what is your take on stencils?

[REMIX8604]

what do you think about people using spraying stencils all over the place? i havn't seen to many personally. but i have seen them all the time in either graffiti movies or youtube videos. as a forum of real graffiti artists who put their real work out there straight from their hand. how do you feel about these people just spraying copies over and over with stencils? for me i see this stuff and think where is the real art and creativity? wheres the talent the hard work? seems like such a cheap way out. thats the real vandalism.

but is there any of you who really use stencils? not trying to start a fight, just looking for more of an insight. since i feel its cheap maybe i just dont understand it well enough.

[Önek]

I dont really feel that stencils are a part of graffiti what so ever.

[izz-y]

I think they are. Art is in the eye of the beholder and any expression of self is art. Think about how the stencil making process is. Ive tried it and had to trash four stencils b4 i got it right. Just like there are diff bombing styles stencils are another way of doing what we all love doing .

[FuckMcNasty]

I HATE stencils and 90% of the faggots that use them. Most of it is unoriginal Blek-le-rat/Wanksy rip offs made with the artistic skil of google and photoshop. I also hate the egos these "street art" cunts stink of

[Cathera]

I used to think that stencils were a little bit boring and unnecessary.

Now if you do them right they can turn out nice and proper. They're cleaner than some people's spray tags half the time.

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[FuckMcNasty]

yep
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[NJallDAY]

stencils could be sick if the person has a good idea, stupid little tags are dumb im more into protrait stencils and toons, shit that actually looks legit not no sloppy junk

[tha wite rabbit]

stencils are for fuckin punks, if they use them it shows lack of can control, and stencils let street art pussies claim they are graffiti artists. Stenciling is somewhat accepted while graffiti is deff more edgy. stenciling can be learned and perfected in months while graff is a never ending process which takes at least 5 years to get going

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

wow at the (kids?) completely bashing anyone that uses a stencil! what an attitude.

I use stencils and stencils only, not because i cant spray (which i cant) but because it does not interest me, its not what i want to do, i get my message across alot better and clearer with a set of stencils, i can be more creative, better spots can be hit because you can produce an amazing image very fast.. get in, get out.
I dunno about it being the easy way out, i did my first stencil piece last night, it is 8 feet tall and about 5 feet wide, it took me 2 weeks on and off to cut it out and tape all the a4 sheets together, and then transporting that thing by foot across town in the cold and the wind. I understand your argument completely though, because i feel the same about 'most' spray work.. I dont see the art or desire in spraying a massive word across a wall, the word usually unreadable and usually a set of initials of the artist. But eachto their own.

Rumple Stiltzkin

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

stencils are for fuckin punks, if they use them it shows lack of can control, and stencils let street art pussies claim they are graffiti artists. Stenciling is somewhat accepted while graffiti is deff more edgy. stenciling can be learned and perfected in months while graff is a never ending process which takes at least 5 years to get going Thats like saying anybody that uses a printer to print out a document is a "fuckin punk" and shows lack of pen control.

Think.

[ribcage]

^not the same in the least. You think stencils are amazing? Why dont you try to paint the same image without using a stencil? Stencils are the easy way out, for people who cant paint free hand.

[JUANASAUNA]

I used to think that stencils were a little bit boring and unnecessary.

Now if you do them right they can turn out nice and proper. They're cleaner than some people's spray tags half the time.

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impressive thanks for sharingss

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

^not the same in the least. You think stencils are amazing? Why dont you try to paint the same image without using a stencil? Stencils are the easy way out, for people who cant paint free hand.


But why would i want to paint the same image without the stencil? it wouldnt look the same, it wouldnt be how i want it. People dont use stencils because they cant paint, even if i could paint id still use stencils because i prefer the look. alot of people that use stencils can actually paint, they just choose to use stencils because thats the effect they want. I love sitting at my computer, manipulating images and getting it exactly how i want it, so i know exactly how it wil look.

And i hate that some stencil artists use the same stencil over and over, thats boring. I will only use a stencil once, then it goes in the bin.

