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Graffiti & Street Art

A can cannot be undone, so the line has to happen in one pass

The first task is finding a wall you may paint: many cities keep legal walls, skate parks and event surfaces for practice, and skipping that step is a different activity. A can behaves nothing like a brush, the line comes from the whole arm and the width from the distance, and there is no undo. Most people sketch letterforms on paper long before touching a wall.

First stepSketch your name as a piece in a blackbook first, then find a legal wall and put it up with two cans.

Barriers

Cost to start
Under $50
Going deep → $300–2k
Alone or with people
On your own
Effort
Light
Without a teacher?
Self-taught
One session takes
1–2 hours
Where
Outdoors, free
Why people take it up
Making somethingHaving an audience

Skills

BuildsColour mixing and harmony