How to Do Graffiti Art

Transcript Hi, I’m [Paisel] with 164, and today I’m demonstrating a little bit of tagging. Tagging is really just coming up with your own style to put your own signature down. Many styles are out there. Do something very simple and long. Maybe something just a little more graffiti-ish by rocking your letters side to …

Transcript Hi, I’m Paes 164. Now I am going to show you how to do a character. Once again, getting your base wall color down, I feel that black is a great color to start a character with, that way you kind of build up off your shadows. So I’m just going to do a …

Transcript Hey, this is [Pays164] ,and here’s some techniques on how to create a wild style graffiti piece. When creating wild style you still can’t completely lose your letter. So a little simpler here, as you can see, is an A. The building up with turns and kinks, that in turn build to other turns …

Transcript Are you back with [Pays164]. I’m going to bring you back to a couple techniques of shadowing. First with wild style, now dealing with a wild style not to much 3D going on, its kind of flat, its more of a merging of the letter over lapping each other. So a good placement of …

Transcript Hi I’m [Pays164] and I’m going to talk to you about Graffiti in a cartoon style. Really elaborating and exaggerating whatever you’re doing. Taking your letters and stretching them out, mixing bubble styles with block styles, and really getting elaborate with the colors. That’s probably about the best way to describe a cartoon style. …

Transcript Hi, my name is [Pays164], and today I’m going to demonstrate block style. So, much like a blockbuster and exactly how it sounds, it’s just a real blocky, strong way to put your letters out there so everybody can read it real legibly, still not neglecting any style. I’m just going to rock a …

Transcript Hi, I’m [Pays164], and now I’m going to talk to you about billboard style. So obviously, a billboard is way up high and really big. Most of the styles that you do, really aren’t going to be something that you’re going to see good, unless it’s kind of in your face. So, probably the …

Transcript Hey, this is Paes 164 and here’s some tips and advice on sketching your graffiti mural. Picking a black or a darker wall, obviously a lighter color to sketch with. Try not to use too many colors and get yourself super confused, whether it’s a wild style 3D or any type of lettering style …

Transcript Hey, you’re with [Pays164], and here’s some tips on creating a large mural. First and foremost, your canvas; make sure the wall you’re going to pick is at least going to be somewhat smooth. Try not to deal with too many cuts and crevices in a wall. If you’re going to take the time …

Transcript All right, I’m [Pays164]. We’re going to talk about graffiti symbols. Some of the more simpler symbols. If you were going to be tagging your name like so, maybe a crown to show you’re the king of your block, followed by some stars. As you can see, I’m just kinda rolling my hand around, …

Transcript Hey, I’m Pays164. Now we’re going to discuss in our graffiti series, abstract lettering. Man, it doesn’t get much crazier than that. This is really all up to you. Very simply, I’m going to start off with the A. I’m just going to rock some abstract shapes, and through these shapes, build up the …

Transcript Hey! You’re with Pays164, and now we’re going to talk about applying drips. I know that’s a scary subject, right? But purposely doing paint build up to apply drips can be great for color fill-ins for your graffiti piece. Across the whole top of my piece, I’m doing this purple pealing down. It’s as …

Transcript Hey Pay164 back again. This time we are going to talk about shadowing in 3-D. The same piece I’ve been working on my E, is very much 3-D; popping directly up and bring the perspectives straight down. Now dealing with the shadows, you also have to follow that same direction. Coming in and just …

Transcript Hey, this is Pays164 and here’s some tips on how to do 3-D graffiti. In my piece today, I only chose to use the E in Pay to make 3-D. First and foremost is finding your perspective in what direction you want that letter or letters to pop up. Me, I chose my E …

Transcript I’m Pays164, and I’m going show you some techniques on sharpening up your design when it comes to your graffiti piece. After getting the outline in place. After getting all the fill in place. Sometimes the complicated fill-ins, how they cross colors over each other, makes it almost impossible to come back and use …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pay164. Here’s some quick techniques while doing graffiti. First and foremost, get the right tips so you apply the right type of fades and flares to your graffiti piece. For example, fat caps work great when your writing and tagging your name, just by bending your wrist back and forward, almost as …

