Journal
Stories from years on the walls: pieces, techniques, materials and the rules of the game, told first-hand by the artist behind Top and Dope.
Graffiti styles: a complete guide from tag to burner
All the main graffiti styles in one place: tag, throw-up, bubble, block, simple style, wildstyle, 3D, chrome, neon, burner and characters, with examples and links to detailed guides.
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Graffiti characters: how to draw them next to your letters
Graffiti characters are the cartoon figures that stand next to the letters: b-boys, faces, creatures. Where they come from and...
Throw-up graffiti: what it is and how to draw one
Two fat letters, silver fill, black outline, done in minutes. You have seen hundreds of them. What a throw-up is,...
Wildstyle graffiti: what it is and how it is built
Most people give up reading a wildstyle piece after two letters. Writers read it in a second. Where wildstyle comes...
Textured wall art: what it is and why it changes with the light
Low afternoon light hits a textured painting and the surface starts to move. What textured wall art is, how to...
Graffiti on canvas: how wall art moves into the home
Graffiti was never meant to last. A canvas is the opposite deal. What changes when wall art moves indoors, from...
Large wall art for the living room: how to choose size and style
You have probably measured that wall more than once. Two numbers and a roll of tape tell you how big...
How to draw graffiti: a beginner's guide on paper
How to draw graffiti letters from zero: the skeleton, the outline, the fill and the final line. A step-by-step method...
Alec Monopoly — the artist who made capitalism paint itself
A man in a top hat and monocle has appeared on walls in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, London, Hong...
Wildstyle graffiti sketch — WAVE's blackbook
Not every wildstyle piece starts on a wall. Some live entirely in a graffiti sketchbook, the blackbook, where the letterform...
Graffiti on brick — WEKX and TASH, 2013
Brick is not concrete. It doesn't behave the same way, doesn't take paint the same way, and punishes a writer...
Chrome graffiti — NEAR, 2014
Chrome graffiti is silver letters that read as metal, not as grey paint. Getting there is less about the can...
Graffiti indoors — spray paint safety, ventilation and what nobody tells you
Is spray paint toxic indoors? Yes, without protection. Spray paint releases solvent vapours (VOCs) and fine pigment dust. Outside both...