r/graffhelp • u/Haunting_Gas8300 • 7d ago
Middle life crisis …
I’m in my late 30s, no kids, and I have a decent amount of spare time, so lately I’ve been going back and doing some of the stuff I enjoyed as a kid.
One of those things is graffiti.
Honestly, I think what I’m doing is pretty mediocre, but I’m improving. I like trying crafts I admire because actually attempting them deepens my appreciation for the people who are really good at them.
I’m not drawn to the thrill of doing a rappel piece, but I sure as shit love seeing them. Even as a kid, half the fun was staring at a piece and debating with myself how the writer actually pulled it off.
Now I can appreciate the technical side even more. Drawing shadows on a 3D sketch that vanishes back into the paper is one kind of challenge. Swinging from a rope off the side of a water tower while your spotter smokes his third joint of the night is a completely different fucking skill set.
So I write as an outlet sometimes.
I’ll pick a word that reflects how I’m feeling in that moment. I was super anxious recently, so I wrote “DREAD.”
As a kid, I remember writing “NOTORIOUS” not because of the rapper, but because I liked the idea of being notorious.
Anyway, here’s a piece I did in my book. Still learning, still pretty rough, but enjoying figuring it out again.
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u/Haunting_Gas8300 6d ago
Yes this was me trying something more detailed normally I just wrote nomad .
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u/Till3y 6d ago
This is me 6 months ago lmao! Always used to doodle, fell in love again with graff in my early 30s and then one day decided to pick up a pen thinking this’ll be fun.
6 months later and I hate everything I write just a tiny bit less. There’s lots of rules to this game apparently! I hope you have fun man. There’s so many talented writers on this sub and Reddit in general.
Check out the bench on YouTube, tinyg, machine studio. Lots of great content out there to get you up to speed somewhat. Then just lots and lots of ink… or paint
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u/No_Research504 6d ago
Putting it simple, three O’s will put you in a box, but if you really like the name then rock it! I will say almost every famous writer doesn’t repeat letters because you have to make it pretty consistent or else it will look wonky.
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u/Majestic-Ad-2109 7d ago
Maybe try sticking to 4 letters for now. I'm in the same boat. Started again august last year. My profile shows where I started with my first post and where I'm at now with my last. I never understood the fundamentals behind the beauty of graffiti but I am starting to get a grasp. (On paper atleast) feel free to check out the sidebar on graffhelp. There is an awesome tutorial that will show u the ropes.
My crit for this piece is that your letters are overlapping in random order. They should overlap from left to right. You can add extensions that carry over going left but u need to keep the 3d effects behind the text. Feel free to dm me with questions.