[ribcage]

^LOL people who can paint free hand usually stick to painting freehand. Id say 8/10 people who put up stencils and try to convey a message cant use a spray can worth a shit. And I say 9/10 of stencils users think they are succesfully conveying a message, when really their not, and no one gives a fuck. "even if you could paint, u'd use stencils"? wow thats lame, maybe try something middle schoolers cant do?

It wouldnt be the way you want it because you have no bars, simple and plain

Only kind of stencils I can respect are stencils on canvas that are being sold to make money, and I think stencils are the cheapest form of artistic skill

[Fluffy Bunnies]

what a bad thread idea lol

i personally only used a stencil once for mass producing sticks.

[NJallDAY]

you act like theres no skill behind a stencil, if you cant draw then your stencil is just a blob.. if you have some talent then you can make a dirty protrait or toon stencil that most people (included some people reading these treads) cant draw even if they had the stencil... art is art you cant knock the next person cus they like that look.. we're all doing this for the same reason we love the art and we love the world of graff so let this art form grow

[4menace2society0]

stencils.....weak shit
unless your doing them on a huge scale, if not then untuck your balls from your super tight pussy

the only thing that bugs me about street artists is when they start to think they have a place in a writers society, like get real

[Baron]

We use to have some sperm stencils, those were a lot of fun. I think stencils are fine when they're used appropriately.

[HipHopAdept]

stencils are for faggots

[ribcage]

you act like theres no skill behind a stencil

thats basically the truth. theres no skill at all when it comes to painting it.

[NJallDAY]

thats basically the truth. theres no skill at all when it comes to painting it.

yeah well thats to spray the stencil... how you gunna make the stencil if you can draw?????????? obviously the spary part is easy.. im arguing the fact that if you gunna make a stencil it better be dope weather its a protrait or a toon or some shit like that... tags or throwies are weak.. but you cant make a good stencil if you cant draw and if you cant draw you cant graff either way plain and simple!! its all an art form so STOP KNOCKIN EVERYONES SHIT! and focus on your own pieces!

[ribcage]

Stop knocking everyones shit? Whose "shit" did I "knock" in this thread? Calm the fuck down

tons of stencil fags use photoshop, or just take a picture from somewhere to make their stencils. So in fact, they can make a "good" stencil, and cant draw. Graffiti is about painting is it not? Thats why I think stencils are the weakest form of art, and at the bottom of a big pile of shit under graffiti.



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[Leary]

I write and use stencils. Stencils are great for making images as they save time and provide a crisp clean image. I can gaurentuee that there is nobody on this forum that can put up a 6 foot image of atlas holding up an overpass in under 5 minutes without using a stencil. I do agree with the point that people who take images from google and manipulate them are missing the point of graffiti. But those of us who take time to hand draw and plan our peices before we leave shouldent get so much hate.

[AirMaxKid889Bomber]

banksy uses stencils? i rekon they are graffiti as much as piecing or throwies...

[lakim shabazz]

stencils are cool if there complex imo cant knock someone expressing themselves make the shit clever nto just your tag you vut out and rock it witha stencil that shit is PUSSSSSSSSY.

[ribcage]

I can gaurentuee that there is nobody on this forum that can put up a 6 foot image of atlas holding up an overpass in under 5 minutes without using a stencil...

Is that supposed to be cool? Does that make you feel like a man? using a cut out to paint instead of a free hand? Okay you can do a 6 foot outline of atlas, but you can take all the time in the world to make and manipulate the image. Lol Yea, you can do it in less time, but when it comes to the painting aspect, which I believe to be a very important part of graffiti, theres no skill. As opposed to someone else going under the same overpass and taking 15-20 minutes to do a character of the same size, without using any gimmicks.

[2mor]

banksy uses stencils? i rekon they are graffiti as much as piecing or throwies...

banksys a biter n a fag....

