Showing posts with label graffiti. Show all posts
Showing posts with label graffiti. Show all posts

Learn Graffiti

Thursday, December 18, 2008 | 7 comments »

Want to learn graffiti art? It's actually pretty easy. There are good graffiti artists, like the one in this video. But the real trick is in the markers. The better the supplies you have to do your work, the better your stuff will look.



It's all about adding layers and using the right edges in your drawings. Play around with it and you'll get good in no time. This is probably one of the easiest forms of art, but this shit looks cool.

The best part is once you get really good and you start leaving your graffiti places, other artists will recognize your work. It's like a calling card just the way you draw letters or graffiti people.

How to Draw Graffiti Letters

Wednesday, November 26, 2008 | 5 comments »

In this video, I'll teach you how to draw graffiti letters. Once you figure out basic graffiti style and how to draw the alphabet, you can then start learning to draw people in graffiti as well.

By watching this video, you'll realize it's really not that hard. Basically it's all in the markers you have. If you have good markers, you can do this easily. It does take a little skill, but you can figure this out easily.

If you draw some crappy bubble letters, that's all you really need to know how to do. Then you can go wildstyle with your markers and get crazy creative with your art. The cool part is once you figure it out, you start to put your own calling card on your graffiti art and everyone will know it's your work.



How to Draw Graffiti

Friday, May 16, 2008 | 89 comments »

Learning how to draw graffiti is an artistic skill that is actually quite desirable. While it is usually associated with vandalism, graffiti is commonly used to paint murals on city walls and presented at urban art shows.



If you want to know how to draw graffiti so you can paint the sides of walls and trains, please don't. It is against the law. But if you just want to know how to draw graffiti so you can make your notebooks look cool, than by all means follow these steps:

  1. Write out your name or word and leave a lot of space between the letters with a pencil.
  2. Start experimenting with different shapes and sizes of the letters, using round and sharp corners.
  3. Once you have your basic form down, make the edges stand out by making the lines thicker, and use varying sizes. Use thick lines on one side of the letters and thin ones on the other side to give it a 3D look.
  4. Add more design and detail to the letters and edges to give your art personality.
  5. When you are satisfied with your graffiti, make the image permanent by using a heavy black marker to outline the edges. Color the rest in with marker or colored pencil.
The first step in learning to draw graffiti is to actually learn to draw regular stuff like cars and houses etc... You may think this sounds stupid, but if you know how to draw cartoons, you know how to draw graffiti letters.

Don't think for a second that graffiti is not a form of art, IT IS, and to learn any art you have to start with the basics.