Author Topic: Graffiti Thread [Not dead!]  (Read 2980 times)

Graffiti is an art, society typically groups graffiti with gangs, however most artists are not in gangs.
You can post any of your graffiti or street art creations here. (tags, bombs, pieces, and stuff in your blackbook)


FAQ and Help

Q: What do I need to do graffiti?
A: You should start with a marker or pencil and spend a lot of time writing in a blackbook. A blackbook is just a notebook where you practice graffiti. Start by making simple alphabets, and think of a cool name. Try not to copy people, nobody appreciates this. When you get more experienced, you should learn to use paint markers, and spray paint.

Q: What is a toy?
A: A toy is someone who is: A. new at graffiti and not good, or B. someone who has had a chance to get good, but has not improved. I will explain more graffiti lingo in a little bit.

Q: Where should I do graffiti?
A: As I said before, start in a blackbook. When you get better find some walls in areas where there is little traffic, and get to work. When you get better, move to higher traffic areas. Don't get caught.

Q: What is this stuff about blackbooks, toys, and whatnot?
A: Shut the forget up and I'll tell you.
Biting: Copying someone else. Also known as sharking.
Blackbook: A notebook, where you practice graffti, including lettering and techniques.
Toy: Someone who is: A. new at graffiti and not good, or B. someone who has had a chance to get good, but has not improved.
Writer: A graffiti artist.

What NOT to do:
Don't paint on: Schools, religious places (churches, mosques, etc.), houses, gravestones, and a lot more. Use common sense.
DO NOT PAINT ON RAILWAY SYSTEMS UNLESS YOU KNOW YOUR stuff, IT'S REALLY loving DANGEROUS
Don't put some stuffty tag over a nice piece/mural. Especially if has been around for a while.
Don't be a dumbass. Use common sense, and you should be fine.
Don't get caught!

Misc. Tips:
Get high. Not on drugs dumbass. Try to get on rooftops and get paint on elevated areas.



Some good websites for graffiti:
http://www.reddit.com/r/graffiti
http://www.12ozprophet.com/

I'll add more to the OP later. I have nothing to post at the moment because I am working on some stuff in my blackbook.
« Last Edit: October 01, 2012, 04:42:20 PM by FireFish »

HEY GUYS I KNOW ALL ABOUT GRAFFITI LET ME CONTRIBUTE SOME IMAGES TO THIS THREAD

banksy-piece#3214.jpg
andre-giant-obey.jpg
gang-tag-westsidebrotherz.jpg


Honestly if graffiti could be more of an art not posted as vandalism, it'd be 700% cooler
but I actually love graffiti sometimes because I'm a fan of abstract art and graffiti just seems similar to that.
I suck at graffiti-like styles though so :c

Graffiti to me is just some paint on walls that gang bangers do when they get high, and 99% aren't even readable.

Thats pretty hardcore man.
this was me when i made that post

I made a Graffiti Megathread once, it died out quickly.

You have been warned.

Graffiti to me is just some paint on walls that gang bangers do when they get high, and 99% aren't even readable.
Still, some of it looks amazingly well done.
Or maybe it's just the gangsters in my city are great artists, I don't know..

Most graffiti is stuffty tagging. i've seen a few exceptions where people actually draw stuff, but still.

There used to be this bridge over a creek in my home town. People would go down there and spray some pretty cool stuff until the local cops painted over it all in white. There was even a cache of spray-paint under a couple of rocks down there for people who didn't have any of their own.

Anyway a bunch of my friends and I painted a pretty awesome mural down there. I don't have any photos of it but I think one of my friends does, I'm going to go ask him about it

i love how it's all like

"i did something illegal, let's go tell the forums!"

Still, some of it looks amazingly well done.
Or maybe it's just the gangsters in my city are great artists, I don't know..
Well, the drawings are cool, but the writing... holy stuff.
There is actually a gang by my neighborhood who graffiti the word "milk" on walls.

I would love to see some pictures of that. Sounds cool.
i love how it's all like

"i did something illegal, let's go tell the forums!"
I'm not going to post any illegal stuff on here. Maybe others will.

Someone explain "Banksy" to me.

Someone explain "Banksy" to me.

He's a very popular graffiti artist. No one knows his actual identity. And his art has been cut out and sold at auctions for tons of money.

I actually really like his work.