[MiDo93]

^agreed

I make some stencils and i can admit i cant draw for shit, but i do make a rough sketch of what i want to make and use photoshop to make it the way i want it to be. with that being said it doesn't really require any skill. Now i can say that stencils do suck at times. Any shmuck can take an image of the interenet and then just threshold the shit out of it or posterize it. Or if your really a shmuck you just look up "street art" Stencils on google and print them out and cut and spray. Doing that just makes me want to throw up. But i will say some people, not most, will take the time to make an actual legit stencil of something and it will come out beautiful. The thing is you dont really see that as much as you would like, you see stencils on the streets that kids got from 4chan thinking their cool sprayin it around. Basically what i am trying to say is, stenciling is in no way close to being better than graffiti," tagging, bombs, throwies, pieces", but if the person puts their heart into making it and it has a meaning then i believe it has a purpose.

Heres a stencil i made up, its suppose resemble my brother who past away when i was 5. He loved mickey and he past away due to some sort of respiratory problem. Im getting a tattoo of it during the winter with angel wings on his back.
Heres the stencil
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and heres the tattoo version
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[Leary]

Is that supposed to be cool? Does that make you feel like a man? using a cut out to paint instead of a free hand? Okay you can do a 6 foot outline of atlas, but you can take all the time in the world to make and manipulate the image. Lol Yea, you can do it in less time, but when it comes to the painting aspect, which I believe to be a very important part of graffiti, theres no skill. As opposed to someone else going under the same overpass and taking 15-20 minutes to do a character of the same size, without using any gimmicks.

Did you not read my first statement? I can paint freehand but i would rather not when im bombing pictures. In the city where i live if you stick around for 20 minutes under an overpass you are most likely to get bagged. Stencils have their place in the world as much as somebody who writes. Also i choose not to use photo manipulation and draw my stencils freehand. To be completly honest i would rather see stenciled shit over some of the toy handstyles that are everywhere. Your statement about me feeling like a man or cool is irrelevant because i was making a point. We need to stop hating other people in the scene and look at our similarities rather than how different we are. Everybody who does graffiti or street art hates authority and wants to paint to express themselves. So please dont knock somebodies techniques because you believe them to be infirrior. I dont ask you to like what i and my fellow stencilers do but i do ask you to accept it and stop giving everybody shit.

[2mor]

i think id rather see toy handstyles...stencilling isnt graffiti to me and the people i know who stencil know absolutely nothing about graffitis history,the rules etc. and i have seen very very few stencils that arent' bansky-esque ........'ohh lets put ronald mcdonald in a nazi uniform!'..fair enough to the guy above who does it to represent his brother who died but i cant stands the people pretending to make political statements n shit....shits fuckin weak....

[Otesk]

Being an active graffiti artist, and having made many stencils as well, i'd have to agree with those who say it is cheap and easy. Anyone can print an image, cut it out, and spray it, EVEN if it takes a while to do. I especially hate people who use stencils to make canvases, for the same reason: it is easy. And then they act like they are from the streets, fuck that. Anyone can splatter paint on a canvas and then spray an image over it. I really only respect larger scale stencils, and the original stencil street artists.

[ribcage]

@leary you were making a point? I was too; stencils are gay

[Cokaineninja]

stencils are all good, i mean there weaker than actually gettin out there and drawing a piece. but its still gettin up...still gettin up.

[Leary]

you were making a point? I was too; stencils are gay
Is that all you took from my post? Seriously. Your either a huge toy or a huge troll.

[ribcage]

Or just a jack in the box, who knows that only queers put up stencils and call it good graffiti. you said that 20 minutes under an overpass will get you bagged? maybe if its fucking 3 o clock traffic. Underneath an overpass at night bro, a hp rolls by you and is gonna think your a hobo if he even looks.

keep typing like your words are gold, nothing is gonna change the view of stencils from graffitis perspective

[Leary]

Yeah 3:00am traffic in a canadian city. Theres always unmarked cars on the road looking for graff artists.
I never asked you to change i just asked you to stop shoving your oppinion down everybodies throat. Yours is not the only way.

