my opinion.....
Hands styles (tags) are important because it's the easiest thing to do on the street. As opposed to bombing or peicing which raises your risk and difficulties considerably on main streets.
I know dudes with wak hands but they get mad ups.
Handstyles that look dope on paper mean nothing untill they are seen by the public.
I guess what I'm trying to say is:
"Graffiti is not graffiti unless it's illegal and forced to be seen by the public. Good or wak hands apply."
A good example is 'neckface' or 'ufo'. Ups outweigh style as far as I'm concerned. And style plus ups is truely where it's at.
But I can also understand a writer who wants to develope a style before he raks his ups.
Do your thing but getting up is graff.............. above all else.