Elayne doesnt want company but company wont leave her alone. Everyones got an opinion but no ones listening and things are starting to slip. nut premiered at The Shed at the National Theatre in October 2013; directed by the author.
#719946 in eBooks 2013-11-01 2013-11-01File Name: B00GDDVSP4
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154 of 159 people found the following review helpful. Accessible; well-designed -- this is the book you wantBy W. D.This book does a fabulous job of making the art of chalk lettering and illustration accessible. As she says; you dont need good handwriting to do this -- its a different skill from that. And she shows; step by step; how to do it. Its very simple and easy; the way she shows it! The chalkboards that come with the book are useful as well; though it only took me a couple of days to buy an additional chalkboard so that I could practice without having to flip pages in the book all the time. Im attaching a picture to show what I was able to do after going through this book. If you want to learn chalkboard art; this is a great book to start with!87 of 91 people found the following review helpful. Do yourself a favor; order it now.By Pam VargasIve been wanting to up my game with calligraphy and chalk lettering... This is one of the best books out there. Pretty on the outside; even more gorgeous on the inside. Dont even bother ordering on PDF. It comes with 3 very useful Chalkboards for practicing. How awesome is that?! Now to the juicy stuff... It has e-very-thing! What tools you need; how to prepare your chalkboard for battle; typography 101 courses; lots and lots of styles and tips to achieve your lettering goals... Imma go play with it because it is addictive. Do yourself a favor; order it now.90 of 95 people found the following review helpful. Has it all - how to letter; how to embellish; how to make a complete design with words; frames and doodles.By Ashley LeeI was looking for a good book on typography so that I could use it in my art journals. I looked through every book I could find in various book stores on typography - calligraphy; advertising design; ect and I couldnt find a book that showed how to design letters. Most of them were not helpful because they contained only one or two lessons and then a ton of empty pages for you to practice on (thats what my notebook and scratch paper is for - thank you very much). Then I came across this book and every single page was full of something to learn. She starts out slowly explaining 3 types of basic font (now I know what serif and sans serif means) and then shows different ways to embellish the basic fonts to make them fancier. Then she moves into warping the font (ie writing the letters in a arc; or slanting upward or downward. There is detailed discussion on how to draw more attention to some words within a phrase so that they catch the readers eye by making them bigger or bolder or shaded. After you get the hang of lettering she moves into working a full design - frames; banners; laurel vines; snowflakes; arrows; stars; swirls ect combined with lettering. This was exactly the book I was looking for - how to letter; how to emphasize words within a phrase and then how to put it all together into a complete design. I like that the book has plenty of pictures to show you how to do it; but doesnt skimp on the written instruction either. The book is jam packed with info and low on useless filler material as Ive seen in some of the other typography books. Worth every penny and can be applied to more than making chalk board signs.