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

^LOL people who can paint free hand usually stick to painting freehand. Id say 8/10 people who put up stencils and try to convey a message cant use a spray can worth a shit. And I say 9/10 of stencils users think they are succesfully conveying a message, when really their not, and no one gives a fuck. "even if you could paint, u'd use stencils"? wow thats lame, maybe try something middle schoolers cant do?

It wouldnt be the way you want it because you have no bars, simple and plain
Only kind of stencils I can respect are stencils on canvas that are being sold to make money, and I think stencils are the cheapest form of artistic skill

LOL. Do you even understand the meaning of art and creativity? Art is not only using a spray can and a blank wall, Art is everything and everywhere. Go into any Art gallery, 50% of the pieces are splatters of paint, blobs and random objects painted onto canvas, they are bought for millions of pounds. It does not take skill to do this with a brush, there is absolutely no skill involved, does that mean its not art?

Im pretty sure Timberland Cant play the trumpet, but using instrument emulators using a keyboard he has a trumpet sound on a song, is Timberland not an artitist too?

Anybody that thinks freehand spraying is the only legitimate medium to express creativity, and that only freehand spraying has a place on public walls is an ignorant, uneducated, single minded CUNT.

"i only respect stencils on canvas to make money" WOW, youv pretty much summed up your philosiphy on art with that. What a TOY!

[Strange Journeys]

yeah but its not graffiti

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

yeah but its not graffiti

"graffiti plural of graf·fi·ti Noun: Writing or drawings scribbled, scratched, or sprayed illicitly on a wall or other surface in a public place"

Yes sir, it is Graffiti.

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

Fookin hell, iv only been a member here for 3 days and im already sick of the idiotic, ignorant and petty minds of the "artists" here. Bar a few of you, I think you are all a bunch of mugs, and you all smell like cheesy cock, big hairy cheesy cock, that your dad sucked last night.
Hows that for some mindless wisdom.

In the words of Johnathan Davis, "you can all suck my dick and fucking like it"!

[ribcage]

LOL. Do you even understand the meaning of art and creativity? Art is not only using a spray can and a blank wall, Art is everything and everywhere. Go into any Art gallery, 50% of the pieces are splatters of paint, blobs and random objects painted onto canvas, they are bought for millions of pounds. It does not take skill to do this with a brush, there is absolutely no skill involved, does that mean its not art?

Im pretty sure Timberland Cant play the trumpet, but using instrument emulators using a keyboard he has a trumpet sound on a song, is Timberland not an artitist too?

Anybody that thinks freehand spraying is the only legitimate medium to express creativity, and that only freehand spraying has a place on public walls is an ignorant, uneducated, single minded CUNT.

"i only respect stencils on canvas to make money" WOW, youv pretty much summed up your philosiphy on art with that. What a TOY!
umad

your obviously one of those types that uses stencils, and you obviously like to ramble when your angry. blobs and random objects on canvas takes skill opposed to what you believe. As for it "not being art", since when were we talking about art as a whole? Do remember this is a GRAFFITI forum, and the topic is stencils as a part of graffiti, (Doesnt change the fact that they are the cheapest form of artistic skill) which they should not be a part of. Its all good though, you can keep running around like a child spraying stencil to stencil.

im pretty sure timbaland is a fag.

Stenciling=stupid. Ive summed up my philosophy on art because the only way I can respect a stencil is when its being used to make money? I wouldnt be caught dead rocking a stencil on any one of my canvases, shits gay; but if the next person wants to, and can sell it, more power to him. Thats like bottling public water and selling it back to the community.

@leary 300 am in canada hp is lookin for you? under a dark overpass? thats really hard to believe

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

umad

your obviously one of those types that uses stencils, and you obviously like to ramble when your angry. blobs and random objects on canvas takes skill opposed to what you believe. As for it "not being art", since when were we talking about art as a whole? Do remember this is a GRAFFITI forum, and the topic is stencils as a part of graffiti, (Doesnt change the fact that they are the cheapest form of artistic skill) which they should not be a part of. Its all good though, you can keep running around like a child spraying stencil to stencil.

im pretty sure timbaland is a fag.

