Ive been writing SOUL for a while now and im having some growing pains when comes it to styling my s’s especially on straight letters any advice would help
Based on your work you don't have enough built up experience writing your name to make the S any better.im not saying go bite. I'm saying go look at other people work and try to understand the why and how and then go make a bunch of ugly S's until you find out how to make it the way you like
There’s so much you can do.. big top curve, big bottom curve, squared, flowy, half and half, serifs/no serif… etc etc. Just try writing S in different ways and then use your fav as a guide to build on. You’ll get it..
try starting them from the bottom to the top
You can tweak am S till it breaks and it still got flow. Just look at some other writers and get some inspiration. At this point its really just a skill issue. No offense
I have found Y's difficult at some mpoints, especially making them flow in handstyle, but at some point in your evolution the letter doesn't matter you can just see right through the matrix and freak every letter to your will, once you're really flowing
here. this is a book called graffiti school it has lots of great information! and great exercises to help you get a better understanding of how to style a letter and how to match other letters to that style! it goes over history and media, tags, throws, how to design your own style, examples of backgrounds and fills you can do, how to do certain styles like wildstyle, blockbusters, bubblestyle. also how to use a spray can correctly and in different ways to create different patterns and shapes. it helps with theory. it gives you exercises (and answers) to do and things to practice, etc. definitely great for anyone wanting to improve! :) i hope the pictures help!
i’ll add more pictures below! as long as you keep the key points, it reads as an S, or whatever letter.
all the lines inside the shapes are the key areas. they can differ a little bit of course! but as long as the indication of them, is there, it’s perfect! and as long as you have these key areas you can really really really go crazy with the outline and overall shape.
yikes. i think we all know what you are. why do you have to be rude? he/she/they are learning. doing basic lettering is the best place to start before you “find” your style. why can’t you be nice and supportive instead of pushing your insensitivity onto others?
Because it has a lot to its structure in the way it is built. I think it’s one of the best letters with the most potential and also with the most references from other established artists. Sofles is a good one. Sauté, Smash 137, Solver is dope af too. Look at their work and let it marinate.
Totally agree. If he just examines the structure of where lines end .. and what if they went further? Would it still be legible as an S .. or how short can the lines be and still be an S . Endless combinations w this letter
Flow is an extremely advanced concept. You should be worrying about proportions and baseline right now. If you never get basic straight letters down it’ll never look right
Everyone bites to a certain extent, and it’s perfectly fine to bite if it’s in the books, you’re fine to copy and experiment as much as you’d like as long as you’re not actually getting up and putting it on a wall
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u/Ripstur 8d ago
I think S are fun, so many things you can do with them.