individual art lessons and projects for our 35 artists.

All Tracks Include 7 Artists with the Following: Art Supplies & Training DVDs (can be added to order)

Art supplies kit contains 36 sets to create up to 750 projects per artist

Step by step video demo by MTM Staff for each level of art projects

Implementation guide (step by step)

Multiple levels of art lessons per artist

Artist lesson plan binders for 7 artists

Artist name/date cards

Large laminated art prints for 7 artists

Props for assemblies

PowerPoint presentation for 7 artists

Color photo showing completed art activities

Student awards

Duplicating masters

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There are 5 tracks (A-E) that include 7 artists in each track for a total of 35 artists. Most schools purchase at least one track so that they can teach an artist unit a minimum of once per month. All 35 of our of our presentations have recently been updated - contact us to learn more!