Transcript Hey, this is Pays164. We’re back at it again and I’m going to show you some techniques on how to flare your colors while doing your graffiti piece. Now, flaring is pretty much a technique of just applying a shadow or shade from color to color inside the mural and it’s all about just …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164, and here are some graffiti coloring tips. When you’re breaking down a basic graffiti piece, you’re going to have your outline color, an inner outline color, an outer outline color and at least three fill-in colors. So, a good six colors total. Choose three colors that will compliment each other on …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164; we’ll talk about how to increase depth with contrast color. In examples of my piece I used a really bright red or just a really bright color behind all that black outline, to create the depth of 3D and make the letters pop off. You know, any good combination of bright …

Transcript Hi. I’m Pays164, and here’s a little demonstration on how to clean up and fix mistakes. Sometimes you might come through and, oh my goodness, just make a really good little mess of yourself. Simply just coming back and doing techniques called cutting will clean everything up. Same color as I used for the …

Transcript Hey this is Pays164, and this is how to balance your letters in your graffiti piece. Make sure you just kind of step back and look at the wall, get your proportion down. If you’re working with a sketch feel free to draw a line in the center of that and have that your …

Transcript Hey, I’m Pays164, and here’s a couple of tips for the best spacing techniques when you’re painting your graffiti piece. We discussed earlier in some videos that you can come through, and apply a line across the wall. Count your bricks if there’s bricks. Take footsteps to divide up each letter so you how …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164, and here’s some of my better letter structuring tips. I like to kind of structure my letters off of different images. If I’m down in New Mexico painting with my friends I might kind of shape my; P, A, E, S, just to kind of vibe with the environment like cactus’s. …

Transcript This is Paise [sp ?] 164. Here’s some tips on creating fine lines. First and foremost, a fine tip. Fine outline tips, that are compatible with cans, that are more pressure sensitive. Pressure sensitive cans allow you to just lightly press the tip. And with that, and a combination of a good flick of …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164. In today’s graffiti demonstration, I’m going to break down to you how to do sharp lettering. Basically, you’re just taking your own lettering style, stretching it out, giving it almost that blade look. You know, that 1980’s look. Check it out. I’m mean it’s about as simple as that. Any type …

Transcript Hey this is Pays164, and now I’m going to give you some tips in graffiti background. Sometimes it doesn’t have to be too complex if you’re running out of wall space, but picking good colors to fade around your piece so that you can silhouette images such as city building, subway cars and whatnot. …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164, and here are a couple tips to remember while painting graffiti. First good tip to remember is write the color that’s in the can on the can. You’re out and about, it’s getting a little darker outside, you’re shuffling through your bag trying to get the right color out… It’s just …

Transcript This is Paes 164 and these are a few quick tips on how to clean your graffiti tips. First and foremost when you’re done flip the can upside down and spray until you kind of clean out the nozzle. Ain’t nothing more a pain in the butt than when you are in the middle …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164. Now, we’re going to demonstrate how to use a fat cap. First, a fat cap is a type of tip that’s going to spray much wider than the normal tips found on your stock spray paint can. You have snowballs. Montana has a series of fat caps out, very easy to …

Transcript Hi. this is Pays164, and this is how to control your spray paint can, and how to use your graffiti caps. Very simply, grasp your spray paint can. Get a good grip just with enough room to slide your finger right on the top. You don’t want to get it too high, and end …

Transcript Hi, I’m Pays164. Here’s some tips on how to do graffiti for beginners. Don’t get too caught up in trying to get all wild style when you’re still trying to understand the concepts of bending your letters, and getting your graffiti done. So basically, keep it real simple. Blockbusters, mobile styles, throwies [SP], all …