Ray40 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 (edited) You are right, I tried to do a proper sketch so just tell me if this looks better(sorry, just had to add drop shadow) if this is truly horrible I will go back to keyboard letters, I promise Edited October 20, 2019 by Ray40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I know the y looks goofy, sorry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 20, 2019 Share Posted October 20, 2019 I did another and I think it looks better I swear 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 @Ray40– draw these letters as I’ve drawn them, outline them in black, that’s it. Do it four or five times on one sheet. No fill in, no stars, no nothing... just black outline. 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUGR Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Don’t get too frustrated @Ray40, he didn’t say anything about no stingrays. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks @LUGRbefore you did that I was having a horrible morning and that was the first thing that made me smile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kults Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 15 hours ago, Ray40 said: I did another and I think it looks better I swear First was better. Keep doing it over n over n over again. STAHP with the doodads, I know youre itching to show off some personal flair but just dont. Once the outline is done toss it and do it again, when you feel your hand starting to draw a star chuck your pen across the room. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 @Ray40- Like I mentioned to Lime, Graffiti is frustrating. Every writer goes through this period. For some it takes years and for some it just clicks. Honestly, the only thing that will help you get better is practice. Lots of practice. Like, lots of practice. You're young so you've got plenty of time to get all this under control and start progressing. You know, @Limeliciouzhad an interesting perspective about using some of these alphabet prints that writers have been doing lately as inspiration for letters. Click that link and a style in there you really like, something simple, and copy it. Line for line, just copy it. I mean... when you look at the letter you drew and the letter you're copying - they should look the same. Or you can just fill your sketchbook with pages and pages of one letter sketches. Just draw the letter R I gave you over and over and over. Focus on keeping your bars the same weight, don't worry about fill-ins, stars, any of that shit. Just practice. I've been doing Graffiti since 1985 and I still practice... 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Downtime while Vray renders... 2 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 ^ so freakin good.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks so much joker, that was inspiring, question:you said to practice my R especially, does this mean my other letters are more on point and I need to fix my Rs? Thanks again for the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ray40 said: Thanks so much joker, that was inspiring, question:you said to practice my R especially, does this mean my other letters are more on point and I need to fix my Rs? Thanks again for the help Just a tip that if you type the '@' symbol followed by the first few letter of a person's name, a pop up appears where you can select them. This will send a notification to that person same way it does on other social platforms. Example... @Ray40 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks @misteraven 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 @Ray40- What I meant was to practice single letters. I was just saying R as an example. You should practice all three of your letters over and over. Just draw that letter R I gave you over and over. Not how you interpret it, but how I drew it for you. Same with the A and Y. Once you get them down so it's almost exactly the same as my drawing - then we can start playing off that and adding your own style to it. Make sense? Once we get each letter looking the same as what I've given you then we'll put them altogether as a piece. And take your time... this isn't a race. For reference - I still do this allllllll the time. I call them "Letter Studies". I'll draw a K and get it really dialed in. Sometimes it's something I'll later incorporate into a full piece but most of the time I just do letter studies just to sharpen my skills with that letter or explore different ideas. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks again @Joker,I did what you said with each letter on the page, I did drop shadow cause I was trying to learn that skill please give me your opinion or anymore advice 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kults Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Yesss now youre getting it. More of that 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 😊 thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Nice one, @Ray40- definitely keep going. I like the outlined ones the most. As for the Y, try a leg like the one I drew at the bottom of the page. Don't curl up that descender... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Thanks so much👍🏾 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElbowMack187 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 16 hours ago, Joker said: @Ray40- Like I mentioned to Lime, Graffiti is frustrating. Every writer goes through this period. For some it takes years and for some it just clicks. Honestly, the only thing that will help you get better is practice. Lots of practice. Like, lots of practice. You're young so you've got plenty of time to get all this under control and start progressing. You know, @Limeliciouzhad an interesting perspective about using some of these alphabet prints that writers have been doing lately as inspiration for letters. Click that link and a style in there you really like, something simple, and copy it. Line for line, just copy it. I mean... when you look at the letter you drew and the letter you're copying - they should look the same. Or you can just fill your sketchbook with pages and pages of one letter sketches. Just draw the letter R I gave you over and over and over. Focus on keeping your bars the same weight, don't worry about fill-ins, stars, any of that shit. Just practice. I've been doing Graffiti since 1985 and I still practice... That jk wet and wild throw (fire emoji) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 These are my sketches from today, I did more letters and a piece , I am in school do I could only sneak in one pic I will show the separates letters when I get the chance 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Nice work @Ray40, you're making obvious progress with that last round. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ray40 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 My other sketches from at school today, my teacher took it away for a whole period😡 anyway, constructive critiscdim would be nice, thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 hours ago, Don'te Setter said: Cute ankle. I don't know why, but all I see is Banco by Roger Excoffon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 @Ray40- Stay in school. Be present. Get good grades. See my edits below... The R looks great. Just move it slightly to the right so it overlaps the A a little, and tightens up the empty space between the two letters. The line weight on the Y is much thicker than the other letters. Slim it out and try not to curl up that descending bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray40 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 Thanks so much @Joker, that was a great help and I will use you advice for my next piece. I will do well in school to, so far I have all As andBs and it I almost the end of the 9 weeks so I am doing pretty well. The teachers are just frustrating and a little racist Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GONE.FTS Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 So ive been writing for a year roughly, been a fan since I was kid. Here are some bits from my blackbook which im happy with but would love feedback so I can improve, doing some sketch swaps and if some OG's would be kind enough to drop me an outline or two @Ray40 sick too see you making quick progress, and @Joker you are true OG giving so many people help to improve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Limeliciouz Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 On 10/21/2019 at 8:29 PM, Joker said: Downtime while Vray renders... That’s so damn fresh dude i haven’t been able to do anything bc of the holiday been wanting to shoot myself but now I can sketch again imma make something cool now 😉👊👊👊 n I didn’t think I’d get kudos for finding a new way to bite things but I appreciate the mention lolll 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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