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I love graffiti and have done my whole life, so here's a thread about it.
Tagging is the calligraphic writing of one's name or alias. It is generally regarded as the earliest form of graffiti. No outline involved in the leter forms. Generally the fewer the syllables the better. Taggers write their own name/crew name. Some go for clarity, others let the can drip on purpose='drippers'.
Throw-ups consist of single letter outlines, executed at speed, sometimes just a single stroke and filled in with a solitary colour. There are tons of styles out there, most frequent is the 'bubble style' ie round forms.Block lettering from a can or with rollers or 'block busters' are in this category. Images eg faces/figures can be throw ups too.
Pieces are, in a nutshell, more detailed versions of throw ups. Very personal to the writers usually using modified letterforms of some kind. Can be done in 'wildstyle' - staright lettering, as in 70s NYC writers, but are seldom used nowadays.
Productions are pieces or a series of pieces tied together with a common background background. Often written by crews.
Here's an example of all of the above.
(Footnote: Pieces and Productions are generally coloured in((but not always)), but due to laziness issues they remain in black and white.)
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Not a bump to the thread so much as a bump to Firefly: I'm still watching this thread!
If you don't have a hardcore fanbase, then what do you have?
Well I have been quite busy with work lately, so I haven't got too much sketching done.... that is until today. I have an eye infection, and as a result cannot fulfill many of my duties, so I finally have some time to get some work done.
The inspiration of this piece was down to 2 things. Strop, your graphic novel featuring animals inspired me to draw animals. I have also been watching seriews 1 of The Wire on dvd and sav the episode where Wallace (a part time dealer) gets shot by his 2 best mates. So this is for Wallace.
This is me, yo, right here.
-Wallace
Enjoy. Next sketch, the theme will be.... gorillas!
.er, no, I'm really not that gangsta, but man! Wallace is totally dope (no pun intended, oh what the hell!)
Lol nice, thanks.
Here's a piece I got the inspiration from various episodes of The Wire. I won't bother explaining it, as unless you have watched all 5 series you won't get it, but hey enjoy as alwayzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.....
(As you may have been able to ascertain from my last few posts, I freakin luv The Wire yo. Next piece will be a requiem to Bodie, may he rest in peace, then possibly Dee Angelo, haven't fully decided yet.)