{"id":97,"date":"2026-05-29T01:22:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T01:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ea-sandbox.brentwoodvisual.com\/?page_id=97"},"modified":"2026-06-16T23:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T23:54:04","slug":"training","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ea-sandbox.brentwoodvisual.com\/?page_id=97","title":{"rendered":"Training"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Chalk art training<\/h1>\n<div>\n<p>Two structured courses and a growing library of individual talks. All training is included with Artist-tier membership. Phase 1 is also available on its own through the Apprentice tier.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Courses<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orange-line-small.webp\" alt=\"orange chalk line\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/video-lesson.webp\" alt=\"video lesson icon\"><\/p>\n<h3>Phase 1 \u2014 Foundation<\/h3>\n<div>The fundamentals: strokes, lighting, setup, the drawings every gospel chalk artist needs to know. Video-based, paced to work at your own speed, with a PDF workbook. No prior experience required.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/?page_id=198\">Start Phase 1<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/video-call.webp\" alt=\"video call icon\"><\/p>\n<h3>Phase 2 \u2014 Advanced<\/h3>\n<div>One-on-one mentorship in a live Zoom class. Builds on Phase 1. Artist-tier members only; runs as a scheduled event series.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/?page_id=210\">Phase 2 details<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/presentation.webp\" alt=\"presentation icon\"><\/p>\n<h3>Individual Talks<\/h3>\n<div>Recorded chalk talks from Matt and from pioneers of the craft. Watch full presentations; study technique; see how drawings come together from setup through reveal.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/?page_id=215\">Browse the archive (Artist tier required)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flaticon.com\/free-icons\/video-call\" title=\"video call icons\">Video call icons created by lutfix &#8211; Flaticon<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>Your instructor<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/orange-line-small.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>Matt Bowman has been drawing chalk art since 1992 and teaching it since 1995. He&#8217;s drawn for crowds as large as 25,000, trained hundreds of gospel chalk artists through live courses and video, and has been making the lecturer&#8217;s chalk the craft runs on since 2005. 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