Friday, May 1, 2009

Kinds and Styles of Graffiti (Serene)

Kinds and Styles of Graffiti

KINDS OF GRAFFITI

1. Tagging
- The first graffiti created. Tag is a writer’s signature, his nickname written in one colour.



2. Bombing
- Usually painted on transport at a rapid pace. Quantity in bombing is more important in quality.



3. Writing
- paintings of different styles made by writers on the walls



4. Scratching (scrabbing)
- Equally with tagging, scratching is one of the graffiti additions. It is made on the windows in transport with a grindstone.



STYLES

1. Throw up
- It is the simplest graffiti style used by bombers for whom speed of implementation is more important than quality. The style is characterized by the curved lines of letters painted out from inside with a certain colour.The most important condition is the contrast of colours.



2. Blockbusters
- Big and wide letters written only in one colour.




3. Dynamic styles: includes:

-Wild Style
a very difficult for reading style. important not only to chose the contours in a right way but also to mix colours correctly.




-Computer Roc Style
All letters are separate and look like different fragments turned at a certain angle; creates an effect of kaleidoscope. 



-Messiah Style
The letters seem to be written on separate sheets of paper imposed on each other. The style is somehow aggressive, and at the same time is rather gentle.



-Military style
Different colours and letters are combined in a fantastic manner. It is a dynamic and emotional style.



-Gentle dynamic style
connected with military style but its more gentle.

4. Electrical style
is the next after the wild style according to the level of complication. It is some kind of reflection of the writer’s craftsmanship. Painting graffiti of this style, one can create new directions.




5. FX (Daim style, 3D)

three-dimensional letter images.



6. Character
Caricatures and commixes. Here appears a frame with the personage’s speech, typical of all commixes. Writers, possessing artistic skills, prefer this style of graffiti.



7. Bubble
All letters look like soap-bubbles, ready to burst. Two or three colours are used in this style.

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