The Art of Chalkboard Lettering with Cora Pearl

This class has been postponed due to Covid-19. Please stay tuned for updates!

Chalkboard lettering has become very popular in recent years. In this workshop, students will learn several different styles of hand drawn lettering as well as other design elements (such as flourishes, borders, and ribbons) and we will combine these components to create chalkboard style pieces of artwork. We will explore the essential elements of chalkboard design and layout and will work in both black on white and white on black. Students will create a sketch for one complex chalkboard layout and we will do several smaller designs, all working on paper. We will also touch on working large scale on chalkboard surfaces.

This class is ideal for students who want to better understand this style of lettering, for students wanting to learn more about layout and design in lettering art, for students who want to explore the art of hand drawn lettering, and for students who want a new area of lettering to explore.

Date: Saturday and Sunday, March 21 and 22
Time: 10:00am to 4:30pm
Price: $160 members/$200 non-members
Level: Advanced beginner and all levels
Location: SVA Annex, 214 E. 21st Street (between 2nd/3rd Ave), Room 703A

 
 
 
 

MATERIALS LIST

  • 1 General’s White Charcoal Pencil

  • 1 General’s Black Charcoal Pencil

  • Canson Pro Layout Marker Paper 9” x 12”

  • Micron Pen in size .05 (and any other sizes you may already have)

  • Faber Castell Dust Free Eraser or any similar dustless eraser you may already have

  • Factis Black Eraser

  • 12” or 18” T-square Ruler

  • A few sheets of Graph Paper

  • 12” Ruler

  • Pentel Graphgear 500 size .05 Mechanical Pencil or any mechanical pencil in .05 that you have

  • Scissors

  • Pencil Sharpener (any kind)

  • 2 Sheets of Canson Mi-Teintes Paper in black (19” x 22”)

  • $12 Materials Fee (payable to instructor)


Optional (but helpful):

  • Fons & Porter Fabric Pencil - It is a little pricey at $14 so if you don’t feel like spending that much on one tool, you will be fine without it (Can be found at JoAnn’s Fabrics)

  • Dividers (Blick sells Alvin dividers for about $10)

INSTRUCTOR

Cora Pearl started studying calligraphy at age 11 and has been doing calligraphy and hand lettering ever since. She has a BA in Art and Art History from Oberlin College. Cora works as a full-time calligrapher and teacher of lettering arts. She teaches full credit calligraphy and hand lettering courses at Portland Community College and teaches independent workshops, classes and private sessions, including year-long courses in Design for Lettering Art. She has taught at several calligraphy conferences including Letters of Joy, IAMPETH, Letterfest, Typecon, the International Calligraphy Conference, and Letters California Style. Cora also does calligraphy commissions in addition to her teaching. Cora is passionate about teaching and values a holistic approach to learning based on building trust and safety in the classroom environment.