Sempai has been my watcher since like... 2007? or 2006? Best watcher ever and a hell of a graffiti man We started a collab WAYYYYYYYY back when he first became my watcher... ages ago... and finnaly we started anew and got it going and finished it...
I know theres problems with it ... but im quite proud with the result. First peice ever starting from a sketch
Anyways was really cool to get to do this with him! Hes a great guy..
Sempai-Tem : tag and letter forms, Original - [link] Me :the rest
very creative work and manipulation indeed mate , but no offense to the other guy, his lettering is wack ( it works in this as it's very abstract, but yea his lettering has no flow on it's own imo ..... )
If you think I'm wack that's cool I'm a big boy, I also know that in different regions what I do isn't in vogue. Can't please everyone everywhere. I get plenty of love from real writers and bombers when they peep my black book, in the 5 boroughs. So your opinion is like one of theirs, one of many, and your welcome to it.
However your critique about flow is a little off. I mean the essence of flow with letter forms is the illusion of movement and or direction the letters follow. So heavy block letters in a wave shape has no flow? The point of that letter style was more towards logo style. Which may add or subtract from flow because I didn't want the eye to roam so much when seeing it.
You are welcome to look at other stuff I've done and come to your conclusions or not.
I was expecting a reply, for my comment, so your words come of no surprise, however you are now speaking to an old school graff artist, I started bombing back in 85 when breaking hit where i am. And I did go look through your gallery, and all the lettering i saw while unique seemed to lack that extra something, i'm no hater don't get it twisted, I have no real right to say what i said other than thats me, i come real, I hate to say it's good, if I disagree, plus you also missed part of my point, by flow I was speaking of in terms of the collab you and soad did, his work had flow, great colors, nice effects, your lettering had huge spaces and odd shapes to it, this is what i speak of when I say flow
As I said i am no graff genius, just an old school bomber, I loved aresol art, loved posca markers, loved bombing, hitting trains etc etc .. this is only example of a graff style from me, as you will see it's old block style - [link] ( the other decks are from my personal collection )
i have done hundred times better back in the day, but meh that was just to show you i'm not some hater who is only all talk.
So am I, I was retiring from bombing when you say you were starting. Like I said, it's cool by me if you don't dig what I put out there.
I only took issue with the part about flow, did you look at the origin piece. It wasn't meant for what was done to it, letters fit function to the word purpose. the BXXX is supposed be a heavy thing with weight to it like a brick, yet on it's own it does have flow in the way the eye travels looking at it. The fill he gave it was of oceans and sea life. See how the two ideas and purposes don't coincide? Despite that *soad2K made an excellent job with what his plan was. Please remember that the piece he used of mine was not done for the collab. It's a three year old product.
However your critique about flow is a little off. I mean the essence of flow with letter forms is the illusion of movement and or direction the letters follow. So heavy block letters in a wave shape has no flow? The point of that letter style was more towards logo style. Which may add or subtract from flow because I didn't want the eye to roam so much when seeing it.
You are welcome to look at other stuff I've done and come to your conclusions or not.
As I said i am no graff genius, just an old school bomber, I loved aresol art, loved posca markers, loved bombing, hitting trains etc etc .. this is only example of a graff style from me, as you will see it's old block style
i have done hundred times better back in the day, but meh that was just to show you i'm not some hater who is only all talk.
keep up your graff
I only took issue with the part about flow, did you look at the origin piece. It wasn't meant for what was done to it, letters fit function to the word purpose. the BXXX is supposed be a heavy thing with weight to it like a brick, yet on it's own it does have flow in the way the eye travels looking at it. The fill he gave it was of oceans and sea life. See how the two ideas and purposes don't coincide? Despite that *soad2K made an excellent job with what his plan was. Please remember that the piece he used of mine was not done for the collab. It's a three year old product.