Stenciling=stupid. Ive summed up my philosophy on art because the only way I can respect a stencil is when its being used to make money? I wouldnt be caught dead rocking a stencil on any one of my canvases, shits gay; but if the next person wants to, and can sell it, more power to him. Thats like bottling public water and selling it back to the community.

@leary 300 am in canada hp is lookin for you? under a dark overpass? thats really hard to believe



Iv made the decision that your argument is null and void, therefore I win by default.

[ribcage]

so thats what this is about? win or lose?

alright, you can have the "win" but stencils are still gay, and bitch made by pussies for pussies

[Leary]

@ribcage 3:00 am and hp is out looking to nab writers erywhere especally along highways.

[ribcage]

...along highways, but unless you doing a lot of moving and in bright clothing, its hard to see someone under an overpass when your going 65+ mph especially at 3 am

[Perry]

i personally use stiencils, but in no way do i call my self a "writer", but that dose not by any means make what i do easier i just do the majority of my hard work in the hours before actually going out. stiencil work is all about the complexity of your stiencils.

[Perry]

Just think what you said; "street artist" never call them selfs "writers", theres a pretty big differance in style and meaning behind the two word,and the products that each produce. writers and "street artists" coe-exist in the same world, the world of graff. that dosent mean their there for the same reasons.

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

Just think what you said; "street artist" never call them selfs "writers", theres a pretty big differance in style and meaning behind the two word,and the products that each produce. writers and "street artists" coe-exist in the same world, the world of graff. that dosent mean their there for the same reasons.

Spot on Perry. Thats kind of what i was getting at but you haveput it a bit more.. elequantly lol

[Leary]

Being a writer and being a street artist are not mutually exclusive though. I think if you can do both you are ahead of the game

[freekofart]

Stencils are my best weapon in my street art arsenal! a good detailed stencil takes just as much time, but more effort to execute, as the regular toy bomb! Stencils have their own category in the street art relm though you can compare the skill level of a stencil make to the free hand awesomeness of a graffiti writer!
this is one of mine for my series "Death by art" 42992

[freekofart]

you can't compare i ment to say sry bout that!

[spiltink]

you taped a stencil to your door and sprayed it

congratz

why not get some paint markers and do a proper character if your doing it on your bedroom door?

oh wait is it a street side spot in front of a police station?


stencils are still gay, and bitch made by pussies for pussies

[Tempo718]

wtf that better than stupid ugly toy ass tags takin up every empty space worth painting

[Strange Journeys]

Just think what you said; "street artist" never call them selfs "writers", theres a pretty big differance in style and meaning behind the two word,and the products that each produce. writers and "street artists" coe-exist in the same world, the world of graff. that dosent mean their there for the same reasons.

ya but street artists are fags

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

ya but street artists are fags And you children are just slags.
Id rather see a stencil of somebodys penis, than some shitty 4 letter word with a black boarder, and maybe an arrow at the end of the word if you'r lucky. Thats kids shit. Lol, i cant believe how many of you on here are such little batty creases. You are the ballest of bags.

[Leary]

Im pretty shure those defending those toy tags are probably the ones throwing em up. Just some food for thought.

[2mor]

Just think what you said; "street artist" never call them selfs "writers", theres a pretty big differance in style
the main difference being writers have style....'street artists' do not...

[ribcage]

Id rather see a stencil of somebodys penis, than some shitty 4 letter word with a black boarder, and maybe an arrow at the end of the word if you'r lucky. Thats kids shit.

HaHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHA o gawd. Graffiti is "kids shit" and stenciling is not?!!!!! Talk about true character shining through your post. Your dumb, and you like dicks. You better be like 30+ if your in here callin me a kid.

[Baron]

You're dumb and you like dicks.

