I like graffiti.

I love graffiti. They way how people can paint walls with just a paint can is fascinating. I have tried graffiti, but it's not easy, that's for sure. There are different types of caps for your paint cans, each with different thicknesses designed for different types of spraying. Whether it's filling or outlining, each cap size has its own use. It also varies for different artists. For example, Mad-C likes to use thinner and and more precise caps since she likes word-art related murals. SOTEN is more into wildstyle, so he uses caps of all sizes. Every artist has their own style of spraying. The style of graffiti is so vast, it's almost as huge as the sun. Ironlak, a graffiti team, does both cartoonish style and also word styled throw-ups (it's like a full graffiti piece, but a little smaller). Anything can be called graffiti as long as it is drawn or painted with material suitable for walls, floors, ceilings and even paper.

All you need is a drawing software, create your own idea, print it out, then go to some empty wall and start painting. Most artists tend to bring along their blackbook whenever they head out to do whatever. A blackbook is a term graffiti artists use to call an art scrap book. So whenever, let's say, they head out for dinner, and then suddenly they had a great idea for a piece or whatever, they would draw it out in their blackbook. When they have the time, they would draw it out on their computer, then they would paint out the design they wanted without ever forgetting the design they thought off. It doesn't need to be complicating mumble jumble. Something simple is fine enough. As long as it looks good and has an urban feel to it, it's ok.

Another reason why I like graffiti is because of it has an abstract feel to it. I like it because it has a lot of colours in the bombs. Graffiti is also quicker then most arts. Compare sculpting and graffiti together, and we know which one is faster and less time consuming. It's also very easy to cover up mistakes. If your hands accidentally shook when spraying, just use the colour of the background and layer above it and then spray the same stroke again. They also cost less, unless you plan to do graffiti painting as your main job.

Just let your creativity flow. Think urban lifestyles, concrete jungles, subway metros, and something just might pop up. I like graffiti on paper because I don't have the money to buy tons of spray paint of different colours, and I also like it because markers and drips (custom DIY markers with wetter nib, which is why they are called "drips" since the wet paint drips when you use them) are much easier to control. Maybe after I've trained with them for a long time I might move on to actual graffiti spraying, but for now I'll just stick to what I got.