Graffiti Creation

So you want to learn to graffiti? There are a number of different places you can start in the streets, at home in a sketchbook, online, in street art classes your options are literally endless. From its origins in the urban streets of the 1970s to where it is now graffiti has developed from a form of expression for street kids to a globally recognized art movement. It's no wonder more and more people are looking to learn to graffiti. You're probably reading this article because you want to become the next Banksy, Shepard Fairey or even possibly Taki 183? But to many people, graffiti is about much more than finding fame and glory. Whether you want to learn to graffiti to attain fame or to solidify your name in the streets, the main principles of graffiti writing still apply. Graffiti starts out with tagging. When graffiti was first recognized it was in the form of street kids literally writing their names on the walls wherever they went. Since then the name of the graffiti writer has formed the basis for all of graffiti bombing, throwups and pieces. You need to select a name that you will use to be recognized by others. If you want to change your tag name later down the line to reinvent yourself you can do that too, You're not necessarily stuck with your tag name, but you still need to make sure you choose one that you will want to use and that is also unique.

All graffiti writers and artists are expected to have their own style. You won't stand any chance of making it in your pursuit to learn to graffiti if you aren't able to develop your own style. Your style should be as distinctive as your tag, and be aware that other graffiti writers are extremely protective of their own styles. Any kind of copying will not be tolerated. When you're starting to learn to graffiti it is all right to learn by copying other writers style. But you need to use copying as a way to develop your own graffiti writing skills, not to create your own pieces. It is easier to learn to graffiti by copying a number of different graffiti artist's styles. This way you will find what parts of different styles you're better at and which parts you enjoy working with more. What you learn from other graffiti writers styles you can use to develop your own.