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Graffiti Exercises
Graff
iti Pro
ject
So
me
bac
kg
rou
nd
re
adin
g...
Gra
ffiti
art
does
n't
just
mea
n ar
t w
e se
e sp
raye
d on
w
alls
. In
fact
, gra
ffiti
art
has
such
str
ong
char
acte
rist
ics
that
it's
easy
to
spot
the
m e
very
whe
re -
in s
choo
ls, o
n si
dew
alks
, on
bicy
cles
, on
auto
mob
iles,
on s
kate
boar
ds
and
on t
extb
ooks
, jus
t to
nam
e a
few
exa
mpl
es.
Gra
ffiti
art
has
a lo
ose
feel
abo
ut it
. The
re a
re n
o st
rict
rul
es t
o cr
eatin
g gr
affit
i art
, exc
ept
a fe
w
dist
inct
cha
ract
eris
tics
that
alw
ays
mak
e gr
affit
i art
ap
pear
sty
lish.
Let
's se
e w
hat
thos
e ch
arac
teri
stic
s ar
e.
Firs
t, gr
affit
i art
are
usu
ally
loos
e fo
rms.
But
thes
e fo
rms
are
usua
lly ju
st c
lear
eno
ugh
to r
epre
sent
wha
t th
ey're
sup
pose
d to
rep
rese
nt. T
he s
hape
s ar
e lo
osel
y cr
eate
d, a
nd t
he s
ubje
cts
over
lap
one
anot
her
in a
ra
ther
ran
dom
man
ner.
Hig
hlig
hts
are
appl
ied
to t
he
imag
e if
need
ed b
ut a
gain
, the
se a
re lo
osel
y ap
plie
d.
Seco
nd, t
exts
are
usu
ally
vis
ible
, and
dra
wn
in a
n em
boss
ed m
anne
r th
at g
ives
a 3
D im
pres
sion
. The
se
text
s us
ually
form
a fe
w w
ords
or
a sh
ort
phra
se, a
nd
mak
es u
p a
part
of t
he e
ntir
e gr
affit
i art
wor
k.
And
fina
lly, g
raffi
ti ar
t is
usu
ally
cre
ated
with
a w
ide
vari
ety
of c
olor
s. Br
ight
and
lum
inou
s co
lors
like
red
, or
ange
, yel
low
, gre
en a
nd b
lue
are
pref
erre
d. T
here
's lit
tle o
r no
inte
ntio
n fo
r co
lor
harm
ony
and
the
goal
he
re is
to
crea
te a
daz
zlin
g ar
ray
of c
olor
s th
at d
raw
at
tent
ion
to t
he g
raffi
ti ar
t its
elf.
Due
to
thes
e ch
arac
teri
stic
s, it'
s no
sur
pris
e th
at w
e se
e so
man
y te
enag
ers
bein
g dr
awn
to g
raffi
ti ar
t. Bu
t on
ce y
ou r
ecog
nize
the
se c
hara
cter
istic
s, yo
u'll
also
co
me
to u
nder
stan
d th
at it
's no
t al
l tha
t ha
rd t
o cr
eate
a p
iece
of g
raffi
ti ar
t, ev
en if
you
kno
w li
ttle
ab
out
draw
ing.
For
a st
art,
you
may
wan
t to
look
up
som
e ta
ttoo
im
ages
* to
use
as
refe
renc
e im
ages
or
to d
raw
in
spir
atio
n. Im
ages
like
sku
lls o
r ro
ses
mak
e gr
eat
subj
ects
for
graf
fiti a
rt.
Onc
e yo
u ha
ve y
our
imag
e re
ady,
you'
ll ne
ed s
ome
mag
ic m
arke
rs a
s w
ell. T
ry o
ut t
he s
ame
imag
e us
ing
diffe
rent
col
ors
and
see
whi
ch e
nd r
esul
t yo
u pr
efer
. Yo
u m
ay a
lso
wis
h to
add
in s
ome
text
s.
Glit
teri
ng m
arke
rs m
ake
an e
xcel
lent
dra
win
g to
ol fo
r gr
affit
i art
. I'm
sur
e yo
u'll
have
a lo
t of
fun
with
the
se
mar
kers
. And
don
't fo
rget
, nev
er d
raw
on
publ
ic
prop
erty
with
out
perm
issi
on!
BR
IEF
In t
hese
tas
ks, y
ou w
ill s
tudy
ing
gra
ffiti
art
and
dev
elop
ing
your
und
erst
andi
ng
of t
yp
og
rap
hy
(th
e de
sign
of f
onts
/ty
pefa
ces)
and
how
to
play
with
sha
pes
to c
reat
e yo
ur o
wn
graf
fiti f
ont.
Star
t by
com
plet
ing
som
e of
the
in
trod
ucto
ry t
asks
in t
his
book
let.
You
w
ill t
hen
be w
orki
ng t
owar
ds c
reat
ing
your
ow
n gr
affit
i art
, whi
ch w
ill b
e co
lour
ed in
and
cut
out
, bef
ore
final
ly
bein
g pa
sted
ont
o yo
ur p
hoto
copi
ed
wal
l. Pr
actic
e yo
ur d
esig
ns in
you
r sk
etch
book
.
Use
the
sup
port
she
ets
to h
elp
you
with
yo
ur d
esig
n.
