Graffiti & Urban Art Features
How To: Spray paint a skateboard
Watch this video tutorial of custom skateboard spray painting. This could be on your skateboard! The theme of this one is 'Master of the Universe.'
News: LED Graffiti In a Can
Remember the magical LED graffiti video "paint"? Here's another cool LED graffiti design by Aissa Logerot.
How To: Make a headphone holder out of duct tape
Duct tape can be used for just a lot more than taping your eBay packages shut. In fact, duct tape has a whole lotta urban crafting potential. Don't believe us? Just check out this duct tape tutorial.
How To: Draw an animated graffiti spraycan with a goatee
This graffiti/drawing tutorial finally gives spraycans, the weapon of choice of graffiti artists everywhere, the respect they deserve. With the power to make a beautiful picture on what would otherwise be an ugly concrete wall or to create a sociopolitical statement that changes the world, spraycans are integral to a graffiti artist's success.
How To: Draw the word Uzi in graffiti script
Graffiti maestro Wizard performs one of his trademark user-requested graffiti demonstrations. In this video creates an even more compact design than usual, creating the word UZI in fairly standard graffiti-script and elaborating it with some splatter patterns and a hatted figure popping out from the corner. His speed and technique, especially working without a pre-drawing, are simply remarkable.
How To: Draw and shade west-coast styled graffiti text
Graffiti is a well known art form that some people really don't consider an art. It can be a very difficult art form to practice that requires time and patience in order to create a great looking piece of work. So in this tutorial, you'll find out how to draw and shade the west-coast style text. So good luck and enjoy!
How To: Use airbrush air compressors
This video explains absolutely everything you need to know about air compressors, from which one to buy, what size you need, the components of a compressor, and how to use one.
How To: Airbrush a hottie design tshirt
Airbrushing Fun with Chad and Meaghan. Follow along as Chad tries to teach Meacghan how to airbrush a hottie design t-shirt with flames.
How To: Make a chic duct tape playing card holder
Are you still one of those boring folks who use duct tape only as it's recommended, i.e. for taping stuff together? Well, get ready to be enlightened - while organizing your life a little bit - by watching this innovative duct tape tutorial.
How To: Graffiti the word "dem" with Wizard
How about dem apples? Well, according to graffiti artist Wizard, who shows you how to create a graffiti tag of "dem," dem apples are pretty good looking.
How To: Paint Bedroom Walls like a pro
To prepare a bedroom for walls to be painted, remove as much furniture and objects from the room. You can leave the larger furniture in the center of the room, covered. Fill in any holes or cracks in the wall with a patch. Also, remove any hardware or outlet plates from the wall. Next, place masking tape at the base boards so you can paint below the carpet level. Tim suggests using a drop cloth rather than a plastic cloth to cover the floor. Drop cloths last much longer and are more convenien...
How To: Make a cap style hat out of duct tape, cardboard, and newspaper
Cool hats are one of the most effective ways of drawing attention to oneself, and this one is sure to do that. Plus, you make it yourself, which makes it even cooler. This video will show you how to make a cool cap out of duct tape, cardboard, and newspaper.
How To: Make a school binder with duct tape
Want a slick school binder to set yourself apart from your friends? Check out this sweet little tutorial and learn how to make a school binder out of duct tape. You'll need a roll of duct tape and a passion to create.
How To: Craft a striped woman's wallet from duct tape
You've probably seen lots of duct tape tutorials for making guy's wallets. After all, using duct tape to make a wallet shows you're creative, stylish, and cool in an urban/street art kind of way.
How To: Draw a street tagging graffiti character
Although many would consider this to be not be an art form, it's still a practice that many people perform to this day. Although, graffiti is always connected with words, it can also be used to create characters. In this video, you'll find out how to draw a street tagging graffiti character from scratch. So good luck and enjoy!
How To: Draw a scary character
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a scary character. First, draw the outline with a hat and a cape. After this, use your pencil to color the inside of the hat and the face (except the eyes) completely black. From here, you will shade in the hat by blending in the pencil with your finger. From here, you will color in the bow on the front of the cape and then shade in the sides and the top and bottom of the cape. Use your finger to blend in the pencil and then smudge it around the front of...
How To: Spray paint 'Planet X'
This is a video tutorial of how to spray paint. This work has the theme Planet X: is it out there? Is it Coming? What as the video provides detailed instructions on how to create your own 'Snake Eye Galaxy' work of art.
How To: Draw a graffiti Smurf character
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a graffiti Smurf character. Start off by drawing the hat for the Smurf, then draw in the ear on the side of the head. Then, draw in the face and start to add in the details. Draw in the mouth, nose, and eyes. After this, draw in the upper body and the clothing that the Smurf is wearing. Add crinkled lines on the edges to make it look like the pants are too big, then draw in the feet, arms, and hands. Draw a spray paint can in the hand of the Smurf, then ...
How To: Draw a marker pen character
Our old friend Wizard, the Bruce Springsteen of online graffiti demonstration, adds to his massive oeuvre with this demonstration of how to draw a marker pen with a marker pen. To watch him work is to want his skills, and if you have the drive to develop them, get drawing!
How To: Graffiti the word "Mex" with Wizard
Share your Mexican pride or simply make a cool graffiti tag of your friend Mex by watching this graffiti tutorial by Wizard. Wizard shows you how to do a basic graffiti version of the word "Mex."
How To: Make linoleum asphalt mosaics with Craftzine
Linoleum asphalt mosaics, also called Toynbee Tiles, are artworks permanently embedded in pavement. In this video I'll show you how to construct your own from inexpensive materials. You can get real linoleum (don't use vinyl flooring) for this project by ordering free samples online. By cutting out a mosaic design in the linoleum and sandwiching it between layers of paper, wood glue, and asphalt crack filler, you can affix the mosaic very permanently to an asphalt surface, such as your drivew...
