{"id":62587,"date":"2022-03-11T14:18:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:18:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/?p=62587"},"modified":"2022-03-11T14:18:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T14:18:59","slug":"diy-cool-star-wars-chalk-art-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artspainter.com\/blog\/diy-cool-star-wars-chalk-art-project\/","title":{"rendered":"DIY Cool Star Wars Chalk Art Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EIAElVhOcXA?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe>Here is the step by step instruction on how to make your own Star Wars chalk art.<\/p>\n<p>Materials:<\/p>\n<p>-Chalk<\/p>\n<p>-Cloth (white tee shirt or old towel)<\/p>\n<p>-Paper towels<\/p>\n<p>-Large piece of cardboard or wood (I used a wood cutting board)<\/p>\n<p>-Painters Tape<\/p>\n<p>Instructions:<\/p>\n<p>1.Cover work area (your kitchen table) with paper towels and lay out your cloth and tape. **Tape down the corners of the cloth so that it stays in place, I also taped the edges of my cutting board so that it wouldn&#8217;t slip.**<\/p>\n<p>2.Lay out the chalk colors you want to use on the cloth, I would recommend laying them out in order from lightest to darkest so that you don&#8217;t get confused later on when your mixing colors.**<\/p>\n<p>3.Using a glass or rolling pin, flatten out each color of chalk until it&#8217;s just a little bit bigger then the size you want your star wars character to be on your shirt; this will help keep things clean and neat looking later on when you are drawing and will give you more room to draw your image without having to go back over lines again.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone loves a little bit of extra flair in their home. Unfortunately, most of the options are either too expensive or too difficult to use. Star Wars Chalk Art is a great alternative. This DIY project can be found on the blog Shanty2Chic, and it is easy to follow, making it perfect for beginners! You don&#8217;t have to be an artist to pull this off!<\/p>\n<p>Start with a bright background, which will make your chalk art pop out even more. For this project, the bloggers used black chalkboard paint. The color does not matter as much as the brightness. If you choose a light shade, be sure to have a dark outline around your chalk art so it stands out from the background.<\/p>\n<p>Use one color at a time when you&#8217;re outlining your designs so that they stand out more clearly and you aren&#8217;t mixing colors. While you&#8217;re working on one piece, keep the others covered with cardboard so they won&#8217;t get mixed up or ruined.<\/p>\n<p>When you&#8217;re done outlining your designs, fill them in with another color and keep adding new colors until the look is complete!<\/p>\n<p>Today we are going to talk about chalk art. Not just any chalk art, an awesome one made by a talented person and not an amateur. George is a graphic artist based in Romania that creates these beautiful and amazing works of art with only one tool: a piece of chalk.<\/p>\n<p>The idea behind this is incredible and the level of detail is stunningly beautiful. He does create some of the most amazing Star Wars characters out there. All his pieces are just breath taking and you can see the amount of time and effort he put in them. But as you will see, it doesn&#8217;t take him that long to make these\u2026<\/p>\n<p>There are a few pieces of equipment you will need for this project. The first is a projector. The second is some card stock or white paper and a pencil. You will also need chalk and of course the Star Wars movies. If you dont have a projector, dont worry, there are other ways to create your art. The easiest is by simply drawing it on a piece of paper and then projecting it with the projector.<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Find a location for your final piece. This can be outside or inside depending on the weather in your area. It is best if there is a wall or large flat surface available (a garage door works well if you want to do this indoors) but if not, you can get creative and find an alternative surface to work on such as a garage door, sidewalk etc&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Choose your movie! All six movies in the series are great to use for this project, but I prefer using Episode IV: A New Hope because my kids love watching it over and over again. If you have limited time or just want to try it out before investing a bunch of time into one huge piece, start with making smaller art like R2-D2 or Vader&#8217;s mask first so that you can get an idea of how<\/p>\n<p>The best thing about the internet is that it has made it possible for anyone to create. With just a little bit of knowledge, you can create art, write stories, and make movies. So why not use this power to create something amazing?<\/p>\n<p>Chalk art is a great way to learn how to use a projector and get some practice with shadows. This project is perfect for beginners since you don&#8217;t need any complicated tools or materials: just chalk, a projector and a dark wall!<\/p>\n<p>This is a unique and amazing project that will let you create your own Star Wars art. The best part is that you can do it yourself with the right instructions.<\/p>\n<p>This project is easy to complete but the outcome is very impressive. You can make any kind of work of art if you follow the right instructions and have patience, creative skills and enough time.<\/p>\n<p>Tutorial by: Sonja<\/p>\n<p>The old adage that practice makes perfect may not be true, according to new research from the University of California, Berkeley.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, the study shows, practicing a task over and over again can lead to imperfect results. The findings are contrary to what most people believe about learning a skill.<\/p>\n<p>The study found that when subjects practiced a precise feedback task \u2013 tracking a dot on a computer screen using a hand-held device \u2013 they were worse at it after 50 hours of practice than after 10 hours of practice. The finding runs counter to the common belief that with more practice comes greater perfection.<\/p>\n<p>Tasks that lack precise feedback, such as the video game Pong, on the other hand, show improvement in performance with practice.<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aUYpPS1SRmc?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S-XcUQwbwZI?autoplay=1&#038;mute=1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is the step by step instruction on how to make your own Star Wars chalk art. 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