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Expert Tips to Overcome Graffiti Challenges

It can be tough if you are just starting out as a graffiti artist. There are many tips and tricks that the professionals use that can help you make sure that your graffiti letters are easy to create, legible to the viewer, and exciting to look at from an artist's perspective.

Any graffiti artist can attest to the fact that it takes a long time to get to the point where your graffiti letters look great and you want to show them off. It isn't as simple as printing, which is even a difficulty for many! Graffiti actually features bubbled letters, letters that overlap one another, characters that are shaded, and letters that look 3D to the eye, when done correctly. All of these can be tough to accomplish, but there are handy tricks you can use to overcome these challenges.

The first thing you need to understand is that it is going to take a lot of practice, maybe even years, to master the art. For some, the most basic challenge is that they want to get out there and paint without putting in the proper and required work to make you good at it. So know up front that you need patience and practice for this to work out.

People also usually run into trouble getting their letters to overlap, either because they don't overlap enough to look right, or overlap too much so that others are able to read what you've written. Again, this takes practice, to find the right balance.

Coloring is also sometimes a problem that new graffiti letter artists need help with. Of course, you will want to color your letters with an extremely bright color so that it pops off the canvas and catches your audience's eye. But you also have to take into consideration the medium you are painting on, so that you make sure that it stands out. Imagine if you practice a piece of art on white paper, and use a yellow shade that seems to stick out. Then, if you try to paint the same thing on brick, you could be shocked that it doesn't pop at all, and really just blends in to the dark wall. You have to think about these things before considering your color.

The color you use to shade your letters can also impact how they look. If you've chosen a bright color for your letters, you will want something substantially different for your shading so that the letters stick out and the shading doesn't blend into your letters. The inappropriate use of color can make your letters look like a huge cloud and can make the work completely illegible.

If you are planning on putting your graffiti up on a wall, don't try to free hand it. Create a box on the wall and then box the rectangle into smaller squares so you can put your design up proportionately to your sketch. Graffiti artists who are new and try to do a large scale piece with no plans often wind up with something illegible or where the letters aren't the same size. Graffiti letters can be tough for new artists, so use these tips to avoid the biggest problems and challenges new artists face to make your work look its best.

 

About the Author

Daniel Binx is a graffiti enthusiast. He is devoted to helping interested people improve their graffiti drawing skills. You can learn more tips and tricks on his website at http://www.HowToDrawGraffitiLetters.com

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