Reskew's Graffiti Tutorial #6 Letter Structuring Technique Essentials
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- How to graffiti : A basic technique that could help any beginner develop a better approach to and perspective on lettering. Yes, its long, but may be well worth watching if youre unsatisfied with the look of your letters!
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THE most helpful video on TH-cam describing how to properly construct letters. If you don't understand straight letters you're not gonna understand how to create anatomically-correct wild style letters. Watched it dozens of times. Thanks, Miles! YOU ARE THE MAN.
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Almost 10 years running and this video is the most informative and instructive on TH-cam for aspiring graff artists and writers.
thank you!!!
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It's 2020 and this video is still ever appreciated. Everyone complicates the SHIT out of trying to explain this. You made it make sense. Thank you!
thanks man! It means a lot to hear that. Im really glad people still feel this way, as you said, so many years later. Wow I cant believe its been 10 years. PEACE
this video is the straight up basics of lettering. . . like Reskew says , keep adding layers to build up to a piece of your kind. Thanks Resk , I'm glad there's people in the world like you.
It's about 3 months since I've watched this, and I just wanted to say thanks to your tutuorial, I've improved by alot.
Even if I don't like some of your techniques and never use them for myself, I still enjoy watching you at work.
You're a legend. When I was 10 years old or so, I watched your videos for the first time. Very helpful and one - if not the first - of the early videos showing how to do graff properly.
Thanks for the love, man. Thats amazing to hear you saw these when you were 10. Yeah I remember looking up graff tutorials back then to see if anyone was already doing them, and since i saw no videos really explaining the techniques and stuff, i decided to make my own. PEACE!
You cant lose your own style. It can only come out when your skill becomes a secondary asset. You can only discover, develop and refine your style once you gain enough techniques and skills to explore styles. When i decided graff was a limited art, limiting my self expression, as i think you feel happened with your "loss" of style, i decided to find my true style...and after a few years of disapointing frustration, and lots of exploration , i now am at a satisfying place, exploring my own style.
Best tutorial on youtube imo. This is what I was taught on graffiti workshops,other graffiti writers etc. This is how you learn essentials. Good work!
i have watched for million videos about explaining how to write letter, graffiti etc, but you do that just in 10 min man, thank you and keep up, respect+ :D
This is an excellent top grade tutorial it answers questions you didn't even realize you were asking.. things are explained so clearly and simply this is perfect this should be the format for all other tutorials
Thanks for saying that Trey. Im glad you think so and really appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts on it
@@MilesWickham I got u bra
best advice so far structure is SO key. When I started I didn't know what ppl ment when they said structure. Then I went back to paper and kept screwing around, and started noticing the things that u have pointed out here.
This tutorial has helped me so much, I've actually been drawing letter's that look half decent! :)
I've watched this video several times again and again over the last year or so. Thank you man, i am getting better I think you are responsible for much inspiration and motivation. Thanks.
Wow this is helping me understand letter structure even after 10 years of you making this! Thank you and keep it up!
i mix his explenation with an old school method to make the basic letter and it works like a charm. the only thing is im not really a piece guy
Truly the best graffiti tutorial i've ever seen.
i'm shocked and impressed. i went to college to learn what i know about drawing and painting now. i did an animation course because when i started i was 17 and had no interest in fine art, twenty now and appreciate it more because i'm interested in learning the techniques in fine art which obviously apply to all art in different ways depending on what your trying to achieve.
ive been doing for graffiti for about a year and this video really helped me construct my letters. thanks for all the help!
U still do graffiti?
After 10 years it's still helpfull, I started a year ago without the basics and now I'm struggling to find a new style.
Props to you bro! 🤘🤘
Glad to hear man!
thank you!
One of the first graffiti tutorials on TH-cam back in the days. Great video, I learnt the basics by means of it 7 years ago. Thank you very much dude!
Thanks man! This is really awesome to hear!! And you are very welcome. Im very happy the videos helped you out
i like how everyone talks shit on your videos. All of them are dope and interesting. gave me a different look on how to form my letters. Much respect bro.
Im 14 and have been graffiting for about a year i would still class my self as a toy but your tutorials have really helped me out for my pieces and they have all had a real possitive outcome and good feedback from my friends, i would just like to say thankyou for your help as they have really improved me as a writer and hopefully i will keep growing in the hobbie! Thanks :)
damn ur 24 now
I've been writing for a year and just started getting good at throws and tags. This video is really helpful for learning straight letters I've gotten a lot better at drawing them. You're dope and you definitely know your shit. Peace
9 years later and this video is still being a great help, tysm dudd
Hey man thats great to know, Thank you for the comment! Welcome
probably the most useful how-to-graffiti video i have ever seen
dude i thought it was so many lines details and stuff when i was sketching i just couldent do it all with the lines and stuff.
but then i watched ur videos and it helpd alot now i make awes0me pieces every day !
and it helped me with spray paint to !!!
