Tips For Clean Lines

[Heklr]

Heklr thats exactly what i meant, a older head i met in the city told me about this. i tried it recently and it works like a charm. im sure most of the pros dont need this but for people who are just gettin into this it works really well. I dont exactly touch the wall but that middle finger is almost touching and it will give u crisp outlines if u can keep your can moving steadily

This...

its very simple....do a practice stroke...you know...not pressing on the cap...then right after you do the first practice stroke, go right back and do it again but press down your finger this time. see what im sayin? if you do them both quickly, you're most likely to do the EXACT same stroke. i hope this makes sense

...And this.

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[lord_plankton]

hahaha is that you ??!! using cardboard for sharp lines hahaha fkn jerk!

[lord_plankton]

use masking tape if you want really neat lines. lol. every burner does it. even cantwo

some big bullshit right there.

[Stoked2PaintNY]

hugeee bullshit with the masking tape but the cardboard trick is pritty old school

[cincygraff]

pick letters that you are comfortable with, not because of the name. get a good straight letter down also that helps. but dont focus on the simple original structure of the letter, this will help you originate your own style so it easier for you to paint. NY fats are good for filling and outlining too i would recommend them, dont focus to hard on getting a straight line or it will make you mess up, just express with flow and time. make your own letter style and structure so you are comfortable painting it.

[Fury]

^ I disagree, you should pick a name that sounds good and then work on the letters later. You can't be writing YGWTA just because you like the letters.

Refer to Heklr's post everybody.

[meagananema]

im not sure

[zachatnca]

someone gave me the best piece of advice ever when i first started graffiti and im so glad he did. the trick is too not point the can up or down and flow with the can. FLOW WITH THE CAN, i cant say that enough, become one with the can. i know that sounds super weird but it will help so much. to practice not moving my wrist in the begining i would take those yellow kitchen gloves, put a rubber band around my write and then put the can around the rubber band this kinda restricts how much you move your wrist. after a while i decided high pressure cans would be better suited for my handstyle and ive been using them ever since. high pressure cans just react a lot more to your moment, which could be a very good thing for some people or a very bad thing. some people disagree with me because high pressure is suposed to just cover a wider area faster and low pressure is suposed to be for clean handstlyes but i find high pressure being very good if you write fast.

[ealkrab1er]

Try to lock your wrist so you don't have shaky hands