If you insult someone's intelligence and you use improper grammar your point is moot.

[MiDo93]

^boooom roasted

[ribcage]

If you insult someone's intelligence and you use improper grammar your point is moot.
im dyslexic

[Rumple_Stiltzkin]

im dyslexic

Dyslexic? bahahaha! A "writer" that cant write properly. Do you take a dictionary with you when you go out spraying? Or do you practice your 4 letter words over and over and over and over and over again until you get it right? LOL.
Go back to school, young'un XD

[geothegodofdiction]

In my opinion stencils are cool to work with ... I think the artist who works "STRICTLY" with stencils still qualifies as an artist but it is hard to say if they qualify as the "graffiti" artist....obviously graffiti art follow a very specific technic that sets it apart from other arts. Stencil art should be taken for what it is...When i myself see a stencil on a wall personally do not think "graffiti art" but instead i just quite simply see "art"....obviously the vandilising part helps coin the stencil art "graffiti (illegal advertising in accordance to the dictionary definition) but in no way does it coin it "GRAFFITI (an artistic way expressing ones name in an exageration of letter styles done in free hand with spray pain....in accordance with the new york council of graff writers)... to the stencil artist...the stencil is all they have....to the new york style graffiti aritist the stencil is like a quick tag but by no means will it ever replace the wild style .

[geothegodofdiction]

Considering that point of view i will also like to add this...i greatly dislike bombers that only have piece of work in thier gallery of art...and that is thier fill-in...if you've spent years painting and getting ups....i don't care if everybody knows you...if the only thing you've ever done in your life is the same bubble letter with the same tag and you can't do a wildstyle or production style stuff....then your about as non graffiti as the stencil artist is...if stencil art is only coined graffiti by way of vandalism then so is the bomber who only bombs and has never tried doing a wildstyle or evevn using more then two collors (the fill-in and the outline) you have to be able to progress...i mean thiers a video on youtube of about 35 teenage kids barely 13 in one segment throwing up fill-in's.....if your in your 20's and haven't done anything but that one fill in you always throw up....YOU MIGHT AS WELL START STENCILING...CUASE IF YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THROWING THE SAME BUBBLE LETTER EVERYWHERE...THEN YOU MIGHT AS WELL LET THE STENCIL ARTIST STENCIL THE SAME LOGO EVERYWHERE.

[ribcage]

Dyslexic? bahahaha! A "writer" that cant write properly. Do you take a dictionary with you when you go out spraying? Or do you practice your 4 letter words over and over and over and over and over again until you get it right? LOL.
Go back to school, young'un XD

I never called myself a "writer", you did. I cant go back to school bro, im a dyslexic 41 year old wanna be. Once my moms dies ill get some inheritance and a house though. Keep eating dicks though bro, you seem to be pretty good at it

[Leary]

I never called myself a "writer", you did. I cant go back to school bro, im a dyslexic 41 year old wanna be. Once my moms dies ill get some inheritance and a house though. Keep eating dicks though bro, you seem to be pretty good at it

First things first, cool story bro. Seccond thing is your pathetic get the fuck off bombing science. Your a 41 year old wannabe. You have no say in what graffiti is or isnt. Please shut up before you destroy your cred even more. Ohh and by the way using dyslexia as an excuse for being a dumbass woulnt fly man. Go shoot your mother and get your god damn inheritance pussy.

[ribcage]

someones been watching to many movies. I love my mother, I unlke you, happen to have no issues with my parents, they love me dearly. Get off bombingscience? ive been here longer than you bro, and your little butt buddy rumplesucksdixston. How old are you mrs leary??

Im dyslexic, i cant spell properly, and I hve trouble reading, doesnt mean I cant comprehend the english language. I also have tremendous hand eye coordination, and i am not a dumpass.

[Leary]

Haha it dosent matter how old i am. Fyi i am a dyslexic, the only difference is i dont go around flaunting it. Also im a guy. You are the self proclaimed king of the toys and an admitted wannabe. Go back to the toy threads or just get lost.

