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midnghtraver 10-15-2011 11:55 PM

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That was moved to chit chat.

http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/a...79893528_o.jpg

Any color suggestions?

Edit: It says "made"

darkshark 10-16-2011 12:35 AM

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I clicked on your link before reading your post.

I looked at it for a good whole minute or so trying to figure out what it said. Then I read your post and realized I still got it wrong.

This is why I don't like graffiti.

who_cares973 10-16-2011 12:45 AM

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The A is taller than the rest of the letters which doesn't help when trying to read it.

Colours green blue black and yellow

midnghtraver 10-16-2011 12:51 AM

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Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3551735)
I clicked on your link before reading your post.

I looked at it for a good whole minute or so trying to figure out what it said. Then I read your post and realized I still got it wrong.

This is why I don't like graffiti.

Really? What did you think it said? I try and make my graffiti more on the legible side, because I don't like graffiti that's impossible to read either.

darkshark 10-16-2011 01:13 AM

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Manla

Mythix 10-16-2011 10:04 AM

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LOL I thought it said "Maps"

xXAll-ProXx 10-16-2011 11:01 AM

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I thought it said "Madlawl"

who_cares973 10-16-2011 11:07 AM

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howd you get madlawl out of that

Poison- 10-16-2011 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Mythix (Post 3551860)
LOL I thought it said "Maps"

This.

Zageron 10-16-2011 11:14 AM

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I dunno. I saw made right away...

Ninty64 10-16-2011 12:31 PM

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I read what it was, but it still took me a good 20 seconds to see it even though I knew what it was. But then again, I don't read much graffiti.

It looks awesome, though.

Mythix 10-16-2011 05:42 PM

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WHAT DOES IT SAY????

PrawnSkunk 10-16-2011 05:48 PM

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zxdell

bmah 10-16-2011 06:34 PM

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It didn't help that the "D" has a lower extension that makes it look like "P", and then the "E" is drawn at a lower level than the rest of the letters. It's easier if the words were aligned straight. I mean, they can still look "squished" and whatnot, but you typically read from left to right, not left to right and up and down.

It's hard to figure out which part of the letters are the important ones I need to discern the word properly. Recognizing the "D" only requires me to look at the top half of the letter, as that downward extension is distracting. Recognizing the "E" however requires me to look at the whole letter, and thus appears twice as large as the "D".

I guess to summarize, there are elements in that graffiti that are distracting me from recognizing the word. The only letter I recognized right away was the "M".

serious beef 10-16-2011 07:38 PM

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Nice! Now go put it up on a wall.

midnghtraver 10-16-2011 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by serious beef (Post 3552138)
Nice! Now go put it up on a wall.

I'm going to.

Me and my friend found this totally blank wall, very easy to climb, like 35 feet tall and 150 feet wide.

We're gonna paint the whole thing.

darkshark 10-17-2011 07:43 AM

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Please don't. Defacing other peoples property is not art.

makdaddy 10-17-2011 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3552486)
Please don't. Defacing other peoples property is not art.

and on this note, i respectfully disagree.

i mean, some people may look at graf and see a bunch of illegible letters and crazy colors, and dismiss it as "not art." and while i disagree with tagging private property (i.e. homes, cars, fences, etc.) graf on public property is just publicly displaying your imagination, creativity and skill (whether it's good or not depends on the artist).

"Art - The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture."

Mythix 10-17-2011 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by makdaddy (Post 3552515)
and on this note, i respectfully disagree.

i mean, some people may look at graf and see a bunch of illegible letters and crazy colors, and dismiss it as "not art." and while i disagree with tagging private property (i.e. homes, cars, fences, etc.) graf on public property is just publicly displaying your imagination, creativity and skill (whether it's good or not depends on the artist).

"Art - The expression or application of human creative skill and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture."

"Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable.[1] The term also includes criminal damage such as graffiti and defacement directed towards any property without permission of the owner."


You're dumb and fooling nobody but yourself if you believe violating "publicly" will justify vandalism, and expressing "human" creative skill and imagination does in no way walk hand in hand with having to do it against the law to get maximum attention, and position, especially when the majority of people are against it.

I love graffiti, but ruining what does not belong to you simply because you, directly, are not the one paying to have it removed, or the wall raised in the first place, but personal organizations or tax contributors, and based on your preference on where graffiti should be, is wrong. And I disrespectfully disagree with you.
Sometimes different opinions is valid, based on different point of views with generally valid points, but sometimes it's just wrong; you're the latter.

That piece in particular is O.K as a sketch, but is at no point close to being at the level of which graffiti is considered art and a pleasure to peoples eyes rather than grey walls.

serious beef 10-17-2011 02:53 PM

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Who gives a shit if you call it art or not? And who gives a shit if other people think graffiti is "right or wrong". That stuff doesn't really matter. What matters is that graffiti is fun! Do what you can, do what you want and don't get caught! Whatever you do, do it with heart!

makdaddy 10-17-2011 09:52 PM

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^this guy haha

and Mythix....get off Darkshark's balls

justin_ator 10-17-2011 09:56 PM

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While I agree a lot of graffiti is cool to look at and takes a particular skill, I have to side with darkshark and Mythix that other people's property is really not the place to display it.

