Yo Bates, thanks for the fresh outlines.. I painted this sketch you had given me way back the other day. I made small tweaks to reflect my style into the sketch as well as fit in the given space- it was real fun to paint. I liked how you had the suggestive 3d on the sketch and played with that feel as well. Hope you dig!
Here is a Roids that was a rough pencil sketch in my book from a few months back. I didn't finish it back then because I got bored with it. The other day i was flipping through the sketch book and got interested in it again. This is what I came up with...
This piece is painted in my secret truck spot in Queens, NY. I trooped it out there driving my bike so the amount of paint I was able to bring was at a minimum. I noticed SWK often uses bold bright colors in his pieces, so that’s what I decided to go for.
I threw the sketch up keeping it almost exact to the sketch that Swk provided for me. I then got in there and started a new layer of sketch tweaking it here and there to add a little of myself to the letters. The letters were fun and easy to play with and I had a good time putting down the bright colors, when all was said and done I threw up the Exchange logo and called it a day within a couple of hours.
Here's a quick one I did while working on some shirt graphics. It's simple enough to pull off in this cold weather. I hope to do a more tech one for you when the weather warms up!
The Exchange was started in 2005, with six participants from different areas of the United States. The group is currently made up of 35 members from 14 countries worldwide. The participants of The Exchange trade names and personal styles through sketches. This step is repeated until everyone in the group has traded outlines at least once.
The sketches are drawn, scanned, and traded via email. They are then printed out and executed by the receiving artist in their particular city.
The objective is to create an awareness of distinct lettering styles and trends. The goal is for all in the group to be able to become more versatile through attempts at graffiti styles out of their personal comfort zone. The artists in the group may learn new techniques and compositions from the exchange.