[ribcage]

lmao your age matters. Im not flaunting my dyslexia. Your a woman. I didnt name myself "king of da toys" its an inside forum joke. Im already lost, just like you and your sexuality.



......and stencils are still gay

[spher]

stencils defie the meaning of graff

[tha wite rabbit]

rumple stilzkin i hate talkingshit but on sum real shit you are an e thug i wish i could meet you some day, beat the shit out of you, have you watch me fill a bath tub with ice cold water, and then drown you in it for being such a liberal pussy who takes street cred from graff

[Nozirev]

battle it out people

[ATAK!:3]

stencils are cool if you actually create the design, a bunch of fags just print a picture off a google images cut it out and spray some pre-cut stencil letters next to it and it's automaticly theres.

[2mor]

nahhh its all pretty gay.....blek was good..then banksy ripped him off and now since banksy every cunt with a pair of skinny jeans and a left wing mindset thinks he's changing the world with some sloppy bullshit....

[FuckMcNasty]

^^
I agree but i get the feeling your one of those kids that watched graffiti wars and now go around putting up TEAM ROBBO everywere

and rumple stilkskin would definetily get dropped

[ribcage]

hmmm where is rumplesilktits? prolly still busy gettin it on with leary. I like how its all dandy for them to type tough to a "40 year old mommas boy" but not to anybody else. I honestly cant believe the went for my antics, I thought it was pretty clear I was mocking them... I guess not.

I dont really know much about the whole banksy robbo gayness, nor do I care, but their attitutudes dont impress me, as well as most of their art... both are sell outs, them going back and forth with video cameras remind me of american reality shows. Its "reality" that isnt real, theyre calling the papparazzi to come take pictures of them, and then at the same time telling paparazzi to fuck off

[Coozer09]

nahhh its all pretty gay.....blek was good..then banksy ripped him off and now since banksy every cunt with a pair of skinny jeans and a left wing mindset thinks he's changing the world with some sloppy bullshit....

I think all graffiti artist have a left wing mindset. Or else you wouldn't be writing in the first place. I would rather see stencils and wheat-pastings instead of toy bubble letters any day. Writing is about "getting up" and showing that you got the balls to get out and write and express whatever your message is. If you are going around though and posting stencils all over it is sorta cheating and since writing is a competition at times. I can't respect anyone who uses it as anyone's only way of tagging unless it is obviously hand made and always a little different.

[Leary]

Ribcage i havent been on bombing science because i was in the real world getting up. The reason why you got ripped on is because you Were trying to squash other peoples oppinions. Im down if you wanna think what you think but in return i ask you to respect my oppinion as well. Also you seem to talk alot about homosexuality, i personaly do not struggle with those thoughts but you sir should come to terms with them. In closing i believe i have said my two cents and my participation in this childish arguement is over. If you still have "beef" feel free to battle me. Im always down for a challenge.

[2mor]

nahhh not at all, been writing on and off for along time, now stepping it up though cos a few endoresments hangin over me are gone....did see graffiti wars though, it was alright ...but i hate how many team robbo tags i see about in london now...fair enogh if it was all choc n that droppin em but most of em are just by kids......thats why i hate any kind of media attention to graffit...just gets cunts tryna emulate that shit.....fuck ecko.fuck graffiti documenaries on tv....if writers wanna see that shit we'll look it up....

[ribcage]

Ribcage i havent been on bombing science because i was in the real world getting up. The reason why you got ripped on is because you Were trying to squash other peoples oppinions. Im down if you wanna think what you think but in return i ask you to respect my oppinion as well. Also you seem to talk alot about homosexuality, i personaly do not struggle with those thoughts but you sir should come to terms with them. In closing i believe i have said my two cents and my participation in this childish arguement is over. If you still have "beef" feel free to battle me. Im always down for a challenge.

