Advice

[Fidel Follower]

So, i was wondering is there a internet site, which sells good quality cans and equipment.

I know there are art stores out there which will self craft-based sprays, but is there any specialist spray-paint that for exaple graf artists use? Internet is also good because it's easier :D

ANY help would be met with thanks.

Cheers,
Comrade FF

[Black Dagger]

Edited your post for obvious reasons.

As for spraypaint, i guess there probably are 'special' paints that pros use, but there really is nothing wrong with the stuff you can buy at hardware stores, im not really sure how 'special' paint would be any different? I mean you can buy attachments for the can to allow more variety in the application etc. but its not necessary, especially if you're just starting out...

So id say, just pick up whatever you can get locally (and by locally i mean buy some shit a few towns over, never by paint from your nearest hardware store, unless its a fair distance from where you'll be spraying)... and use that :P

[Organic Revolution]

if your not a muralist, there is no point in buying nice cans, caps on the other hand are a different story. if that is what you want... pm me.

[Red October]

So id say, just pick up whatever you can get locally (and by locally i mean buy some shit a few towns over, never by paint from your nearest hardware store, unless its a fair distance from where you'll be spraying)... and use that tongue.gif


why cant you get cans nearby? do the cops go to those stores and ask who bought cans recently?

[An archist]

http://www.mediadissent.com/greenchaos/index.html

[Black Dagger]

Originally posted by Red [email protected] 06, 2007 10:05 pm

So id say, just pick up whatever you can get locally (and by locally i mean buy some shit a few towns over, never by paint from your nearest hardware store, unless its a fair distance from where you'll be spraying)... and use that tongue.gif


why cant you get cans nearby? do the cops go to those stores and ask who bought cans recently?
If there is enough graf/tagging for them to take notice (or if it targets place they care about) then yeah. Its not really a big deal to do anyway, you get paint, and you dont have a little less to worry about.

[Red October]

Originally posted by black rose+March 06, 2007 08:33 am--> (black rose @ March 06, 2007 08:33 am)
Red [email protected] 06, 2007 10:05 pm

So id say, just pick up whatever you can get locally (and by locally i mean buy some shit a few towns over, never by paint from your nearest hardware store, unless its a fair distance from where you'll be spraying)... and use that tongue.gif


why cant you get cans nearby? do the cops go to those stores and ask who bought cans recently?
If there is enough graf/tagging for them to take notice (or if it targets place they care about) then yeah. Its not really a big deal to do anyway, you get paint, and you dont have a little less to worry about. [/b]
i get my krink and paint pens from a store a few blocks away from my house because thats the only place i know that has krink. i just get my mom to buy me spraypaint.

[Fidel Follower]

Thanks for editing my post :blush:

Okay i'll follow that advice, i'll start off with any old spray, and see how it goes ;)

Thankyoo

-FF-

[Black Dagger]

No worries :)

[Red October]

Originally posted by Organic [email protected] 06, 2007 01:11 am
if your not a muralist, there is no point in buying nice cans, caps on the other hand are a different story. if that is what you want... pm me.
what difference do caps make?

[Organic Revolution]

Originally posted by Red October+March 07, 2007 02:19 pm--> (Red October @ March 07, 2007 02:19 pm)
Organic [email protected] 06, 2007 01:11 am
if your not a muralist, there is no point in buying nice cans, caps on the other hand are a different story. if that is what you want... pm me.
what difference do caps make? [/b]
There are several different kinds of caps with all different types of names, but the basic is, Fats, Skinnies, Outliners, Blocks, Super dots, Small dots.

[Urban Rubble]

Are you doing stencils or freehand?

If you're just starting out, I'd suggest using cheap paint. If you're in the U.S., go to Home Depot and look for Krylon or Rustoleum, the Wal Mart cheapo shit is nearly unusable. At the big stores it should be around 3$ a can.

Once you get good, better paint does help. For one, it dries quicker, which is usfeul on the street and off. If you're doing layers with stencils it's important, especially on the street, so you don't peel of previous sprays. Plus, it's thicker, higher quality paint, which means less bleeding, dripping, and most important, better coverage over other colors with fewer coats.

In Seattle we're lucky to have access to Art Primo's warehouse on Fridays, good paint (Belton Molotow) is about 5.50 a can. The other good brand is Montana, there Spanish and German varieties, Montana Gold (German) is the best I hear. It can get expensive though, if you aren't getting it wholesale it's going to cost at least 7 or 8 dollars, probably more.

[Red October]

the head shop near my house sells cans for about $6 each. i dont know what brand they are, but they have lots of cool colors.

[Fidel Follower]

I'm deffo going to do Stencils, free hand is just too slow.

I'm going to try and get one soon, better now, than never.

Do you spray much?

[Red October]

Originally posted by Fidel [email protected] 21, 2007 02:04 pm
I'm deffo going to do Stencils, free hand is just too slow.

I'm going to try and get one soon, better now, than never.

Do you spray much?
stencils are the way to go if you're just starting out or you want a cleaner look. i spray about once or twice every 2 weeks, but that depends on how much paint i have. at the moment im almost completely out of paint with only 1/3 of a red can left.