Graffiti Writing

Trying out the activity of graffiti writing can be highly enjoyable with the amount of interest and creative power that you make use of.
An art form used to express feelings and which brings forth the current state of mind of the creator can be simply defined as graffiti. The surface used for drawing graffiti, in most cases, is a wall. In ancient times, the art of graffiti writing flourished in Rome and Greece. Decline in the art form of graffiti was observed when it was used only by gangsters to mark their importance and dominance over the rivals. Nowadays, the popularity of graffiti style of writing has increased again and artists are experimenting a lot with the art of drawing graffiti. In fact, many of today's artists have a background of graffiti. One can learn to draw graffiti letters with little bit of practice. Let us understand more about this art form.

Art of Graffiti Writing

The art of graffiti style of writing can be traced back to the period of 30,000 BCE. These art works are included in the category of cave paintings/pictographs. The tools used in writing were animal bones and natural pigments. The contemporary culture of these pre-historic times gets reflected in pictographs. Hunting expeditions, festivals and other events are depicted through graffiti style of this period. Nowadays, graffiti letters has also been used in the memory of a person or event. To leave traces in wet cement so that the graffiti remains there permanently is a common practice.

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One should try and learn how to draw graffiti by sheer instincts or if proper guidance is needed, expert advise can be availed.

Tag Writing

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It is kind of a signature which helps in identifying who is the creator of a particular art work. A tag, apart from being a signature, can be a sign or visual design of an individual. The names encoded in tags have their meanings associated with or which arise from the typical local culture (including the slang words). Use of only a limited number of letters is the specialty of tag writing. One should however, understand that there is no specific/standard rule for tag writing; as stated above, the format/styles arises purely out of the local culture or the environment in which the artist has evolved.

Styles of Graffiti

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The art of graffiti can be understood in a better manner with the knowledge of different styles being used. The different styles of graffiti are as follows: Chinese Graff style, Softy Letter style, Wiggles Bboy style, Puzzle style, Shadow style W 3D and Flava Wildstyle.

Graffiti Writing Fonts

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The list of different graffiti writing fonts is presented below.
  • WildStyle
  • UniWide
  • Scrawler
  • Pilot Rase
  • Califas
  • RaseOne Fat 3D
  • RaseOne Outline
  • Rase Basic
  • RaseOne Original
  • Fat Cap
  • Human Rase
  • DaFunk
  • New Digital
  • PaintCans
  • Rase GPL
  • Bomr
  • Funboy
  • RapScript
  • MagikMarker
  • KaliGraf
  • Owned
  • Rase Tribals
  • SameGang
Modern-day Graffiti Writing

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Today's form of graffiti has an influence of b-boying and hip hop culture. Subways and railroads are common places where the modern form of graffiti writing surfaced and flourished; it is also known as graffiti street art. Markers and spray paints are the tools commonly used for graffiti style.

Graffiti Alphabet

A device called palm pilot makes use of graffiti alphabets. The alphabets are easy to draw and most of them can be completed in a single stroke. These graffiti letters are however, relevant only to the device. The graffiti alphabets created by artists have many different forms. Many styles and designs are used in recreating these alphabets, as per the imagination and skills.

One would find it interesting to try out graffiti writing since, the art form is not bound by any rules; one should therefore, learn graffiti art. It is one of the best ways to express yourself.
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Published: 10/19/2010
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