Doing Throwies in Daytime!
Graffiti at its core is all about “getting up”, getting your name out in the public view for all to see. It’s about fame, reputation, and notoriety, and we do this by putting our names on walls. Most graffiti artists paint under the. cover of night. However, some paint during the day because they simply don’t care, love the rush, and are willing to take the risk to get their name up. In our new video, "Doing Graffiti Throwies During The Day” , we highlight many of these graffiti artists that are within our own community.
Deba began our video with two really great spots, both facing the streets. One of these he did during the daytime while cars passed by. Doing spots like these always comes with some inherent risk, more so than the average spot simply due to the visibility of the surface. Highly visible spots are areas where you’ll see new, nervous writers either avoid, or they’ll waste the spot by putting a tiny tag, or throwie on so they can get in and out as fast as they can rather than make the most of the spot. Deba does a nice throwie, and takes his time doing so, really doing the spot justice.
Ivus on the other hand was in an area well accustomed to graffiti and street art as murals and blockbusters populated the nearby walls. Ivus rocks a sticker on a sign and catches a fast tag before moving on. In this heavily graffiti/street art populated area, people generally respect the murals, and instead, you’ll find smaller forms of graffiti in the surrounding area. These can be a fun place to get your name up since these areas are generally well populated and often traveled by graffiti artists of all skill levels, as well as the average person.
Maps had himself a nice wall, that he and a friend decided to paint. A common mistake new graffiti artists make is they feel the need to rush their graffiti throwie, but maps here went slow and steady. While you certainly don’t want to be too slow, you can take a steady pace and do just fine. Rushing often makes your lines and shapes sloppy; this is pretty much a guaranteed way to ruin a throwie. If you feel like “oh I don’t have time to do my whole throwie so I need to rush it” then you either need to practice the throwie more, or you should be doing a tag, maybe even an abbreviated throwie in some cases. Check out Maps Instagram here.
Mute takes center stage in this video as he hits some daytime graffiti right in front of people on a busy street. Obviously, this is risky as anyone can easily call the cops and give a pretty clear description of you, but Mute didn’t have a care in the world. On top of that, while painting his throwie, mute kept a decent pace and as a result, he had a really refined throwie. In another clip, Mute hit a wall that he made perfect use out of as the finished throwie fit perfectly on the wall. With a nice fill and a nice key line, his letters pop off the wall, ensuring his name stands out and catches attention. Check out his video here
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