Paint Fired, Rules Originate, and Design Discovered (2)

Oh boy…where do we start. First thing first, the first shot of spray paint was fired. For being my first time designing with spray paint it went pretty well. However, rules about spray painting needed to be established (in my parents eyes). The rules that ended up being put in place were established hard because of a few mishaps in the process.

The Rules (set forth by the Parents)

1. No spray painting in the house
1. Even in the storage space
2. Spray painting is allowed on the driveway or in the yard
3. When spray painting, wear a mask to cover your nose and mouth
4. Always have a tarp under the canvas in case of rogue spray paint

The rules were established because of my first experience spray painting in the storage space. My experience was going great, my letters looked decent for the first time using a spray can. Little did I know the fumes from the spray paint was spreading throughout my house. My family had nagging headaches, while I slaved away designing my art. As I finished my 3rd rough design of street art, I went downstairs to energize up with snacks and water. I was quickly informed that no more street art would be allowed to take place in the house and for a good reason, because the house was full of fumes.

Now back to the actual designing of my street art. Prior to actually using the spray paint cans, I researched different fonts of street art letters. I also looked into artwork done on the street of Philly as well as blogs by graffiti artists to gain inspiration. Although I found letters and numbers that were appealing, I did not follow them to the T. One of the biggest things that I read on graffiti blogs was find your own style. To understand how I could find my style,  I experimented on pad and paper writing the word LEARN. In the beginning, I wrote LEARN in a normal font and then

wrote it again and again adjusting the letters to make it look more like street art. After numerous times simply writing a work I have found a style that fits me well. It is combination of wavy and sharp design also known as Old School in the street art community.

Towards the end of the week I made a breakthrough on my personal design. I thought up the words that I wanted to use on my street art: Live Life. Although, it is a simple and only a two word phrase it has a deeper meaning for many people. However, what really made me want to put the world Live Life on my street art is the way that the two words could be bundled together.