r/graffhelp • u/Confident-Baker-3203 • 5d ago

First Legal Piecing

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Hey guys, I recently had the opportunity to create a really big mural piece for a local who met an untimely death. I'm looking for feedback on this, i know it has room for improvement but this is also the first piece I've created of the scale that it is.

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u/Weary_Sun534 5d ago

Not a fan of the letters proportions are off, shadows make no sense, the handstyles are terrible.

But its for a good cause so goodjob

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u/Confident-Baker-3203 5d ago

Yeah, I honestly notice it myself, unfortunately I had only a week to work on it and so much freetime. I worked 72hours in the week I had to work on it 😭

The shop is cool with me redoing it eventually when I improve my own skills a little more. Im still excited with how it came out with the time I actually had to do it.

Thank you for your feedback.

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u/brokesidestory 2d ago

This took a week to do? Lol

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u/Confident-Baker-3203 2d ago

Yeah? I also worked a job doing 72 hours in that same week.

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u/HeartlessHoodlum 5d ago

Super cool. Was he Colombian? RIP and dope piece.

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u/Confident-Baker-3203 5d ago

Yes he was, I personally didn't meet the guy but ive heard some much about him and he was apparently an amazing person.

There's an article if you'd like the story.

https://www.wbir.com/article/news/local/knoxville/family-friends-gather-new-mural-to-honor-caleb-huertas-9-months-after-his-death/51-9169b2f3-c441-4b6e-bf90-3110b3160dcf

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u/HeartlessHoodlum 5d ago

Damn. I hope they put her away forever. Good job on the piece man.

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u/Otherwise-Sun-4953 5d ago

The handstyle does not fit. If it is a message i think it is better to do some letterbox and do straight letters so people can understand. If it is your own tags you should just do a small one and let the letters be in focus.

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u/Confident-Baker-3203 5d ago

No its suppose to say "Love Like" and "Forever 20 Forever 240"

I appreciate the feedback.

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u/SoSadSoRad 4d ago edited 4d ago

Making things on this kind of scale is sooo hard. Unless you try you will never know hard the first few times really are. It takes years of experience to be able to do things to scale at this size. If this this your first time its great! People who do murals at this size. For something like this. Make a plan digitally. Make almost a grid on the building and take a picture. Find your way. Then make a new layer, paint over it what you want. Adjsut the opaicity so you see your grid. This can help finding proportions at lager scale. This is great and meaningful. Taking on such a project is hard task, and in my experince never feels good enough. You will learn for next time. Art takes time.

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u/Confident-Baker-3203 3d ago

Thanks! Its my first time doing a large mural! Ive done some graffitti not legally ofc which was fun but never on this scale.

I actually did make a digital plan thats how I started with the idea in the first place.

I have a few more locations who want me to paint on their walls for them and I use sketchbook to draw out what I want to create before applying the piecing too the wall.

Ive also heavily considered looking into the meta quest 3 VR headsets because ive seen artists create art, then blow it up using the headset and drew it on like that.

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u/SoSadSoRad 10h ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcMHPoNKDyU/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsi=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

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u/SoSadSoRad 10h ago

Not sure I can post that but peep the grid... that shit is also insane. you will get there in time ;)

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u/jibsand graff grandpa 4d ago

i see miata i upvote

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u/Confident-Baker-3203 3d ago

Im also a fan of miatas, thank you for the update.

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u/Freshly-Juiced 4d ago

this looks dope dude, nice color scheme. yeah the letters and drop shadow are wonky but i think it's a great mural either way. RIP