Ex
ten
sio
nTr
y m
akin
g yo
ur w
all i
nto
a 3D
set
and
ad
ding
pro
ps, e
tc..
i.e. i
mag
ine
that
it is
a
skat
eboa
rdin
g pa
rk.
Profi
le: C
AN
TW
O
Web
site
: ww
w.c
an
two
.co
m
CA
NT
WO
is a
gra
ffiti
artis
t th
at is
par
t of
the
Stic
k U
p K
ids
(SU
K)
wor
ldw
ide
wri
ting
crew
an
d ha
s be
en s
pray
pai
ntin
g si
nce
1983
. Gra
ffiti
art
is c
lose
ly
asso
ciat
ed w
ith m
usic
and
is
ofte
n us
ed t
o cr
eate
bac
kdro
ps
or in
tegr
ated
into
act
ivity
w
orks
hops
dur
ing
fest
ival
s.
Alm
ost
all g
raffi
ti ar
tists
will
pr
actic
e th
eir
desi
gns
as
sket
ches
and
bef
ore
atte
mpt
ing
a la
rder
pie
ce o
f wor
k.
Alth
ough
, tra
ditio
nally
gra
ffiti
artis
ts h
ave
chos
en t
o pa
int
on
wal
ls, a
rtis
ts li
ke B
anks
y ha
ve
star
ted
to u
se o
ther
ar
chite
ctur
al s
urfa
ces
to m
ake
polit
ical
and
soc
ial c
omm
ents
ab
out
soci
ety.
Mos
t gr
affit
i art
ists
mak
e pe
rson
al t
ags
and
char
acte
rs t
o re
flect
the
ir p
erso
nalit
y an
d un
ique
ness
. Cop
ying
mig
ht b
e a
good
sta
rtin
g po
int,
but
the
ultim
ate
aim
is t
o pe
rson
alis
e yo
ur w
ork
so t
hat
you
are
wel
l kn
own
- a
kind
of t
rade
mar
k.
Gra
ffiti
is n
ot a
n ill
egal
art
form
, bu
t sp
rayi
ng o
n so
meo
ne’s
prop
erty
is il
lega
l. G
raffi
ti is
an
acce
ptab
le a
rt fo
rm a
nd n
ot a
n ill
egal
act
ivity
in it
self/
Hav
e a
go a
t cr
eatin
g yo
ur o
wn
graf
fiti t
ag a
nd c
hara
cter
usi
ng
the
reso
urce
s in
thi
s pa
ck. D
on’t
forg
et t
o ad
d co
lour
and
giv
e a
sens
e of
dep
th (
3D)
Exe
rcis
e 1
: Sta
rt o
ff by
cho
osin
g 3
lett
ers
and
desi
gnin
g th
ree
diffe
rent
way
s of
wri
ting
them
. C
ompl
ete
thes
e ta
sks
in y
our
sket
chbo
ok.
Exe
rcis
e 2
: Usi
ng o
nly
thre
e co
ol o
r w
arm
co
lour
s, fil
l in
your
font
s w
ith c
olou
r. Thi
nk a
bout
ad
ding
gra
dien
ts o
f col
our,
crea
ting
a m
etal
lic fe
el
and/
or u
sing
the
follo
win
g m
ater
ials
:
• w
ater
colo
urs
with
thi
n br
ush
• oi
l pas
tels
• co
lour
ing
penc
ils•
felt
tip p
ensR
Le
tte
r:D
esi
gn 1
:D
esi
gn 2
:
Exe
rcis
e 4
: Pho
toco
py s
ome
of y
our
graf
fiti d
esig
ns a
nd s
tick
onto
car
d. U
sing
th
e cu
ttin
g an
d sl
ottin
g m
etho
d th
at y
ou
have
lear
nt in
cla
ss, c
reat
e an
abs
trac
t sc
ulpt
ure
- se
e ex
ampl
e be
low
. You
cou
ld
even
pai
nt o
ver
your
des
igns
with
w
ater
colo
ur o
r us
e co
lour
ing
penc
ils.
Exe
rcis
e 3
: Usi
ng t
he
exam
ples
pro
vide
d in
th
is b
ookl
et, d
esig
n yo
ur o
wn
colo
ur
graf
fiti t
ag, i
nclu
ding
a
char
acte
r -
see
exam
ple.
Exe
rcis
e 5
: Hav
e a
go a
t co
pyin
g so
me
of t
he fo
llow
ing
lett
ers
mad
e up
of a
ska
tebo
arde
r an
d hi
s sk
ateb
oard
. Try
mak
ing
your
ow
n al
phab
et u
sing
a fi
gure
and
obj
ect
i.e. F
ootb
alle
r an
d fo
otba
ll, ba
ker
and
rolli
ng p
in, t
each
er a
nd c
ane.
..
Resources(To Print)
Exe
rcis
e: S
tart
off
by c
hoos
ing
3 le
tter
s an
d de
sign
ing
thre
e di
ffere
nt w
ays
of w
ritin
g th
em.
Ex
ten
sio
n: U
sing
onl
y th
ree
cool
or
war
m c
olou
rs, fi
ll in
you
r fo
nts
with
col
our
RL
ett
er:
De
sign
1:
De
sign
2:
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