Spray Painting Techniques and Effects
- Futura, Basquiat and Haring are examples of early street artists
- practicing designs on paper is important before creating the final design
- trying it on bigger sheets of cardboard and scaling the design up is also important
- graffiti started with tags of artists names as a way of signing work or marking territory
- tags should be able to be created quickly, so testing and practicing the tag is important
- cap mounting is done by twisting or screwing the cap onto the head of the can, this is also done to take the cap off
- holding a finger over the sprayer will stop spray paint coming out of the can while cap mounting
- cans have to be shaken for a minute before use to mix the solvent with the spray paint as these can separate when left to stand
- when not mixed it becomes thicker and clogs caps
- putting the can close to the surface being spray painted creates a thin line
- to make the line clean and precise the can should be tilted downwards
- spraying in the same place can create drips
- thin lines are created through quick motions
- smooth shadowing or soft fading is created by holding the can at different angles and distances
- different caps can be create different thicknesses and opacity
- spray painting is seen as a symbol of freedom and expression
- pushing down on the cap during cap mounting opens the nozzle letting spray paint out
- twisting or screwing the the cap onto the can is the best way to put on the cap and take it off
- paint particles float to the bottom of the can and make the spray paint thicker clogging the cap
- cans need to be shaken for a minute
- shaking the can upside down mixes the paint with the liquid quicker
- cans need to be held vertically so the tube within the bottle reaches the paint
- it is possible to spray upside down for a few minutes
- spraying close to the wall creates thin lines
- the can should be tilted if very close to the wall
- thin lines need to be sprayed quickly, slower lines create drips
- soft fading is created by spraying parallel to the surface with close sections collecting more paint than further away section
- small dots are hard to control as spraying for too long can create drips and moving further away to stop this makes the dot bigger
- holding the can upside down and spraying until the paint stops will create a small dot
- fill with lines
- releasing the cap after lines stops patching, drips, flaws when drying and last better when exposed to weather
- lots of thin layers are more stable than one thick layer
- sketching ideas with paper and pencil is best first
- colourizing allows a sense of how the piece will look
- sketching onto the wall allows the design to be transferred
- shapes are then filled with the right colours
- outlines around shapes create clear definitions between different colours
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