Graffiti Artists Tags Class Room?!
In our new series we highlight writers in the community getting up and today we have some wild ones to share! Here is the newest video if you missed it "Graffiti Artist Tags Class Room” .
Our first artist was Sage, and he ended up catching a straight letter piece on the side of a freight train. He painted this during the night with nothing but a light to help him see. Painting at night can be hard since visibility is low, and any light you use to see can easily reveal your location to guards or cops. Sometimes, writers will have to memorize their piece to the point where they can just about do it by muscle memory with little vision at all. Freight spots are always some of my favorite clips as they have this inherent nostalgia to them given the roots in NY.
Kens has one of my favorite clips in today’s video specifically and the reason for that is twofold. Not only does Kens share the journey of getting to the spot, but he also paints a pretty cool piece with funk! This man had some great letters, with a totally different N that stood out among the other letters. He also gave this a wild fill-in with tons of color that I’m sure will pop off the walls in such a dark and dismal building. I hope Kens is able to share more clips in the future, seems they really do what it takes to get a spot they want, and that’s half the fun in graffiti.
Egoistic and his crew shared some daytime tags they took. Both hand styles were nice, clean, and effective. These are the kind of tags you love to see, as not every tag needs to be wild, flashy, and all out. Each of the tags here has just enough style to stand out, but they’re also simple enough to be effective. It’s a good idea for an intermediate or advanced writer to have a nice arsenal of different tags they can pull out at any given time. These tags will allow you to adapt to different surfaces and spots. Versatility and adaptability are powerful tools in graffiti.
When a writer has a perfectly good wall in front of them, the urge is hard to resist tagging. A compulsion takes over and before you know it, the tip of the marker is already on the wall. However, to pick a whiteboard over a wall? That right there is a conscious decision, one you make if you want to give a metaphorical “F,U” to the place you’re tagging. Not only did he do one tag, he doubled up and dropped a secondhand style on the whiteboard, making sure to cover just about all of it!
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