Graffiti

[Ben Moak]

if i do tag up some bathrooms i'll be doing throws and not handstyles and stuff. my handstyle is shit but i dont think my throws are that bad

 

[DonaldM]

Dont do a throw with a mop. You shouldn't be doing anything for a while dude. You need a lot more practice

 

[Ben Moak]

just wondering, whats so bad about doing a throw with a mop?

EDIT: just read this on 12 oz and felt the need to post it here

steel wheels tips for people considering this culture:

1) if you dont already write, dont start.
2) if you are a sensitive person who dosent like criticism, dont start writing.

if you have just started writing:
dont look at this message board or any other website magazine or general graffiti media to learn or get tips. this is a contact sport. graffiti is best when viewed in real time. learn from looking at real graffiti, and by looking at the shit that real writers do...and dont do.

practice if for the birds....dont bother practicing in "chill spots"
just think, what the fuck did people do before there were "chill spots" ? they practiced real spots. graffiti is supposed to be gritty. if all the graffiti in public view was real fresh it would be pretty boring. and besids all the older experienced writers would have nothing to laugh at.

you cant gain the experience of illegal graffiti by painting at chill spots - it dosent make sense.

be safe and smart - this is common sense - requires no explaination.

even if you learn to paint decent in 6 months, you are not a real established writer until you have reached at least the 5 year mark...and i mean 5 years of bombing, not 5 years of practicing at your chill spot or blackbook.

this culture is based on legacy - even if you think your better, the guy who has been around twice as long will probably get more respect, even if you can command a thin cap and make a clean line.


thats all for now.

 

[Ben Moak]

double posting again (when am i going to stop!)

but i found like 20 markers in my basement so i did some fills on some shit

this one looks 100x better in person
http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmoak/6638741425/
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IMG_8767 by Ben Moak, on Flickr[/URL]



IMG_8772 by Ben Moak, on Flickr


any ideas for a fill on this one?

IMG_8773 by Ben Moak, on Flickr

 

[nickloves2ride]

I have been doing stickers/pastes for the last 3 years since i moved to portland and i have a opening of the forth show i have been apart of with in this last year tomorrow. all the pdx homies and smashed the gallery in about 4 hours tonight.

TLC

Edit.
I'll post more pictures of the event it's self. and I'll have a actual camera.. not my phone.

 

[Hep Greg]

daaamn, this dude is still bombing haha. sick

 

[Ben Moak]

double post but i could care less.
been working on my throws basically since i woke up.

IMG_8761 by Ben Moak, on Flickr


IMG_8760 by Ben Moak, on Flickr


IMG_8759 by Ben Moak, on Flickr


IMG_8758 by Ben Moak, on Flickr

oh hey there hep

better view of that handstyle

IMG_8840 by Ben Moak, on Flickr


and a new throw me and a friend came up with in 2nd period

IMG_8839 by Ben Moak, on Flickr

 

[Can]

Sweet ben.

 

[Ben Moak]

made two mops today, the mops themselves work great but the ink im using is nor so good.

 

[Can]

those mops look so sketchy. Probably work good though.

 

[Ben Moak]

very sketchy, very messy, and only one of them works decent, ink sucks, but a fun project none of the less.

 

[Can]

I was thinking of making one today actually but i couldn't be bothered. How did you make the ink?

 

[Ben Moak]

i didnt, im using some stamp pad ink i had lieing around, i would do any actually tagging these are just for and control practice.

 

[Can]

Lol

 

[Ham.]

Photo on 2012-01-10 at 11.05 by TheBossLife, on Flickr


Photo on 2012-01-10 at 11.41 by TheBossLife, on Flickr

Just trying out the extended letters, any tips or advice on it?

 

[j-DoGg]

i didnt, im using some stamp pad ink i had lieing around, i would do any actually tagging these are just for and control practice.

if your using stamp ink throw some rubbing alcohol in that bitch, not only will it make it stain, but it wont come off haha

 

[Ben Moak]

im not using it for tagging, just practice

 

[Can]

Photo on 2012-01-10 at 11.05 by TheBossLife, on Flickr


Photo on 2012-01-10 at 11.41 by TheBossLife, on Flickr

Just trying out the extended letters, any tips or advice on it?

You are progressing very fast along with ben but maybe try to just do basic letters legit because once you get them legit you can extend. Start with the basics.


Edit- Does anyone go on "BOMB THE WORLD"(http://www.bombtheworld.net/index_sf.php)

 

[Ben Moak]

so i just figured out how to rig a sharpie paint pen into a mop.

 

[Can]

Do you go on Bombtheworld?