why write? Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 For all you writers that have just started and need to ask questions and want some tips....here you go. General Tips: - always keep your mouth shut - never tell people you dont trust that you write graffiti - dont 'tag up' your backpacks/shoes/hats and other things people will see - dont write on your school - keep on a low profile - avoid any contact with police ::::If police arrest you for painting: - never say anything, dont say that you did it or did not do it...just keep your mouth shut - tell them you will not speak until you have a lawyer present - never rat out your buddies - dont fall for their phony tricks "oh we will let you go if you just tell us who does it and blah blah blah", it is just a trick to mess with your head to get information out of you Painting Tips: - dont go straight out to the streets and make yourself look like a fool - start by practicing at a chill wall that no one will see, if not a chill wall...get plywood or posterboard or cardboard and anything just to practice till you get it down - dont go straight out and buy 20 cans of montana and waste your money on some toy shit, buy dollar cans just to start off Tips on Sketching Pieces: - at first stay simple ; this means -simple letters, simple colors. - master block letters and letters on your keyboard at first then progress from there maybe i will add more later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 fucking good idea for a thread... i shouldnt even have to say this, but: - Don't go over people's shit. who the fuck wants to see wack shit over something worthwhile, also, just because it is "old" or whatever doesnt make it okay to go over. the "don't go over it" rule especially applies here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 It's unfortunate these kids have to learn this here..Have they nobody to look up to? I guess some of us are more privaleged than anything when it comes to knowing people who have been in the game when we started.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CACashRefund Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 Dont shit where you sleep. Meaning, dont bomb your bedroom, or try out paint. Try to keep the storing of your materials at your house to a minimum. Store em a non-writers house or your girlfriends place. If you keep blackbooks throw em in with regular books. Also try not to hit up the outside of em to keep them from being exposed for what they are. All i can think of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 Originally posted by ClueTwo@Jan 31 2005, 10:08 PM It's unfortunate these kids have to learn this here..Have they nobody to look up to? I guess some of us are more privaleged than anything when it comes to knowing people who have been in the game when we started.. Quoted post personally, i agree but i hate seeing dumb threads started about simple things people should know, so im just trying to help out these new and upcoming writers, so they have some knowledge if they dont have a mentor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClueTwo Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 More power to you for doing it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearlpaint Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 I actually don't understand what is so "unfortunate". What a backwards way of thinking when looking at the "digital divide" amongst grafitti writers. Some of the old school have been progressing in propagating knowledge, flicks, interviews, etc... online plus access to the proper writing/ artist tools and supplies. when I was a kid, we didn't have the internet for all this. The newer kids will be smarter than us because they have more available to them and has already changed the graf scene. Originally posted by ClueTwo@Jan 31 2005, 11:08 PM It's unfortunate these kids have to learn this here..Have they nobody to look up to? I guess some of us are more privaleged than anything when it comes to knowing people who have been in the game when we started.. Quoted post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 want a good tip? Dont be a grafitti writer, just be a guy who writes his name on things. It's better that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 1, 2005 Author Share Posted February 1, 2005 hah what a tip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
santa_claws Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 you are shit until further notice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidsandgangsters Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 ^^^^ i dont know who you are calling shit... key 3 or why write... but personally, i dont think either are. even if key3 was joking, i can see sense in what he says. if you walk around thinking "im a Graffitti writer, i know whats up" your bound to run into trouble sooner or later. keep it simple. dont make it into more than it is, no matter what it means or represents to YOU personally, essentially your just writing a name on something. it dosnt make you more special than anyone else. Im sure you could learn from this thread, so keep the "witty" coments schtum for now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00 Posted February 1, 2005 Share Posted February 1, 2005 i think that was a reference to espo's rules of graff, so relax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fight real crime Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 dont tag ur school :shook: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearlpaint Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 haha, i like that... Originally posted by <KEY3>@Feb 1 2005, 01:12 PM want a good tip? Dont be a grafitti writer, just be a guy who writes his name on things. It's better that way. Quoted post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunm Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 1. Don't go up to people and ask "Dooood....don't you write (insert name here)?" I fucking hate that. 2. Don't bomb railroad property (signal switches, signs, utility boxes, signal towers) or shit near railyards for that matter. It just let's authorities know "Oh, graffiti writers come here." You do the math. 3. Be like Clark Kent and keep it low pro with a secret identity. To look at some heads you would never think they got up with paint. 