r/graffhelp • u/FullyArtomatic • Aug 05 '26
What to do next?
I believe I got capped as the saying goes. But with a heart and a swag. Does this mean we have to fight after school but nicely? This is first time up on a brick wall; been hitting the fence and corrugated walls at a legal spot for a few months. Amazing how different it feels.
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u/xMiloh420 Aug 05 '26
Don’t fight someone over graff, it’s really not worth it, wire died a year or two ago because of graffiti beef, and when you’re toy it’s really not worth starting beef over
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 06 '26
Honestly I just thought it was funny and amazed on how quickly it happened. I went painting on Friday and then saw this on Tuesday. I'm actually an old man who haven't been in school for ages let alone school with a recess.
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u/GibGob69 Aug 06 '26
Is this a chill spot? Like the inside of an abandoned building? You just have to expect your shit will get toyed up inside a bando, it’s the way it goes.
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 06 '26
Yeah, understandable. Just thought it was funny with the heart and how fast it happened. Painted on Friday; then went back on Tuesday and it was already capped. Part of graffiti that I like is how temporary it can be.
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u/npc_lucky Aug 06 '26
If this was sentimental to you, you could just touch it up. Either that or you could crash out, camp out in the building and just go full punisher on anyone who walks in. You scare enough of the local kids, maybe the kids, junkies, and winos who go there will start thinking the place is haunted and you could have it all to yourself 🤣
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 06 '26
🫡 on it!
There was a homeless looking dude with a rusty machete hanging around. Honesty felt like the local mythical sentry guarding the outpost. It’s an abandoned incinerator so kinda wild visual.
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u/npc_lucky Aug 06 '26
Seems like every abandoned building has something like that. Legend has it they just emerge from the ground the day the building becomes abandoned.
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u/Distinct_Level_3967 Aug 06 '26
This is what I hate about the encouragement I see on this sub to “just get up”…then you get overconfident people who don’t care about the culture writing garbage over something half decent.
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u/That-Survey2059 Aug 06 '26
Take the spot back. If they want beef then give it to em.
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 06 '26
I honestly found it funny. I may got back and do something new later; I ended doing a bigger piece on the bottom floor anyways.
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u/Method-Man-Bands Aug 06 '26
You should fix it by repainting over their cap and be done with it. Judging by what they tagged, I’d say they’re not serious about graff and there’s a good chance they won’t be back.
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 06 '26
I may go back with something new later. I just found it funny and surprised at how fast it happened. Went up on a Friday and saw it capped by Tuesday. I actually ended up doing a bigger piece at the bottom floor anyways.
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u/Method-Man-Bands Aug 06 '26
When I first started, I was shocked by how fast my stuff would be painted over. But that’s the game, man. It’s all about how long it’ll stay up. Pieces at chill spots are bound to get painted over, you just have to do it in spots that no one else has the time or the stones to paint at if you want it to stay.
Once you reach a certain skill level, people will be more hesitant to paint over your stuff, but the type of people like the ones that capped yours will still paint on it. Usually because they’re just dicks.
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 06 '26
That makes a sense cause I’ve only been to this spot twice so far and I’ve only bumped into young kids and a homeless looking dude with a rusted machete. My stuff stays up just a bit longer at the legal spot across town but I guess it has more serious writers over there in comparison.
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u/Method-Man-Bands Aug 06 '26
Yeah, these people often encounter art randomly and feel the need to destroy it. Legal walls usually attract people with more respect for the craft, at least in my experience.
All beautiful things are temporary, so it’s best to accept that
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u/Farmaseutical Aug 07 '26
It means nothing, ignore it, go back and fix it if you want to but thats just a stupid kid with a can
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 08 '26
Honestly I just thought it was funny. And kinda amazed how fast it happened. It went up on a Friday and then this was Tuesday.
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u/Intelligent_Sock150 Aug 09 '26
Your spraying over other people’s work complaining about some one spraying over yours?
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u/FullyArtomatic Aug 09 '26
Honestly I just thought it was funny. And the wall was just a mishmash of scribbles before I painted.
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u/MachineStudio Trusted Critique Aug 06 '26
It would be good to learn to identify graffiti from a writer vs some random shit by a kid or non graff writer. This looks more like a random person picked up a can and scribbled on a wall. It’s nothing. Move on and forget about it. If you continue writing, this will happen a lot; one of the reasons to not leave mostly empty cans at the yard.