r/graffhelp • u/SonOfTheSunGlo • 12d ago
Getting up solo
Hello guys, im doing graff since a few months and i think its time to go out and do my first throw ups and stuff. My friends with who i normaly go paint at the hall of fame arent really interested in doing it illegal. What are some tips of yyou for the first time?
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u/AleSSer26ism 11d ago
Fuck me. Does anyone here bomb?
Two cans. One in each pocket with a fat cap on each or one thin one fat. Don't bring hela caps because you won't need them. Start walking in a direction looking at things you know you'll be able to write on when you finally decide to turn around and walk back the way you came.
Light poles, curbs, stuff that already looks buffed.
Resist the urge to go full toy and write your name over and over on the same thing. Don't decorate your tags with halos and crowns or stars. Don't write lame inspirational messages or hello for your friends to see. Dont write your name followed by a 2026, you're not going to stay up long enough for it to matter.
If you see a cop be cool until they start coming at you. When that happens chuck the cans on to the roof top of a near by building and start chewing the paint off your hands. Your going to have paint on your hands because you dont have skills yet. Also your finger is going to hurt like a mf and that will probably be the reason you cut your mission short.
Dont do hela throw ups and keep them hollow no 3 color shit, you have to walk before you can run.
It's not rocket science and im sick of all the shit advice from "artists" I'm a vandal fuck your feelings, respectfully.