RUNINE Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 ive been doing this hardcore for about 2 years i like my style now but i know i could do better with my pieces i got my throwies and tags down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tha chronic Posted June 29, 2010 Share Posted June 29, 2010 i as well have been bombing for 2 years. I am nowhere near satisfied i still got a long way to go....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MI:ONE M.P.C. Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 i started when i was in 6th grade....now i am 43 years old and just starting to get good not great but good. i was never artistic but always tried my hardest. looking at others styles always help with new ideas and it didbt hurt to grow up during in the 80,s when trains were white canvases.awwwwww the good old days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ink Spor Posted November 9, 2010 Share Posted November 9, 2010 I started when I was 12, 26 now. I grew up in a town where there was atleast a decent size freight yard, and I didn't have the internet till i was 18, so that was basically all i really knew about the graffiti world besides some books me and friends had. I'd say I didn't really like my work till i was around 20, and even now I can pick and choose what I like and dislike. But if I could see the work I was doing now compared to when I was younger I'd probablly be floored, thing is you always aim to be the best, or atleast I do. The truth though is you'll prob never be the best, but you gotta enjoy the time trying to achieve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerdy Posted March 27, 2011 Share Posted March 27, 2011 I started at about six....believe it or not, I've just never stopped drawing, i did dabble in other art styles, got deep into anime( i still am, Where my geeks at), figure drawing, comics, but in the end that all combined into the style i use now. Making each letter kinda like its own thing, while flowing with the others, you can even see that with the first piece i did( for my uncle when he went to prison, Said THUGLIFE, he gave it back when he got out....i still carry it around). In older now, but i still learn. I guess i got a bit of a head start, but i didn't start like others did, i just always saw it, and it just made sense.It chose me, and I couldn't say no. Most of the vets I hear have 10-15 years in the game, Me, i got all of the 16 years Ive been able to scribble things on walls and paper, and i'm still not done. I'm no vet, but i'm a upstart, thats the best thing to be to me. Show respect, but don't ride nuts, Carve out your own place and don't stop no matter how many people call you a toy, look ENEM, COPE, REVS,SABER,SABOT, CYCLE, and any other name you've even heard of was a toy once, and everyone has a bad sketch, or a fucked up line in a tag.Dont stop Get better, Thats a Challenge To every writer, Vet or toy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graffloveoner Posted March 28, 2011 Share Posted March 28, 2011 the skill level all depends on the people u write with an what u an thos people are doin an how long they been writen. if ur writen with some ill dudes obvi u would get better alot faster. but the key to painting with these heads that have been in the game for so long is to not dick ride an bite. you will get ur respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cutthroatcommittee Posted April 16, 2011 Share Posted April 16, 2011 the skill level all depends on the people u write with an what u an thos people are doin an how long they been writen. if ur writen with some ill dudes obvi u would get better alot faster. but the key to painting with these heads that have been in the game for so long is to not dick ride an bite. you will get ur respect thats it... & youre only gonna get better as time goes on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrFuckYou Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I got skills, anybody who knows me knows im the best in my area, been writing for 3 years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punc_one_ev Posted April 22, 2011 Share Posted April 22, 2011 8yrs took a 4 year break after two and just sketched. Worst move ever, as the sketching progress the can and wall translation from paper wasnt there. So after many failed attempts at piecing I'm trying to start over with the basics and practice. The wall practice is just as important as the sketch book. You probably whip up a mona lisa with a marker but if you aren't comfortable with that can it wont translate well. It requires different motions and movements than just a flick of the wrist. Don't give up, every time you paint you are learning. Doesn't matter if it sucks ass or not. You are progressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chip Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 I've been seriously into it for over a year and I'm just now learning/being taught to piece. I'm still shit but I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCduffy Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 5 years and still going Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berdsdahwerd Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 a couple days and i'm already on some king type shit, hand tags, bubble tags, wildstyle tags all that shit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schnitzel Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 