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offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-12-01 09:18 [#01791625]
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I've devised a nice little tag that I can do quite well by
hand with a pen/pencil, but when I do it using a marker/felt
tip, it looses a lot of its flow and becomes a bit
jerky/stilted. Any tips on how to make the transition to a
larger writing implement less painful?

BTW this is for a bit of gear, not defacement of bus
shelters and slander of ex-girlfriends, etc.

Cheers in advance.


 

offline isnieZot from pooptown (Belgium) on 2005-12-01 09:22 [#01791629]
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hanal get your but in here and give us some pretty pictures
while your at it


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-12-01 09:24 [#01791630]
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Oh yes, not just using the larger pens, but actually doing
it on a larger scale; letters about 6cm high, rather than
1cm.


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-12-01 10:53 [#01791695]
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Practice is the best key for me.

I found myself trying to rework some ideas. When you change
mediums (pen, marker, whatever) there is always a bit of a
transitional phase. The best thing is to look for specific
contours and try to find a rythym to it. The best looking
stuff comes naturally and isnt forced (so i say :p)

Have you tried doing it rediculously lazy and carelessly
just to see the effect and then try to blend the two. I
found that working recently


 

offline redrum from the allman brothers band (Ireland) on 2005-12-01 11:12 [#01791720]
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BTW this is for a bit of gear


 

offline ecnadniarb on 2005-12-01 11:14 [#01791722]
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Get someone with talent to draw it for you?


 

offline rotunda on 2005-12-01 20:44 [#01792072]
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practice, practice, etc

check out www.mysteriousal.com the guy is amazing


 

offline qrter from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2005-12-01 22:02 [#01792102]
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"Any tips on how to make the transition to a larger
writing implement less painful?"


it's that bit that makes it sound like Gardener's
Question Time
and thusly makes me LOLOLOLOL.


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2005-12-01 23:02 [#01792141]
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TOY!


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2005-12-01 23:10 [#01792146]
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Do you write?


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-12-01 23:10 [#01792147]
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no one else is online, doll :(


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2005-12-01 23:13 [#01792149]
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Lets troll this bitch.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-12-02 03:04 [#01792195]
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"Ive you tried doing it rediculously lazy and carelessly
just to see the effect and then try to blend the two. I
found that working recently"

Yes, the main problem I've found is when replicating the
smaller one is that it doesn't go smoothly like a signature,
but instead I'm conciously trying to copy the smaller one
and doing it slowly, so it looks jerky and crap.

Qrter: Surely the disclaimer about how'd be used added to
that effect?

Ecnad: Yes, I'm considering this, but then it wouldn't be
my tag. I doubt any good taggers would want to copy
my little hand drawn one and blow it up for me.

Another Q: What's a good one for drawing on a matt black
surface, I'm assuming a tippex pen, but they're rarely
smooth, they tend to be a bit scratchy.


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2005-12-02 04:47 [#01792208]
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I dont think youre going to be able to replicate a tag done
in ball point pen with a broad tipped marker, unless of
course you try to copy it incredibly huge to make the line
widths and lengths proportionate to your original. Remember
round tip styles cannot be adapted well into caligraphy
styles. If youre in to the former, use a round tip Decco
brand paint marker, or even a Sakura or Mean Streak
solid-paint marker. Either of those will give your decks
that authenticly vandalized look. I strongly recomend the
Decco markers though, they come in lots of colors, tips, and
line sizes. They're also perfect for catching that spot in
those hard to reach places.


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2005-12-02 04:56 [#01792217]
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BUY BUY BUY


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-12-02 05:05 [#01792221]
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Cheers Dolleater, thanks for the recommendations.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-12-02 05:13 [#01792227]
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1) Masturbate frequently. This will get your hands used to
holding things of a larger diameter. Wait, this won't work
in your case.
2) Kill people. Primitive violence triggers the
Cerebelodamus-Oreximus area of the brain, the same area used
for learning how to tag with markers.
3) Wear extra socks. When the feet are warm, it transfers
kinetic energy to the upper body, increasing the ability to
hold on to things.
4) Kill me. Shoot me in the forehead when I'm not expecting
it. This might not help you tag with markers better but it
will help me immensly.


 

offline Ceri JC from Jefferson City (United States) on 2005-12-02 05:20 [#01792233]
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RE: Point 4, Could I tag your forehead, then shoot you with
a marker instead?


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-12-02 05:21 [#01792234]
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Basically humans are monsters.


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-12-02 07:23 [#01792293]
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^^ i didn't write that


 

offline Vader from € Lisbon, PT on 2005-12-02 07:29 [#01792300]
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You need a rectangular brush tip like those calligraphy
pens.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2005-12-02 07:32 [#01792304]
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uni posca markers are bloody expensive but oh so worth it.


 

offline euphonicfilter from illadelphia (United States) on 2005-12-02 07:47 [#01792315]
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i have that bottom marker from dolleater's post

it allows me to do some serious damage !

(amazingly my ex bought it for me, cause "you wanted
one"...weird, but appreciated none-the-less)


 

offline Dolleater from Afrika Bambaataa on 2005-12-02 07:49 [#01792317]
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Does anyone remember vandalsquad.com??? Pomme de terre did
some nice peice there. Maybe someone else to i cant
remember.


 

offline J198 from Maastricht (Netherlands, The) on 2005-12-02 10:41 [#01792380]
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cool. just did this one: psilo


 

offline mask from the city of dresden (Germany) on 2005-12-02 11:53 [#01792460]
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psilo, yeah this rocks ^^^ you should hit some of your nice
bananas and not waste your time in virtual yards.


 

offline Dannn_ from United Kingdom on 2005-12-02 12:26 [#01792480]
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If i have a really nice fat tip pen it just works


 


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