MarioNintendo 10-17-2011 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by justin_ator (Post 3552765)
While I agree a lot of graffiti is cool to look at and takes a particular skill, I have to side with darkshark and Mythix that other people's property is really not the place to display it.

Indeed.

If I built my blank wall, I expect people to respect it! If I were to find some kid graffiti it, I assure you, I wouldn't think a mere second about if what he did was art or not! :-P

darkshark 10-17-2011 10:02 PM

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Graffiti is art, I'm not questioning that at all. If you're going to go and do some sort of large scale shit on a wall, go get permission from the owner. Or here's an idea, cover the damn wall with paper so you don't ****ing deface someone else's property with paint. Then you can both respect other people's hard work that went into building the structure, and everyone else can respect the hard work that went into creating your art.

makdaddy 10-17-2011 10:07 PM

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Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3552771)
Graffiti is art, I'm not questioning that at all. If you're going to go and do some sort of large scale shit on a wall, go get permission from the owner. Or here's an idea, cover the damn wall with paper so you don't ****ing deface someone else's property with paint. Then you can both respect other people's hard work that went into building the structure, and everyone else can respect the hard work that went into creating your art.

truth, i like how you put that haha

midnghtraver 10-17-2011 10:24 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3552771)
Graffiti is art, I'm not questioning that at all. If you're going to go and do some sort of large scale shit on a wall, go get permission from the owner. Or here's an idea, cover the damn wall with paper so you don't ****ing deface someone else's property with paint. Then you can both respect other people's hard work that went into building the structure, and everyone else can respect the hard work that went into creating your art.

1. That was the plan. 2. The city is unsure who actually owns the wall. And 3. the only way you'd be able to see it (from this path that runs like 100ft away from it) is if I cut down all the trees in between.

Its more for the satisfaction. I've never spray painted before, so i'm not good at it. Meaning I'm not gonna go do an awful piece on the side of a bank or some shit.

makdaddy 10-17-2011 10:29 PM

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Originally Posted by midnghtraver (Post 3552804)
I've never spray painted before

WHAT!? go out right now and get some practice before you do a large piece. you won't be awesome the first time, i promise.

no one is.

midnghtraver 10-17-2011 10:32 PM

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Whhhhhhhhhich is why i'm doing it on a wall no one can see!

who_cares973 10-17-2011 10:57 PM

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Build your own practice walls before going to hit up an actual one

darkshark 10-18-2011 12:31 AM

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The city will never give you permission to do graffiti. Ever.

Go buy some paper, practice at home.

Mythix 10-18-2011 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by makdaddy (Post 3552763)
^this guy haha

and Mythix....get off Darkshark's balls

Wow, had I known I was arguing with someone still waiting to hit her teen years, I wouldn't have bothered to set you straight.

midnghtraver 10-18-2011 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by darkshark (Post 3552880)
The city will never give you permission to do graffiti. Ever.

Go buy some paper, practice at home.

Not true. They gave permission to these graff artists to do a wall at one of the light rail stations, and on these pillars near elitches.

darkshark 10-18-2011 04:34 PM

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Yeah but did they do a professional graffiti mural or did they just tag their names?

If you can get legitimate permission, then good job sir I look forward to seeing pictures of this. If not, well, I'll lose some respect for you.

midnghtraver 10-18-2011 08:14 PM

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Well, the one by 6 flags is pro, and airbrushed. But The one on the light-rail is just normal tags with normal spray-paint, but the people who did it were very skilled. The difference is my wall isn't viewed daily by commuters, so getting permission, shouldn't be very hard. Also I'm taking this seriously I'm not just gonna show up and do some random tags and peace out.

HK_Zombii 10-21-2011 11:18 PM

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I've been sketching graffiti on paper for a really long time and have gotten really good at it, but I'm in the same sort of predicament where I want to use spray paint and do a real piece but I'm not going to break the law to do it. I would have practice with spray paint, but I'm 17 and my parents have never really supported my love for graffiti-style art, so therefore I haven't been able to practice on my wall or anything like that.

I did look at the sketch and I can say it's alright, I noticed your lines are a little rough/wobbly in some spots. The letter shapes are pretty good, but I would say if you're going to paint a wall, you might as well make a really good sketch and try some different color schemes on it. If you're going to paint a wall, you might as well make it look as decent as possible.

midnghtraver 10-22-2011 12:40 AM

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Thaaaats the plan. I'm going to start of with something super simple, not something like what I posted.


Post some of your sketches!

midnghtraver 10-23-2011 09:30 PM

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Whaaaaaat the fuuuuuuuuuuck

TD_AIDS 10-23-2011 09:57 PM

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Here It Comes...


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