THX!
keep it up reskew
U helped me so much I love the art and every time I make a piece that looks like crap I keep trying to find a way to make it better and shaping and molding letters. I love the art just so much and I want to get better and make canvases but I feel till I improve to a point where I like my art most of my pieces but I can not stop trying to become as great as you someday. I have things I want to do in this life and art is one of them thanks! Keep up the videos don't let haters stop u!
deffinetly the most helpful graff series
Techniquelly this guy is great, all the toys will say that his letters are ugly and the don't have the swagger that they see on the internet and that those letters look nothing like wildstyle letters. They don't know this is where you start, once you master letter structure and basic tags then move onto the harder styles, learning these techniques properly will make wildstyle pieces a hell of a lot more easier rather than just throwing up random letters and arrows that you think look cool.
i love how ur ma
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good work the lines u create side by side makes every letter crazy .. i was drawing with side lines but this video made my drawings a bit crazier than before !
most important video to understand basics of graffs
Watched thousand times and will probably watch till it exist
only respect for you for creating this thanks man : )
Hey man, thanks for that! I appreciate the love
Thank you.
This video contains the ideas and techniques to be able to do any letter. My whole intention is to show them the ability to do it on their own. Figuring it out with this technique is a better way of learning than copying. The more someone is shown step by step the farther they will get from their own creativity and natural abilities, in my opinion
Im so glad to hear it! Keep having fun expressing yourself
Just saw the vid and I have no words ITS THE MOST GREAT,HELPFUL AND MEANING VIDEO OF ALL THE OTHERS ON YT thanks means a lot for me love you keep it up!!!!!
Hey I really appreciate you saying that!! Right as im thinking about making more videos, too. Thank you!
@@MilesWickham pliz if you have time it will be very nice 👍 👌
yo Miles...this is great, i started graf in middle schoool about 13 years ago...I havent felt the urge to express myself with my art in about 5-6 years, this is a def inspiration, man...all your vids are great and the beats are on point. To the art store I go...
Peace,
N.Sly
I remember watching this in high-school a decade ago I still apply this principle in the yard💪🏽
Thats great to hear bro!
this actually helps me. i already know how to graffiti but i'm better with tagging and throwups. a few of letters i dont usually use i am weak on so this is a great technique i think i can try to better develop my form and style for letters i need work on.
The big wow😮🙏
Best tutorial I've seen. I like the "bad examples"
Thank you! Cool, i have never heard anyone teaching this. Glad to hear im not the only one.
U hav helped me so much I wouldn't be half as good now without ur vids
really pragmatic and practical approach to your tutorials mate, if you don't already you should think about teaching this in a professional role, the way you describe things are really good.thanks for these mate, you doing a lot for your passion!
Thanks man. Yeah i have done some teaching in person. I really enjoy teaching.
project! didnt think about this till he went over it. if any of you have had a drafting class thisll make alot of sense. good shit man. nice vid
Hey RESKEW, I just wanna say a personal Thank You for Your help in Your tutorials, its not often people help each other selflessly and ask nothing in return, but kindness is its own reward, and these are great videos, please keep them coming and Thank You very much, keep up the good work Brother :) peace
I think this is the best tutorial i've seen. It's hard to make a good tutorial about graffiti, because graffiti is about drawing letters and adding your own style. But i think you managed to make a pretty good tutorial for beginners. Big up!
I love your vids sir! You explain the topic well, you tell great artistic advice in general, and you have sweet music and a good voice! So gooood!
Thx for posting all these tutorials. This is gold!
Thank! Glad you enjoyed
loved watching this process. i am practicing right now. thanks a ton.
Your tutorials are the only ones that actually help at all, I just can't seem to get very creative with my letters.
by far the best tutorial on youtube!
Hey man big fan been doing graffiti recently and this really helped me man you imspired me to keep trying and never give up thanks again for these sick tutorials subbed
wow this really helps alot seeing as though ive always tried to go all out when i havent even gone through the basics.. now i can practice without thinking im not getting anywhere
WOW! I loved this tutorial! Ive watched loads of others but they didnt explain about structure and this is what i needed !!!!!! Thank You! Im subbing!
You got that right, as does anything artistic. Dont give up.
cool... im a beginner at graffiti and i am really grateful for this tutorial.. thanks for the tips man, it really helped me lot.. keep posting and sharing dude!
Thanks a lot for posting this, I've been wondering about this for a while now.
I haven't done any graffiti in a few year just been getting back into and I was crap lol,
Thanks the the tutorial dude It has helped me no end,
Thank again
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Great! Glad you are making use of it! Very welcome
Amazing videos. My favorite of all the ones you've done. Would love to see another one covering S,E, and X ! I'm horrible at them.
Great tutorials. Really shows how graffiti is planned through multiple sketches and hopefully everyone knows that all great artist start with sketches not just beginners. Do u have any tutorials for turning tags into pieces and throw ups? Thanx again!
