by James H. Pence

I love to draw Christmas trees--with lots of lights. And what better way to do that than with black light chalk. Today's video tip will show you how...

by James H. Pence

Christmas is less than a week away, so I thought it might be fun to put up a couple of Christmas chalk / black-light video tips...

by James H. Pence

Arguably, the “reveal” of the invisible black light picture at the end of a chalk drawing is the most important part of the drawing. Often—in my pictures at least—it is the climax, the place where the message of the drawing hits home. Thus, you want to make the most of every black light picture. Here are several tips on how to maximize the invisible picture’s impact...

by James H. Pence

A key component of any chalk artist’s presentation is the lighting.

In the past, when drawings were mostly “chalk talks”, there wasn’t much need for lighting beyond white lights. The surprise at the end of the drawing (which also functioned as the punch line or application) was usually accomplished through the clever manipulation of lines. The artist would appear to be drawing one thing and then it would suddenly turn into something different...