Sidewalk chalk!

[rentahero]

Hey everyone! Anyone here use sidewalk chalk? I might have an opperunity to draw on the sidewalks of Peral Street Mall in boulder Colorado. I was curious if anyone else here using side walk chalk for fun? I was curious if I can use fixatives just like pastels to layer, what do you guys and gals think?

[markwagner]

I use chalk, have done 12 years of festivals, street painting, in CA. Santa Barbara and San Rafael are the largest. I have created 18 x 20 foot pieces. All the festivals use KOSS pastels. No fixatives. See my web site under PROJECTS.

email me for more info if needed, I can give you a few solid techniques that work.

~M

[Wargoul]

i did a street painting festival back in october. even though our drawing wasnt fantastic i still had a bitchin time. theyre wicked fun. when it was over i was mad sore from being in a kneeling position for several long ass hours. i was covered in chalk. :p
heres all i really got to do:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Crazy1/PSPF/DSC00001.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Crazy1/PSPF/DSC00002.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v206/Crazy1/PSPF/DSC00003.jpg

theyre not quite like pastels though, theyre much more messy and more fun to blend.

[markwagner]

Hey, I'll show you some of the chalking I have done.

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/projects/streetpainting/chalk/sistine/images/mw_sistine00.jpg
ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 25 x 65 ft., group effort, 6 days, San Raphael, CA 2003

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/projects/streetpainting/chalk/sanrafael2001/images/sfchk0107.jpg

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/projects/streetpainting/chalk/bellavia/images/bellavia31.jpg

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/projects/streetpainting/chalk/bellavia/images/bellavia21.jpg

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/projects/streetpainting/chalk/bellavia/images/bellvai34.jpg
original photoshop sketch
final chalk drawing approx. 18 x 20 feet
4 days to complete

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/images/projects/streetpainting/chalk01.jpg

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/images/projects/streetpainting/chalk02.jpg

http://www.heartsandbones.com/markwagneroldsite/images/projects/streetpainting/chalk04.jpg



~M

[markwagner]

I created a project that set a Guinness World Record for the largest chalk drawing, and created a nonprofit to continue this work. Here's more good chalk images and resources.

http://www.drawingonearth.org

http://www.drawingonearth.org/resources/tips

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~M

[jrr]

before the chalk, go to home depot and buy some knee pads!