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How to write graffiti basic tips
While most people see graffiti as a public nuisance, it’s hard to ignore its unique artistic style and celebration of free expression. Using a graffiti style for everyday lettering can be a fun way to make your mark, even if you’re not making a statement.
While graffiti lettering was designed to make the most of spray [...]
How to Draw Graffiti
Found this article on the web by Jayashree Pakhare
Graffiti writing has seen many ups and downs. Since ancient times, the graffiti writing was famous and was used to mark the kingdoms of the kings. The graffiti writing at that included the emblem of the kingdom and also phases that defined the king. After words the [...]
Rock Hardwear Sponsors West High Mural Club Montage
Rock Hardwear sponsors West High Mural Club at the old Gates Rubber Factory. Rock Hardwear: Attitude Enriched Apparel
Originally posted by: http://www.youtube.com/user/adamrocklin
Graffiti Glossary
ALL CITY
What a writer is considered to be when he/she is “up”, but this term implies more status than being just “up”. Many people can be “up”, but only a select few could be considered “all city”. Can also refer to a crew instead of just one writer.
BACK IN THE DAY
Refers to the [...]
Legal Graffiti Walls
Legal Wall Debate
Graffiti writers may see themselves as artists, but there are many residents in Northampton who would disagree. With £55,000 a year spent on cleaning it up, Inside Out investigates the problem of graffiti.
Subways, underpasses and motorway bridges, to a graffiti writer, it’s a blank canvas, but there’s one man in Northampton who wishes [...]
Tagging
A Tag is important and be charcaterised/defined by:
- Graffiti(bombing, throw-ups) itself developed from tagging
- ‘Tags are like your soldiers; more of them you have, the greater chance you have of winning the war’
- A mark of territory
- Instantly Recognisable
- A good tag is defined by :
– Legibility
– Rhythm
– Repetiveness
– Flow
– Style
– Originality
- ‘Tagging is like [...]
10 Great Graffiti Fonts
Graffiti Style on Fonts is totally different because all of them constitute of individual handwriting style transformed into digital fonts. Their expressiveness is defining local culture and urban lifestyle, yet they are regulated for evenness in typographic settings.
If you think these fonts are useful to your design, please visit the site refers to each font [...]
Style Wars
A documentary of New York graffiti circa 1983. Presented by Tony Silver & Henry Chalfant. A production of (c) 1983 Public Art Films Inc. (a non-proffit organization), all rights reserved.
Don’t Get Caught Tips
* Do not write your tags on your personal property, such as schoolbooks, bags, inside of your hat, back of your desk etc. If you want to practice your tag style on paper, make sure you throw the pieces of paper out when you finished. Keep your sketchbook hidden in [...]
Graffiti – UK Law
Graffiti is criminal damage under the Criminal Damage Act 1971. There are no legal sites for graffiti within the Royal Borough. Those caught in the act of graffiti or with intent to undertake graffiti within the Borough will be prosecuted.
If the value of criminal damage exceeds £5,000 the maximum penalty for those aged 18 or [...]
Spray Paint Guide
Krylon: Krylon makes many different varieties of paint, including various fluorescents and metallics. Compatibilities mentioned here refer only to the “all-purpose interior-exterior paint,” (the ordinary kind). For the specialty kinds, you’re on your own to determine which caps do and do not work.
Krylon’s main asset is its price. Krylon spends money funding an anti-graffiti [...]
Beginner’s Guide to Graffiti
beginners’ guide to doing graffiti, covering paints, spraypaints, stencils, surfaces and general advice.
What you will need
Paint. Oh really. However, there are a fuck of a lot of different types of paint so here’s a few pointers:
Brush paints
Come in several flavours. All of which are preferable to spray cans as they are not so environmentally damaging. [...]