I got skills, anybody who knows me knows im the best in my area, been writing for 3 years! only writer in your area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eattingsnowflakes Posted July 19, 2011 Share Posted July 19, 2011 5 minutes by car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raking Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Good. very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GravityRidesEverything Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 I've been sketching for about 7 years now, and it's taken me about that long to get the hang of lettering. I've been on 12oz learning about how the scene works for a few years now because my town only has a handful of writers, and most of them have shit style or are straight toys (who the fuck writes on the wall of a community art building?). I'm pretty happy with my sketches,mostly because having to figure it out myself for the last 7 years, my style is a bit more internal than I think it would have been if I'd have learned in a scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akalla Posted November 30, 2011 Share Posted November 30, 2011 IM KING ALLCITY WORLD KING No.. been doin' it since 05 but started it for real in 09. I live in Stockholm right now, which i belive has a respectful scene. 2 panels, 1 on the new steel C20 subway, the other was a surf-panel on the commuter. No yard is controlable here. I'm in a real famous but hated crew even thou i dont bomb that much anymore. My dick is so long that i have met the PMS's and half-cool buddy with a WUFCSDK guy. (i just wanted that out of my chest) i sketch right now, and try to pull some real arty shit in some H.O.F somewhere.. See ya somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slayed Posted December 19, 2011 Share Posted December 19, 2011 why isnt this thread just called "How long have you been spray painting?"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZigZagWanderer Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Just found this place yesterday. Very happy i did. I just started messsing around with stencils a lot recently and learning more from this great place. Big ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reger Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Im 15 from Norway, been writin for 4 years now.. Got caught when i was 12 so i started just sketchin and picked up a can again this spring.. I wouldnt concider myself as a "toy" when it comes to style, but my biggest problem is that i cant find a name or style that i can stick with over time.. Right now i write "jus" and that works fine, but in 2 monhts im gonna get tired and switch name and style i guess so thats fucked up.. Theres so many styles to choose.. Sorry for my bad english ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paint.Alert Posted November 12, 2012 Share Posted November 12, 2012 Born and raised in Los Angeles California USA Im 23, started when I was 12. Out here in L.A. you got giant freeway systems and endless streets. The graff game is crowded but you kick your shit fresh and right and youll make a name for yourself. Its been 11 years, and I can say the first 4 or 5 years you absorb the most knowledge and basics of graffiti. From learning about every type of marker invented. to different spray caps and types of paint. and also your local stores to rack them from. I think as your grow older you keep learning and adapting to the graff game. When your young you want to write on Everything thats on street level, As you grow older you notice rooftops and other spots that will run longer and take some climbing to pull off, which means the buff will have to climb to get to it. But end result is your shit will run longer if it takes some parkour type shit to get to it. I started in a neighborhood street crew called 222nd crew for about 1 or 2 years, then moved on to other names. You will find a name that sticks, Usually the first 2 or 3 dont flow, be uniuqe and stay original and you will find a good name. After about 3 years I found a name that stuck and have been writing ever since, I took a semi break 8 years in and started getting into glass etching and scribes. Just etching mirrors and leaving landmarks. But the spray paint will always find a way back into your hand... To develop style it takes practice, an older head once told me if you do 3 sketch pieces a day on paper, your style and skill will develop at a faster pace. Practice makes perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massgraff Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 not long is how long that this rhyme took me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aLBERThOFFMAN Posted January 11, 2013 Share Posted January 11, 2013 i started when i was in 6th grade....now i am 43 years old and just starting to get good not great but good. i was never artistic but always tried my hardest. looking at others styles always help with new ideas and it didbt hurt to grow up during in the 80,s when trains were white canvases.awwwwww the good old days. That's cringe-worthy. Tag-banging since '08, started painting/sketching/piecing in '11. Been told enough times that I progress faster than most. Never be satisfied with your shit, always strive for improvement. Stay humble, your ego is not your amigo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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