Sidewalk canvas: chalk pavement art at your feet is the first book to explore the fascinating art of street painting, where colourful pastels are substituted for paint and the pavement for canvas.

A comprehensive guide for chalk art creators! With so many searching for ways to have fun at home in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, chalk art has become a great way to do so while enjoying some fresh air. The Chalk Art Handbook offers budding artists a review of the tools involved, as well as tips and tricks to creating an array of sidewalk creatures. Artist David Zinn, whose work has been used as inspiration for elementary and middle school art lessons, offers step-by-step guidance on how to make chalk art come to life and advice on specific techniques such as smudging, perspective, and 3-D illusions. He also encourages artists to work outside the box with details on how to best incorporate concrete specks and natural holes or cracks in the ground into their artwork. The Chalk Art Handbook even includes bonus activities to keep everyone drawing happily both indoors and outdoors. The perfect gift for those looking for hours of outdoor fun!

The Art of Chalk includes over 200 color photos, along with tips and techniques from the world's most inspiring artists and designers in the world of chalk art.

The life and satirical opinions of an underground cartoonist in the City of Destiny. Including, but not limited to: - Foreword and writings by John Hathaway of The New Takhoman - Every (best & worst) Tacomic drawn by RR Anderson from 2007 to 2009 - South Sound editorial cartooning reflections by retired oped page TNT editor David Seago - "Mightier than Swords" news story from the Tacoma Daily Index featuring every Tacoma Political Cartoonist - A brief history of Frost Park Chalk Challenge, Chalk Jargon definitions and a boot full of BONUS chalk-art photography appendix - BONUS High-school Proto-Tacomics - BONUS Cartoonists League of Absurd Washingtonians (CLAW) secret society rituals, zine symbolism and writings never before seen! - BONUS A Complete "LEARN 2 DRAW in 3D" 24 Hour Comic Day comic book from the year 2009