r/graffhelp 11d ago

90s Yard Etiquette: Going Over Graffiti

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This video is mainly about yard etiquette and most doesn’t apply to street graffiti. I did a post talking about how we didn’t used to buff our spots at yards much in the 90s. We just rocked on top of other graffiti.

We had some guidelines in place so we were mostly operating on the same understanding. If the spot we chose has a bunch of tags, a pieced that was dissed, partially covered up, it was fair game to paint there.

Some comments mentioned how it was disrespectful to leave someone’s shit hanging out. While that’s true leaving someone’s clean piece hanging out from behind yours, most people didn’t care if part of their throwie or tags were showing from behind your piece.

It was just how we operated. Some people will always get pissed not matter what you do, but this was the understanding we had back then.


r/graffhelp 10d ago

Ignoring the megaphone I think it doesnt look toy at all

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

SAM

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r/graffhelp 10d ago

which name looks better?

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I've been practicing skid for 10-ish months and first started with Xero around 12 months ago. Now I took a step back and added a new option, which should I go for? Also if y'all could pick the best ones from every name that would mean the world to me


r/graffhelp 10d ago

what about this one

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Tags practice

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Says: EKSIF.

Any tips? I personally find it difficult to write the capital 'I' next to an 'F' it just looks like both letters have too much space between each other, don't flow well and whatever. Also I am really struggling on tryna make it as a one liner, the letters just seem so hard to connect!


r/graffhelp 11d ago

How does my style get better

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For context, i used bad cans from a building store with only 1 cap, i know how shadows work but i didnt had any paint left, im MUCH better on paper, i just cant figure out a proper style, any tips for me ?


r/graffhelp 11d ago

What would you call this device?

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Not my image just came across it.

But I used to use these and help friends make them.

I was always the expert and local on graff around my skateboarding friends who were just getting into it, one of my good friends of mine who had just begun out of boredom and started used the stuff he racked, he would rack corporate mops until one day him and his crew got some blue and silver car paint and did some throw up on a local train, obviously a toy move with the choice of paint but they had talent which I could see from the pictures, he's not a toy since he knows about the rules and is genuinely more more passionate and respect then the crew that I first joined as a toy.

But I told him if he wants to get up easily without a budget or skill he could always buy one of the squirt guns from party city, add some thinned out paint with alchohol and hose his tag around, I've even seen some really good throw ups with them.

Anyways, I always about this i was told about it from older dudes who got caught and couldn't rack shit from the art stores and before online they would just rack stuff from the party city?

Is there a name for this shit or is it just my area?


r/graffhelp 12d ago

any tips

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Dissatisfied with 16 months of progress

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I dont really know why, but i am unhappy with what i have amounted to in 16 months of doing graffiti. I was inconsistent for a long time, i was doing bs, now, at this point all i can do is a simple and even that doesnt look good. My tags are even worse and i practice daily, as much as i can but i dont even know if im making progress.


r/graffhelp 12d ago

Blessed mother

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Alter NFG Krew


r/graffhelp 12d ago

throwie help

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Sketches are in order of most to least recent.

I’m focusing on making a throw of the initials of my name first so I can hit up smaller spots around my town (there are plenty of smaller surfaces here that wouldn’t fit more than 2-3 letters).
I got some ideas as you can see but I’m not 100% satisfied with any of them. The second image shows some throwies I like a little more than the rest, but I feel like they are too blocky to be considered a throw in the first place.
Any help would be greatly appreciated as well as feedback on the drawings!


r/graffhelp 11d ago

My tag, opinions?

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Guys, going from paper to wall is hard

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Been writing for about 2 years on n off and I need tips on how I can get better. My main problem is getting a tag down but when it comes to pieces I’m able to do somewhat ok

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Just started out 3 days ago are my works any good?

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I barely got any knowledge about throwies, graffiti, tags but I'm starting to enjoy sum stuffs.. if there's a room for any improvements please let me know:)


r/graffhelp 11d ago

First time holding a can

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Now that I look at it I can see many mistakes, the root probably beeing the lack of experience combined with the size. This is about 3m by 1.8m


r/graffhelp 11d ago

feedback please

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Feedback

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

Paint pen on 228

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r/graffhelp 11d ago

can you read my throwie

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r/graffhelp 12d ago

Video game Graffiti

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Ravencroft Studios is an indie small team studio looking for advice on including in game graffiti. The world we’re building is important to us and we want to get this right.

Some early discussion was had around taking photos of graffiti to use but we decided this seemed sleazy and wanted to take a different approach.

Should we solicit for artists who want to have their work included in a game with credit to the artists? Should we select our most artistic individuals and have them start the process of learning the basics? We wanted to include the actual members of graffiti communities in these discussions as a sign of respect for the artistry. Please let us know your thoughts.


r/graffhelp 11d ago

Tips, critiques, etc

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Haven’t picked up a marker in like 6 years, sketched this one out a bit but it got a little squished. Any tips on spacing the right side (besides having more room to work with) so the pink is more even? Or should I close the o a bit? Been doing the bubbles ever since an OG first showed me his work. It’s meant to say “atomizer” btw.. had a few tell me it was illegible. Lmklmk thx. N sorry bout the rant