Fortune favours the brave. I took a lunchtime walk last week and decided to take the dog to the M32 roundabout. I could have gone to any of the other spots, but decided on that one and lucky I did. I arrived to find an ‘A list’ of graffiti writers prepping for and starting a paint jam. Included in this extraordinary line up were Soker, Minto and Tizer from London, Rusk, Inkie, Hemper and Stivs.
Because of my working hours and limited ability to get out I rarely see artists at work, so this was a real treat, and the first piece I am sharing from this paint jam is by Tizer, who is a graffiti writing legend.
I learned two things when I chatted with Tizer the next day (another whole story), the first is that he freestyles all his pieces, which is incredible really – no drafts or prompts, just what’s in his head. The second is that he turned to spray painting and skateboarding as a youngster to escape the gangs where he grew up in Brixton.
It was really interesting to see how Tizer works. From what I saw he drafts an outline and then works on the colour fills from left to right. When that is done he paints on the black outlines and details ending up with a stained-glass window effect. Wonderful to watch and what an amazing finished piece. Of course the whole thing spells out Tizer.
Real good.When you talk about freestyle I wonder if I wll ever be able to even stencil.
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Just do it. Basic cut out, single layer and a can of spray paint.
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I had a job interview. English teacher. The guy asked do you have anything you do or want to do. I told him about the stencil. He was taken aback. I said reading and walking. He seemed more comfortable with that.
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Lol 😂
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A brilliant writer and a complete gent . . .
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So chatty… he disclosed so much in a ten minute chat. Time for everyone.
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