4. Do not brag on the internet about all the spots you crushed with accompanying flicks. Like it or not, cops come here and they WILL track you. KUK.....need I say more? 5. When you go out on a mission, dress inconspicuously. Your trucker hat with the KAWS throwie, baggie pants, ECHO shirt and camoflage DALEK jacket not only makes you look like a fucking herb, it makes you stick out. Plain dark clothing does it all. Reflective shit is a big no no too. 6. Always, always have a getaway route planned. 7. Keep your eyes and ears open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiseguy Posted February 2, 2005 Share Posted February 2, 2005 " Don't go up to people and ask "Dooood....don't you write (insert name here)?" I fucking hate that." to expand on that, dont call writers by their tags, yelling that shit out to them, it doesnt make you look cool. when getting writers numbers in your cellphone, dont use their tag to identify them (i have seen this done before) you dont wanna get caught one day, police check your phone, then have a bunch of other guys go down with you because you were dumb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Leader Posted February 3, 2005 Share Posted February 3, 2005 Originally posted by Pearlpaint+Feb 1 2005, 10:33 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Pearlpaint - Feb 1 2005, 10:33 PM)</div><div class='quotemain'>haha, i like that... <!--QuoteBegin-<KEY3>@Feb 1 2005, 01:12 PM want a good tip? Dont be a grafitti writer, just be a guy who writes his name on things. It's better that way. Quoted post Quoted post [/b] First time I heard this it changed my life. Seriously the greatest graffiti advice I have ever received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chad Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 does anyone have espos rules of graffiti??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Study up. Read the articles on Artcrimes, The art of Getting Over, and William "upski" Wimsatt's Bomb The Suburbs. Watch Stylewars at least three times. Then, once you've made an actual effort to find things out on your own, find a local, accomplished writer, and without acting like a ridiculous thug or chump, ask him/ her to show you the ropes and teach you about techniques, local history, etc. But don't get pissed if they say no... you have to understand that you are a toy, and toys are basically intolerable. And for christ's sake, DO NOT GO OVER ANYONE, and DO NOT TRY TO PAINT FREIGHTS. You can thank me in a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Smoke dust. Buy rollerblades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted February 5, 2005 Author Share Posted February 5, 2005 please gliko, no drug talk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pearlpaint Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Do not bomb other people's houses. It's sickening to see so many writers in my neighborhood hitting garage doors of people's houses. What a bunch of toys! There's just certain places graffiti should live and places where it shouldn't. People's houses, cars, etc... is just dumb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2 blaazed Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Quit Now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vare_one Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 DO NOT THINK ITS OK TO BITE this is one of the most common things i see now adays its INTOLERABLE AND NEVER allowed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumbawumba Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Wear Paul McCartney shirts, and Puma shoes. Oh yeah and Columbia jackets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeezerPHM Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Originally posted by Glik0@Feb 5 2005, 06:30 AM Smoke dust. Buy rollerblades. Quoted post lol an i just got some rollerblades coming my way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icetray Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 no offense but imo this thread is bullshit. there are already many articles out there if one wanted to they could just go search and easily find them. let the toys go study for themselves.. http://www.google.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chumbawumba Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Originally posted by vare_one@Feb 7 2005, 10:06 AM DO NOT THINK ITS OK TO BITE this is one of the most common things i see now adays its INTOLERABLE AND NEVER allowed Quoted post Note, children, he said don't think its ok to bite, which means it is perfectly alright to excecute the act of biting, just not to think it is alright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCosaNostra Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 bigkey- were KUK the kids that were posting all their shit in the San Fran. thread and got traced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I_<3_SF Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Originally posted by LaCosaNostra@Feb 7 2005, 09:02 PM bigkey- were KUK the kids that were posting all their shit in the San Fran. thread and got traced? Quoted post im not key, but I can answer that question for you. "yes" and off I go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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