Hey! Thats great to hear. it sound like you are enthusiastic and engaged in your learning process, and accepting of the way it is, which is great. Yeah, it takes a LOT of practice. All u can really do is try to make it fun, and just hang in there and be dedicated. You can ask any quesion on any video, theres no guideline. Being a "toy" is just part of the process of shaping who you are as an artist.
Hey, thanks man, that feels like a very high compliment. And nice work! I like the completeness of the pieces you post.
Damn I really like this guy. He definitely mastered this and his style is just awesome. I hope that I'll be like you one day.
Thanks dude. If you follow your passion , you will be more of you, and that shall be most satisfying. Keep at it!
7:41 I watched this video alot of times but never noticed you can draw a normal letter and then draw around this. Best video still after all those years. Also best tip
Thank you!!
@@MilesWickham watching it again lol, l'm addicted to this video😅
That's helped me so much!! I've been struggling with my lettering for ages.
hey :) you're so good, I think that your lesson it's really good because it helps me so much :))
Wow. I really thank you for this i just got in graffiti and showed my tag to a knight then he sended me to this video and i see now that it needs ALOT of changing.
Thank you very much i'll go practicing now.
You have given me a different view on letters thanks man!
Your vids are kick ass
one of the few realy helpful tutorials!
thx
also from one letter you can create another letter i always start for a letter and use that to connect to my other letter and then on much props good video for the guys that need a little guidance!
hey mann, i owe you soo much, thanks for showing all that. simply proness
Cool man! I hadnt thought of this until i got the idea to do a tutorial about basic lettering, over 10 years after i got into graff! hah!
Haha, Never thought of all this just done it all of it with out thinking about it.
love to you dude :)
- i'm shocked because in some of the videos you've talked about principals and techniques that my life drawing teacher talked about. i can draw pretty well and paint okay but always struggled with graffiti but after watching a few of your videos can see i was getting it wrong because i wasnt using what i'd learned with it, i took it as separate to drawing something like life drawing, i dunno why i did that really, changed how i'll approach it now completely. thanks an sorry bout the essay! ha
I learned on my own. I get your point. But i also know how easy it is to give something up if u dont have any sense of hope. I like to shed a little lite on some basic principles so that the big picture can be simplified and not seem like such a big undertaking. So maybe more kids will keep pursuing the art and not quit all together after being arrested and paying fines etc. U can BITE this anyway. Im not giving style, im showing ideas and tools.
And + because of your graffiti tutorials i got better and better and i came in 4th place! in a graffiti contest :)
amazing video. thanks for taking the time. so many good ideas
Congratulations man!Keep on having fun with it
man, you have a lot of tallent! i will try to get the word of your channel around to some other artists!
@reskillmows I just started doing graffiti and I was failing by myself. Found you and there was a 100% improvement! Still need some practice though haha thanks man
Best tutorial on youtube, thanks bro
Great, man! I am glad. Youre welcome. Have fun!
Thanks for this. Very cool. I just realized perspective drawing isn't a must in graffiti lettering
I learned by doing this exact same thing in Math class back in 1981. On the back of my work paper
Thanks man!
yeah, he doesnt have these tracks on there. You could maybe send him a message and let him know u dig the tracks and see if theres a way he could share them. I dont know if he realizes how many people are into his old stuff, unless they mention it to him ;)
Ok thanks u seem really talented and smart especially in explaining everything
10 years before this guy was living in 2020!!
Thank you!
You’re so awesome I always come back to this video it means a lot and the fact that it’s pretty old but still really good 👍
Hey man Im really glad to hear that. Thank you
That was so beautiful and helpful, bro! it felt so unnatural not having my sketchbook on me while watching this!
Dude. This video LITERALLY SIMPLIFIED ALOT for me. I fucks with you so heavy my dude.
Good, Im glad to hear that!!
dude wtf you made that look so much simpler and much more easier for me tanks
Yes, no problem!!
omg this has helped me soo much thanks man ur a graff legend
Totally true. No rules. Though it takes some amount of skill to execute something that doesnt look amateur.
All of your videos are very good and helped mi a lot, when i was Toy, good job bro! :-)
Love your tutorials! And can you make a video on which caps is for
"this is the evolution of man from crouched over ape to stylized fashionable modern human being"
wow that sure is a lot of hate! I think people aren't understanding the focus here. This isn't a tutorial on how to develop your own style! Its all about that basic lettering, and how to increase it. I have learned a lot from this, and now I am able to advance. No where in this video is he saying how to develop style, you gotta do that shit yo self! But this is such a great tutorial that every writer should check out whether they are one week in or ten years in. Great work man.
this was like... beautiful to watch...
Awesome bro, thats really great to hear. You have the drive and willpower, i hear it. It will take you where you want to go. You ARe great, brotha, just discover and explore that greatness. "haters" can only present me with life lessons. Thanks dude. Keeo on truckin! and keep in touch!