Artistic Lettering with Chalk Markers

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You  know those cool hand-drawn signs at the supermarket? I never knew what the artists used on them until now. They use chalk markers. Coloré sent me two sets of its markers: the Brilliant White Liquid Chalk Markers and the 8 Pack of Bright Vibrant Colors.

The eight-pack of markers comes with a soft plastic holder, like the one you see in this picture. The cup easily fits 10 markers.

I tested the colors out on black, non-porous craft labels. As you can see, some of the colors look more opaque than the others. The best solid colors came from the white, yellow, purple and blue markers. The white, blue and yellow markers seemed to dry the fastest. I found that paints that were slower to dry tended to drip (because of gravity) or feather (depending on the surface).  

I didn't use any particular fonts for the labels; it's just my regular handwriting.

After doing some experiments, I found that if you want the opaque letters to stand out, you have to write the word using the white marker first. After the paint dries, trace over the letters using your color of choice. In this instance, I used hot pink over the white letters, followed by bright yellow for the accents. I then used purple to give the letters an added layer of dimension.

Left: Without a white paint base; Right: With a white paint base

Love the look of these labels? Me, too! They come with the Kitchen Supreme Natural Liquid Chalk Markers. The set comes with 10 markers in bright colors (and a black marker) with reversible tips and 8 labels. The ink is natural, but not sure exactly what that means. The markers work similarly to the Coloré markers in that they take time to dry. The color vibrancy seems pretty good.

I'm not always naturally creative or artistic. Sometimes, I watch videos to get ideas or learn techniques. Check out this video about how to draw artistic letters with chalk markers (skip to 1:04 to get to the lesson):

 

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