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Ourcollection of graffiti letters currently contains over 150 images. Our aim is to update it regularly and provide many different styles as a source of inspiration. Click the letter-buttons above or the images of the letters below to filter the graffiti alphabet and display the collection of the requested letter.

In our tutorial section, we just want to focus on how to draw graffiti letters step-by-step and the step-by-step drawing process of graffiti, as can be seen in the example next to this text.

Originally it was believed that Graffiti originated out of New York but in actuality it started decades before in Los Angeles. Cholo or placas writing is shown in photographs going back as far as the 1930s and 1940s, and unlike the New York scene it was not decorative in any way it was formed strictly as a functional form of signs and codes for street gangs to mark their territory. Today we know it for being the iconic script that perfectly represented the low rider and hip-hop culture that emerged from California. What is also interesting to note is this style never evolved into the throw-up styles that came out of New York and still today it has its monochromatic old English font.

In the early days of the New York scene however it was just about putting up your tag and no one really thought of or approached letters outside of the font and style that people saw on a daily basis in newspapers and magazines. But as the art form evolved we got throw-ups and blockbuster styles, both were a step in the direction towards the larger more complex style you see in graffiti today. Throw ups emphasized the flow between the different letters layering them on top of one another and the blockbuster style took the opposite approach by taking letters and spacing them evenly apart from one another and adding the 3-dimensional aspect to the letters. Throw-ups are now recognized as a middle ground between putting up a simple tag and doing full pieces and they became the basis for what graffiti would evolve into since much of the earlier throw-ups emphasized losing the lines between the letters to give them momentum and flow.

Drawing inspiration from the amazing art around the RiNo Arts District we'll have a hands-on exploration of graffitti fundamentals playing with wild style and other lettering fonts, talk about color ideas, composition design and other cool ways to experiment in the medium.

About ArtPark Al Fresco:

Join RiNo Art District, Two Bee Industries, and the Denver Public Library! This July and August we'll be getting outside to make a host of unconventional and totally cool interactive objects together, from graffiti lettering and embroidery to crafting frankencreatures by cutting up old creatures and sewing them back together. Workshops are free with all supplies and dinner included! Kids, teens, and their adult friends are all encouraged to participate with individual and group projects. Pets welcome!

About the instructor:

Arts educator Shawn Bowman specializes in renegade art education creating humorous modern artifacts, workshop instruction and game design. Passionate about enabling creative communities, Bowman empowers students both young and old with hands on craft projects, literacy through comic writing and creating table top games.

Graffiti art and mural painting are like mac and cheese. They go together. They can stand on their own, but when blended, they make a stronger statement. Our lesson plan, Public Spaces: A Graffiti Letter Resist, gives students the opportunity to explore both art styles and see how well they blend into one.

Graffiti and mural painting are both forms of public art with rich historical significance. Art found in caves in France, Africa, and Australia gives us early examples of mural painting. These early pieces focused on daily activities, rituals, and animals. The Greeks and Romans added text to their public images, starting a form of artistic visual communication we now call graffiti. These two art forms are found worldwide.

By combining these two urban art forms, graffiti and mural painting, your students can create a graffiti letter resist. In this lesson, students will choose a school-safe graffiti word and create a mural-like background to enhance its meaning.

When students complete their graffiti letter resists, display the artwork. Discuss the personal meaning of the graffiti, the typeface chosen, how it was changed or adapted, and the significance of the mural-like background.

We love student art! Give your students an opportunity to shine. Submit their artwork to be considered for our next Featured Student Artist and a chance to win a merchandise certificate worth $250 for the student and the teacher who inspired them. Original artwork from students of all grade levels is eligible, and the online submission process is simple. Visit our Student Art page for details.

Nadine Dresbach received her Masters and Undergraduate Degrees in Art Education from Kent State University. She began her teaching career at Canton City Schools and Kent State University in Ohio. In 1995 she was hired by Sax Arts and Crafts as an Art Consultant and Category Sales Manager representing School Specialty at conferences and professional development sessions. Nadine also creates artwork and lesson plans for the company. Her other teaching experiences include instruction and Internship Supervisor for Winthrop University in Rock Hill South Carolina as well as work for the Rock Hill and Union County School Districts and St. Anne Catholic School.

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Mary Reilly received her BA with an emphasis in textile design from Mount Mary University in Wisconsin. She studied at the Wetterhoff Institute of Craft and Design in Hmeenlinna, Finland, as well as took numerous post-graduate courses in fine arts. Mary has over 15 years of experience with Sax Arts & Crafts, developing and shaping a national team of Art Consultants who have conducted art education and professional development workshops to elementary, middle, and high school art educators across the United States and Canada.

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Draw the X and Y axis on your surface to break the space into four boxes. In each box, you will ask students to do different designs. You will also do a demonstration drawing for each design. Students can use their initials to start, or any two letters of their choosing.

By giving them different challenges, students are breaking habits in their mind and creating new ways to design. After filling up each box, have students wipe their boards clean, and draw four new boxes.

Continue this idea in the remaining boxes. Twist letters. Stack letters. Make letters connect to each side of the box. Really force students have to leave their comfort zones. Once they have had some practice, have students overlap letters. Ask students to add new letters and try to overlap three and four letters in one box. When students are finished quickly with any one box challenge, invite them to create designs, images, and patterns inside their letters. All of these actions will help develop their letter designing ideas for graffiti-inspired work.

The last activity to do on the dry erase boards is to allow students to design a word using various strategies. Instead of four boxes, have students divide their surfaces into two halves by drawing one line. Give students five to ten minutes to design a word in each box. These words need to incorporate overlap, perspective, designs inside, or unusual letter design. Do not let students use tag letters simply because the artistic conventions applied to them are limited. Students can write tag letters within letters or words, but make sure students are focusing on the shape and form illusions that have been practiced.

Drawing is a common way to begin a Visual Arts class. Instead of drawing things we see, such as hands or fruit, why not have students practice drawing what they do not see but may be familiar with. By manipulating letters, students are practicing hand-eye coordination, developing confidence, and starting to find excitement in the act of drawing.

Letters have a certain low-risk association because they are used by students every day. By starting the year in graffiti-related study, students who have the most anxiety toward art can find success and purpose from the moment school begins. Graffiti-inspired study can be brief and simple, or it can be months of complex composition creation. Either way, starting off the school year by using graffiti to work on drawing and color theory is a dynamic way to enhance fundamental art skills and concepts.

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This article will introduce you to the basics of creating a graffiti piece. We will discuss techniques of graffiti design and tricks you can use to make your artwork stand out. We will break down the anatomy of a piece and discuss some of the different letter styles you can use.

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Modern graffiti is a cultural art form with a variety of styles and purposes. In general, graffiti art is made in public spaces like subway cars and on the walls and surfaces of buildings as murals. In this lesson, students will study the writing styles of many different graffiti artists. To relate this school based artwork back to a physical place, students choose a place they find particularly significant, like their home city or a place they would like to visit. They will write out the name of this place in graffiti-style typography and add a simple background icon to represent that place.

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