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Reverse Graffiti 2.0 - The other white meat (TIPS), by thebleedingedge on Jun 20, 2008 23:33:00 GMT 1, Someone mentioned reverse graffiti the other day, I fell in love with the idea a while back but the limitations of the time a piece could stay up and the fact that the results are not as in your face as traditional graff really annoyed me. Obviously these things are taken care of with progress, but someone mentioned something that we had made progress with so I thought I would share a little secret with you incase anybody here was into the idea and wanted to see where they could take it.
One common misconception about reverse graffiti is that because it is not illegal that you will not get moved along or nicked.... wrong. They will move you along whenever they feel you are about to cross that line, they might say it's because you are in a dangerous spot, perhaps they will say it is because you are carrying chemicals that are hazardous or you have no insurance, at the end of the day, it's up to them.
There is one way however that you can reverse graff at your own liesure, take all the time in the world, be environmentally friendly and all the rest and it will PISS THEM OFF because you will be crossing that line but they are forced to support you because of their pollitical stance.
The answer? Posters. Not putting them up, taking them down, selectively in order to reveal the surface underneath which will allow you to build up lines and shapes for simple imagery and caligraphy or you can build up mosaics made up of colours. It's pretty easy, just roll to a wall with a 'bill posters will be prosecuted' sign that is covered in posters, and just rip them down. For precision, you can use a stanley blade (it also opens you up to simple stencil type imagery) but be careful not to damage the surface underneath, for your first few times target those chip board areas the poster guys love, until you get a feel for it.
In problem areas in London, like say Hackney you had Tower Hamlets council going around sticking CANCELLED stickers on event posters (with the unreadable small text saying, not the event just the poster), that was a bullshit campaign and cost you money, so they can't really say anything to you (trust me, I have had this conversation with police).
It get's you up (and in a way that standsout), you don't get in trouble, you look like a good citizen and best of all there are no graff pollitics (and if some art poster guy is putting his posters on those walls/board, then thats like these guys using tesco in all their street pieces without subverting it, effectively advertising for tesco... so fuck em).
So much more needs to be done on all fronts.
Someone mentioned reverse graffiti the other day, I fell in love with the idea a while back but the limitations of the time a piece could stay up and the fact that the results are not as in your face as traditional graff really annoyed me. Obviously these things are taken care of with progress, but someone mentioned something that we had made progress with so I thought I would share a little secret with you incase anybody here was into the idea and wanted to see where they could take it.
One common misconception about reverse graffiti is that because it is not illegal that you will not get moved along or nicked.... wrong. They will move you along whenever they feel you are about to cross that line, they might say it's because you are in a dangerous spot, perhaps they will say it is because you are carrying chemicals that are hazardous or you have no insurance, at the end of the day, it's up to them.
There is one way however that you can reverse graff at your own liesure, take all the time in the world, be environmentally friendly and all the rest and it will PISS THEM OFF because you will be crossing that line but they are forced to support you because of their pollitical stance.
The answer? Posters. Not putting them up, taking them down, selectively in order to reveal the surface underneath which will allow you to build up lines and shapes for simple imagery and caligraphy or you can build up mosaics made up of colours. It's pretty easy, just roll to a wall with a 'bill posters will be prosecuted' sign that is covered in posters, and just rip them down. For precision, you can use a stanley blade (it also opens you up to simple stencil type imagery) but be careful not to damage the surface underneath, for your first few times target those chip board areas the poster guys love, until you get a feel for it.
In problem areas in London, like say Hackney you had Tower Hamlets council going around sticking CANCELLED stickers on event posters (with the unreadable small text saying, not the event just the poster), that was a bullshit campaign and cost you money, so they can't really say anything to you (trust me, I have had this conversation with police).
It get's you up (and in a way that standsout), you don't get in trouble, you look like a good citizen and best of all there are no graff pollitics (and if some art poster guy is putting his posters on those walls/board, then thats like these guys using tesco in all their street pieces without subverting it, effectively advertising for tesco... so fuck em).
So much more needs to be done on all fronts.
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Reverse Graffiti 2.0 - The other white meat (TIPS), by bobbyt23 on Jun 21, 2008 0:03:57 GMT 1, I like this idea Bleeder. Good post.
I like this idea Bleeder. Good post.
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Reverse Graffiti 2.0 - The other white meat (TIPS), by gm on Jun 27, 2008 17:28:02 GMT 1,
If you're caught with one of those you'll get nicked.
If you're caught with one of those you'll get nicked.
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Reverse Graffiti 2.0 - The other white meat (TIPS), by thebleedingedge on Jun 28, 2008 6:05:48 GMT 1, If you're caught with one of those you'll get nicked.
No, getting caught with a weapon concealed on your person will get you nicked, if it didn't occur to you to seperate the handle and blade and keep them in your bag instead of your pocket, or better yet storing them in some sort of toolbox in your bag, then maybe you should do like Blue Peter advises and let the grown ups do the cutting.
If that is the case, you cut your stencil from a tough materal (lino sheets, rough on one side and smooth on the other), wet the glossy surface of the posters and scrub with a brill pad till the glossy bits are gone, stick your stencil on the surface (rough side to the wall so it grips on the paper), take your brillo and scrub the open areas of the stencil, remembering to keep dipping it in water every so often. You won't be able to get too much detail with this method (the wetter you make the paper the better detail you can achieve though) so remember that at the cutting stage (much like cutting and spraying a stencil out of something rough and thick like corregated cardboard where you always lose detail at the cutting and spray stages).
If you're caught with one of those you'll get nicked. No, getting caught with a weapon concealed on your person will get you nicked, if it didn't occur to you to seperate the handle and blade and keep them in your bag instead of your pocket, or better yet storing them in some sort of toolbox in your bag, then maybe you should do like Blue Peter advises and let the grown ups do the cutting. If that is the case, you cut your stencil from a tough materal (lino sheets, rough on one side and smooth on the other), wet the glossy surface of the posters and scrub with a brill pad till the glossy bits are gone, stick your stencil on the surface (rough side to the wall so it grips on the paper), take your brillo and scrub the open areas of the stencil, remembering to keep dipping it in water every so often. You won't be able to get too much detail with this method (the wetter you make the paper the better detail you can achieve though) so remember that at the cutting stage (much like cutting and spraying a stencil out of something rough and thick like corregated cardboard where you always lose detail at the cutting and spray stages). |
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