FazeOne Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Okay, quick question... Not quite sure if this is wear it should be but w/e. After you have practiced simple blocks and bubbles wear do you go next, as in wut wuld be tha next best thing to try? Just wondering so i can get an idea.:confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 Okay, quick question... Not quite sure if this is wear it should be but w/e. After you have practiced simple blocks and bubbles wear do you go next, as in wut wuld be tha next best thing to try? Just wondering so i can get an idea.:confused: read what this other dude said higher up on this page. the point of practicing simples is to get your letter structures down, and as u practice u will just learn as u go where to go with it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_B_A Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 quadra: that last one is painful... do block letters. Here's my man AVOID: http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/graffiti/avoid_riverwalk_pkwy_piece.jpg Notice all the letters are the same width and height and he didn't do any connections, arrows, etc. SIMPLE. Mimic THAT. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_B_A Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 That's not to say AVOID is a toy, by the way. Motherfucker burns hard and is up like crazy. Just saying, study the style and do something the same. SIMPLE block letters. You have to master that before you can do anything else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 quadra: that last one is painful... do block letters. which one, top or bottom, cuz i didnt like the bottom one either, but i didnt think the top one was that bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkstrscralactica Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 tryin' to keep it simple at school too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 simple ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkstrscralactica Posted May 3, 2006 Share Posted May 3, 2006 yah yours is simple, what about mine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 yah yours is simple' date=' what about mine?[/quote'] its simple but the 3D is fucked up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shy2 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 wack ass shit from months ago, only just really startin out, please go easy. :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z0ne Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 commoment please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Shy2, the last couple ones look decent, stay simple and keep practicing that zone, those arent very good, go simple and practice :shakehead: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy2 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 constructive criticism gratefully accepted :D :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E_B_A Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 shy: ouch! Oh! Stop that! Do you understand 3 dimensions at all? Pick a vanishing point and run with it. Really guys, I know it's tempting but avoid trying to inject style into your letters right now. Just work on understanding how 3 dimensions work and memorize your letterforms. Here's a straight-letter piece I did a while back that shows you EXACTLY what you should be doing... Never mind the streaky marker fill: http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/01_satire.jpg You'll notice that, aside from the "I," all the letters are the same width, height, there are no connections, no arrows or anything fancy like extensions... just clean, simple letters. No style at all. Just simple letters. You have to practice that to understand how the letters work so you can start to develop style. It's a step by step process. It's taken me three years to get where I'm at. THREE YEARS. This is where I'm at now... and I still don't feel like I'm completely there: http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/unfinished_sev_pieces.jpg If you can't understand these basics, quit today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shy2 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 shy: ouch! Oh! Stop that! Do you understand 3 dimensions at all? Pick a vanishing point and run with it. Really guys, I know it's tempting but avoid trying to inject style into your letters right now. Just work on understanding how 3 dimensions work and memorize your letterforms. Here's a straight-letter piece I did a while back that shows you EXACTLY what you should be doing... Never mind the streaky marker fill: http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/01_satire.jpg You'll notice that, aside from the "I," all the letters are the same width, height, there are no connections, no arrows or anything fancy like extensions... just clean, simple letters. No style at all. Just simple letters. You have to practice that to understand how the letters work so you can start to develop style. It's a step by step process. It's taken me three years to get where I'm at. THREE YEARS. This is where I'm at now... and I still don't feel like I'm completely there: http://www.shapelessmass.com/visuals/blackbook/unfinished_sev_pieces.jpg If you can't understand these basics, quit today. thanks heaps for that bro. i really am one for jumpin straight into shit and bein impatient when i cant get something... ill try and stay simple for now till i really get it down. cheers bro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quadra666 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 ^^^ yo EBA good improvement man. yea, understanding vanishing points is important, lots of people seem to have no clue what a vanishing point is at all.... ..not that great of a piece; but an example of 2 pt perspective nonehteless... (that i already posted earlier): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HyBriD+303 Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I was born here Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 ^^work on 3d and use less extention stuff just my 2 cents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeZ_MIA Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I Posted before and got mad nasty replys so I want to know what I need to work on havent been graphing too long maybe 15th drawing completed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Pen and ink. Editied with photoshop for the interweb. Says Cait. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LikeLike Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 medic=nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wang-->Hole Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 ur FUCKING KIDDING ME RIGHT? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 I Posted before and got mad nasty replys so I want to know what I need to work on havent been graphing too long maybe 15th drawing completed Why is it that 90% of anyone who starts trying their hand at graffiti has to center it around some lame ass drug element ("ooooo, marijuanna!") Please, the whole glorification of weed is for people stuck in the early nineties duder. If this is only your 15th drawing, you are obviously trying to bite off more than you can chew. You decided to say "fuck mastering the basics, imma go for crazy wild style at the get go!" And you know what, this is why you fail. Crappy handstyles, trying to attempt way too much for your skill level, filling up the page to make it look busy.....i could go on and one. I swear, people have no concept of the word "practice anymore" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Once again, someone who decided to blow right past mastering simple letter forms and decided to tell the word "practice" to fuck right off. Your lines lack confidence, your handstyles are obviously done extra small to hide the fact they aren't good either. Please people, stop trying to cook a five course meal when you're still burning the fuck out of your bowl of cereal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakeenyc Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 dont write this..jsut was playing around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 diggin the bottom one a lot. Follow up on that style some more. and remember....use bubbles, stars, arrows, etc....SPARINGLY. When you flood your pic with bubbles, it's basically saying "I suck so i used graffiti effects to try and hide that." No, it just draws more attention to the fact you are awful. But yeah, def. feeling the blue "star" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
After School Special Posted May 4, 2006 Share Posted May 4, 2006 Dear Lens. I have been doing this shit forever. Why I still sux? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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