LOL eewa woo wow, whats the real world? You mean theres people that do things outside of the interwebz?! What kind of stencil you put up this time, a shadow of pochahontus shooting an arrow at a shadow of someone whose not pochohontas? or some other already created character? would you please enlighten me on your age group? you dont have to be specfic, just ballpark it for me

I didnt get ripped on, you and your buttbuddy rumplesucksdicks just got upset over the fact, FACT, that stencils are gay. I respect your right to your opinion, but I dont respect stencils or anyone that uses them as a means of graffiti. I never had "beef" with you, but if its a battle you want, im always down.

[spiltink]

ribcage speaks truth

i hope all hipster street fags get caught by a real writer

[Walt]

fuck art fags

[Leary]

Actually i was fucking around with a new throwup dumbshit. and its not a fact its your oppinion. And whya re you so obsessed with my age. All i can say is im defanatly out of highschool.

[ribcage]

First things first, cool story bro. Seccond thing is your pathetic get the fuck off bombing science. Your a 41 year old wannabe. You have no say in what graffiti is or isnt. Please shut up before you destroy your cred even more. Go shoot your mother and get your god damn inheritance pussy.

ooo throwie stencil? good for you. Out of highschool? Well you dont represent your "age" very well. Thats why im curious. this ^^^ seems like something a child in middle school would say.

[Leary]

Ribcage if you must know my background i've been writing on and off for 4 years and only picked up stencils for shits and giggles about 2 months ago. So to answer your question no not a stencil throwie you twat. As for your critique of my age i dont think its the place of a 41 year old to be calling people a faggot and such. To me it seems that you are the one who argues like a little middle schooler.

[Z3BRA]

To be honest I hate seeing stencils. No skill, it's like tracing something you've drawn, over and over.

[Z3BRA]

Also almost all of them are bit images.

[ribcage]

Ribcage if you must know my background i've been writing on and off for 4 years and only picked up stencils for shits and giggles about 2 months ago. So to answer your question no not a stencil throwie you twat. As for your critique of my age i dont think its the place of a 41 year old to be calling people a faggot and such. To me it seems that you are the one who argues like a little middle schooler.

lmao, some people are just not very bright...

[Strange Journeys]

haha i wanted to tell his dumbass

[Nozirev]

this is just asking for a battle

[2mor]

IMPORTANT UPDATE!
whilst stencils are still undeniably gay........this is pretty fuckin funny44108

[spher]

hahahaha ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[cautionflamable]

Personally, i use stencils and i do free hand..sometimes i even do both on one piece..the thing is that if you stencil you should make it original. i sketch a piece on a manilla folder and cut it out with a hobby knife.. stencils thart are the artist own creation are cool but the stuff with copying something off of google is lamee, i have seen several throw ups by diff dudes that have the same stencil image...be original and make your own image,,

[Culture_Shock]

Stencil work is just like bombing, theres the good stuff, and theres toy shit. Anyone who hates on them is either jealous because they think that stenciling is cheaper and easier ups than what they're doing(which may or may not be true depending on the circumstance), or are simply closed minded. That being said, if your stencil isn't big or complex enough that you consider the need to wheatpaste it, it's probably some lame shit.

[unknown87]

I tend to like stencils, you can go to either somewhere busy, slap it up, spray then get on your way. id the stencil is of monkey holding a bannah it has no point and i agree that they are pointless but if you put one in a place where people can relate to it, i.e. a eyeball with the lettering i see you near a tolite or near a cctv it can be a amuseing piece that catchs the eye, i think old graff artists done tend tolike them and ar stuck in old roots but people will always ave there thoughts over them, in all i love them myself. Unknown !!!

[Fang]

I've only used stencils on side walks. Cut out the bottom of a paper bag, make the stencil, and tape it to the bottom of the new paper bag. I'll bend down to "look at my bag", spray it real quick, and walk on lol

[earf]

stencils are always street art in my opinion
never grafff

[Jade1997]

when stencils are done well and hand drawn, they're nice. Stencils are good for putting stuff up in places where you need to do it fast. Personally, i really like stencils for that reason.