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.
Summer graffiti — the chemistry nobody photographs
This post isn't about the result. It's about the graffiti process around it: what came before, what happened between coats on a 20-metre park wall, and the kind of summer crew session that stays with you long after...
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Graffiti Rules: Going Over, Respect, Toys and Kings
Graffiti has no rulebook, but it has rules. The most important one: never go over work you can't outdo. This...
3M respirator for spray paint — the complete guide
The short answer: the best mask for spray paint is a reusable half-mask respirator (3M 6200, 6502QL or 7502) with...
Graffiti lettering — volume fill, TASH 2014
Graffiti lettering is not handwriting made big. It's a system: letterform, fill, outline, detail and volume. This post takes one...
Graffiti in winter — TASH at −15°C
Can you spray paint in cold weather? You can, but the cans fight you. Below about 10°C spray paint loses...
Chrome graffiti piece — TASH x SHER, 2013
Two chrome graffiti pieces on one legal wall, same concept, same shadow logic, two different writers. This collaboration with SHER...
Neon graffiti on wood — TASH, 2013
Not every session happens on a wall. This one was at an airport graffiti festival: thin HDF wood panels instead...
Neon graffiti on textured plaster — TASH, POHR, MOSQ, 2012
Neon graffiti is the illusion of light inside letters, made with nothing but spray paint. No LEDs, no filters: a...
Chrome on a legal wall — SUTE, 2010
People think chrome is the language of speed. It was born that way: silver paint covers almost any surface, dries...
Colorful graffiti — RED crew, 2011
Colorful graffiti isn't about the number of colours. It's about hierarchy: one colour that anchors, one that speaks, and a...
Graffiti chrome burner — TASH, 2010
A burner is a graffiti piece that outshines everything else around it. That's the working definition, and it sets the...
Graffiti piece without background — TASH, 2010
A graffiti piece is a writer's name fully built: letters, fill, outline and detail, usually over a background. This one...
Chrome on an abandoned factory wall — TASH, 2009
Raw concrete swallows paint, and an abandoned factory gives you no time to prime it. This is what painting chrome...