When I start a piece I always count the number of letters in the name as this will help me plan the composition. On top of that I also write the name out to see how the letter relationships are working within the name.

“Finding my style” is just about every artist’s biggest goal and concern when they first start out in any art form, but this ends up being more of an obstacle than anything. In this blog, we’re not going to restate what we taught in the video, but rather we’re going to chat about the downside to style and perhaps a better approach to progress.

Painting graffiti on the highway can be a rush for those with the courage to take the risk. One of the most thrilling parts of highway spots is the rush as you approach the wall. You can hear each car flying past you and you know that they’re going far too fast to stop so suddenly, however, there’s always a chance. A chance one person might slam on their breaks, and it’s for this reason the people in today’s video keep their guard up as they paint.

Ok so to make up a tag name, begin by writing the whole alphabet on a paper. No need to be fancy here, just write the letters as you normally would in print font. Once you’ve written out all the letters, put a circle around the letters you think you’ll enjoy. Maybe you like the look of the letter, maybe the letter just seems fun to you, whatever the reason is, if you like it, circle it.

Our first submission was an awesome wall done by Magen, and he really did a great job but a few things stood out to me. One of the more notable topics was his extensions, and they stood out for a few reasons. Not only did his super round extensions feel out of place in an angular piece, but the width of these extensions varied greatly!

Recently we featured the graffiti artist Mute on the Youtube channel and everyone loved his theories so we decided to get in touch with him for an interview. We decided to ask Mute a variety of questions

Writers love to push limits and today one writer goes ahead and tags whiteboard. We’re going to check out plenty of other writers as well, everything from writers tagging freight trains, abandoned areas, and day time spot. Each of these spots comes with their own risks and challenges to overcome and these graffiti artists shared their experiences here in this article.

Over the years graffiti just about every aspect of graffiti has changed. Everything from the surfaces we paint, how we paint, what we paint, and even the paint itself has changed, but one aspect has always been constant, and that’s the desire to “Get Up”. Today we’re going to ask the question of whether or not graffiti artists have gotten soft over the years. Is the new generation too afraid to really get up?

Graffiti at its core is all about “getting up”, getting your name out in the public view for all to see. It’s about fame, reputation, and notoriety, and we do this by putting our names on walls. Most graffiti artists paint under the. cover of night. However, some paint during the day because they simply don’t care, love the rush, and are willing to take the risk to get their name up. In our new video, "Doing Graffiti Throwies During The Day” , we highlight many of these graffiti artists that are within our own community.

Wild styles are the most stylistic version of graffiti pieces, and the key here is that wild styles have no limit to how technical they can be. For this reason, wild styles come in a wide range of technicality, but one thing remains consistent. To be classified as a wild style, the graffiti needs to reach a minimum of style added to it that exceeds that of normal pieces.

Throwies are an essential part of graffiti and they’re largely used to get your name up in a big yet simple way. Today, our new video on YouTube, "5 Types of Graffiti Throwies” , goes over a few while sharing some pros and cons of each. Here, I want to summarize and explain some of those pros and cons for you guys.

Graffiti puts a large focus on style so its no surprise that there’s plenty of different ways to tag a single name. Today, we’re taking a look at 5 different types of tags, and if you’re new to graffiti then play around with each one and see which one you find most fun!

The whole idea behind flow is to unify our letters and to bring a sense of cohesion to our name. Luckily for us, all base structures flow automatically without us needing to do anything. Since our name flows on it’s own, that means that we have to work to maintain our flow, rather than work to achieve flow.

If we had to sum up this technique, we can say, that the positioning of your letters will come together to make the positioning of the overall word.

I’d like to talk about is the likelihood of people becoming legends from this spot. See, part of getting fame in graffiti is hitting unique, difficult spots, or not going above and beyond the limits of other writers in the area. Seen had already been a legend since the NY Days, however, when he hit the Hollywood sign, he gained even more fame.

Follow graffiti artists of the DWK crew into the graffiti towers as they sneak and paint the famous graffiti towers. At this point, the graffiti high-rise in LA has become the spot to hit, and might just be the most famous spot currently.

As the Graffiti Towers in LA gained popularity, more and more writers horde the building to find a spot to paint. Graffiti artists from all around the world have been traveling to the towers and so far only a small handful of people have been caught.

The graffiti community bands together as they “get up” on the iconic unfinished towers located in Los Angeles Oceanwide Plaza. The Oceanwide Plaza, a mixed-use development featuring residential, retail, and hotel spaces, has been a focal point of downtown Los Angeles' revitalization efforts

In graffiti, our goal is to balance the name, as this will also ensure flow, another one of graffiti’s fundamentals. I want to take some time to give you guys 3 tips you can try in your graffiti to improve letter name weight.

Variant structures will play a huge role in your graffiti tags, throwies and pieces. What’s amazing about variant structures is that they take on new shapes, and as a result, this changes not only their structures, but it also changes their weight, and every other fundamental along with it.