How To: Draw an elaborate graffiti tag with Wizard
The master of online graffiti design videos Wizard is working his magic on another user-requested design, this one of some very elaborate script. He does work with a pencil underdrawing this time, but this does little to downplay the sheer skill necessary to draw something like this so quickly.
How To: Draw a spraycan sketch
In this tutorial, we learn how to draw a spray can sketch. First, draw the face of the can on the piece of paper, drawing the eyes, nose, and mouth. After this, draw the surrounding parts of the can around the face. Draw the bottom and the top of the can as well as the top with the middle open area where the spray will come out. After this, draw in as much detail as you would like on your spray can. Use a black marker to shade in on the sides and make lines darker. When finished, save and enj...
News: Liar, Liar, House On Fire
See a burning building? Hold all calls to the fire department. Canadian artist Isabelle Hayeur fools passerbyers with her installation, "Fire with Fire", an artwork that creates the illusion of a fire-swept four-story heritage building in the downtown eastside of Vancouver. "The Downtown Eastside is the oldest neighbourhood in Vancouver; it is also the most run-down. This historic area is infamous for being plagued by social problems due to poverty. Before falling prey to serious urban decay,...
News: Robo-Tagger (Unmanned Graffiti)
Graffiti with your eyes, or let your robot do the work for you. Via Flong,
How To: Graffiti tag the word Wiz with Wizard
This video by established graffiti artist Wizard features him demonstrating how to draw a subject near and dear to his heart, his own name. This tag, relatively simple among his ouevre, will make good practice for all the young taggers out there working on their graffiti skills.
How To: Make public grafitti with a stencil and wheatpaste
Watch this video to learn how to make a stencil for graffiti and attach it to a public place with wheatpaste.
How To: Draw an electro funk graffiti character with goggles
Forget about art imitating life; abstract and caricaturized expression is the way to go (and definitely the wave of the future).
News: Magical LED Graffiti "Paints" With Video
Just like magic - incredible new project from Sweatshoppe in which video is "painted" onto a wall. Video demonstration below, (don't miss it! absolutely visually amazing).
How To: Draw graffiti with color
Have you always looked at graffiti and wondered how they got such perfect lines and great color with just a spray can? Watch this video tutorial set to funky music and learn how to create a sketch of the finished product. Draw it on paper first and, with this easy to follow guide, learn how to make the finished product "Exode" with just a set of markers. Each picture shows the progression of the piece, from just a simple sketch to the fully colored product. In almost no time you will be makin...
How To: Draw Gizmo from the "Gremlins" with Wizard
We don't remember much about the 1984 movie "Gremlins," but we do remember the adorable protagonist/lead Gremlin Gizmo! Who can forget his big, pleading eyes, doll-like stature and chubby tummy? Our four-year-old selves swooned over the fantasy that we could own our very own Gizmo as a pet. Unfortunately for us, our pipe dreams went bust when we discovered that Gizmo shockingly wasn't real, but at least we can still recall the tender days of yore by drawing this Gizmo character.
News: Grafitti Dog Goes For a Stroll
Nowhere Near Here, by Pahnl, is made with the graffiti light writing technique (stop motion animation that uses a combination of light with stencils and long exposure photography). Over 300 hours in the making and more than 200 stencils later, the tale of a "dog running around the city at night, doing whatever a dog does": Vocals by Karin Dreijer Andersson of the Knife and Fever Ray.
How To: Get more out of spray paint cans
In this how-to video, you will learn how to get more out of your spray cans. This is useful if you want to make the most out of the money spent on these purchases. These spray cans are very useful for painting objects that would be harder with the traditional bus. First, follow the directions on the spray can. It should say to turn it upside down and spray it until it runs clear. This keeps the tips clear. If the can is old, you can carefully remove the tip from the can and drop it in paint t...
How To: Paint a custom XBox shell
This video is a quick tutorial on how to custom paint an XBox shell to make yours stand out from the crowd.
How To: Tag like a real graffiti artist
Graffiti— do you have the guts to get out there and tag some property? There's a whole lot more than just spray paint involved. To be great, you'll need things like a sketchbook, pencils, pens, markers, spray can tips, latex gloves, legal (or illegal) wall, and most importantly… creativity. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be an urban graffiti artist, follow these steps to become da ’hood’s next da Vinci.
How To: Draw a street smart gangsta Popeye
Popeye is one tough-as-nails lad as it is who can fend for himself on the streets just as well as on the seas. After all, when your forearms are the size of your midsection, you're packing quite a bit of black eye punching power.
How To: Draw a malevolent killer clown with Wizard
Clowns are the stuff of the most horrible nightmares for us, but if you're one of the few who either find them funny or find them entertaining in a really creepy way, then this is the perfect drawing tutorial for you.
How To: Draw a graffiti design with a mustachioed figure
For those among you looking to improve you small-scale pencil-and ink graffiti skills, you could not ask for a better silent teacher than Wizard. His viewer-requested drawings always demonstrate a high degree of skill while being simple and slowly-done enough to allow his fan to emulate him and improve their own art. His trademark well-chosen electrofunk soundtracks are perfect background music for the graffiti creation process.
How To: Craft a woven wallet from duct tape
Hold your moolah in style using this duct tape wallet. Leave your friends with their Dior clutches and fancy business wallets - this duct tape wallet is SO much cooler! Featuring a woven pattern, you can weave two duct tapes in whatever colors suit your fancy.
How To: Airbrush The Hulk
This is a video demonstration of an artist airbrushing a portrait of The Hulk from start to finish.