How To Draw A Graffiti Character?
Many people are interested in learning the art of drawing graffiti characters, but they do not know how to do it or from where they should begin. However, this is not a difficult process if one has the interest to do so. Drawing graffiti characters begins by learning the basics. The following are the basic steps which are designed to help beginners.
1. Get acquainted with several types of graffiti samples
Take pictures of graffiti characters you find in your surrounding neighborhood. Develop a portfolio of them and study them. Next visit websites, download other graffiti characters and artworks and collect them. Become a student of how their creations. Study color patterns and lettering designs. Copy their characters on paper until you can develop your own style. The practice will enhance your skill. Keep practicing.
2. Gather your tools
Equip yourself with the right tools before starting. Make a checklist of materials that you would need like pencils, sketch pads, erasers, markers, colored pencils, brushes, paint in can, painting clothes, thinner and spray paint.
3. Find an inspiration
To develop a master piece first you must find an inspiration, a theme. What do you want your art work to say? Does it have a political message? Try searching the internet. Look at several pieces of graffiti art works posted. Observe the color, the sketches, the lettering, and how all of it comes together. See the themes they use as a source of inspiration and decide to find your own.
4. Practice on letters
Draw names on paper. Make them big, bulky and make sure they have adequate spacing so they don’t look crowded. Then try coloring them. Also try several lettering styles. First find the names you want to work on. Print these names with different font styles in your computer then sketch out the name. Apply different color combinations, 3D effects, background settings, and shadings. Keep on practicing.
5. Make sketches
Once you have found your theme, translate this inspiration on paper. Make 2 or 3 sketches and find the best one. Visualize the entire graffiti picture. Focus your energy on the best one. Engross yourself and complete the sketch to the last detail. Use your colored pens and make the picture come to life. Once you have completed your sketch you are now ready to transfer this into a medium.
6. Find a medium to work on
We all agree that graffiti art can make a neighborhood look unclean, cheap and not conducive to live at especially for little ones. So instead of finding another wall to do your art, try looking for other mediums like a piece of 4×8 plywood, an old car or wooden table. Let’s not get stuck with the norm. Who knows somebody might actually appreciate it and buy it from you?
7. Fill the design with paint
Now that you have practiced several lettering exercises and have redrawn characters over and over, you have now developed a concept on how to do your own work. After finishing you own original sketch, you are now ready to transfer it and use really paint for more people to see and appreciate. Again visualize the graffiti unto the plywood. Follow your sketch design and finish your upscale masterpiece.
Continue sketching and painting. Continue to practice and practice. You will find your own originality as you gain experience and become more graffiti artistic.
