How to draw Graffiti Letters in an easy and fun way
We wanted to do this Graffiti Lettering activity for a long time.
Activity time : 45 minutes approx.
Difficulty : low
Age : from 5-6 years
Necessary material:
- Pencil
- Rubber
- Paper
- Felt pens
- Colored pencils
Steps to draw your graffiti letters of easy handling
1. Draw guide lines: He starts by drawing two parallel lines on the paper. These can be wavy, straight or have creative shapes, depending on the style you want for your graffiti letter. These lines will serve to give movement to the letters and will help your design look more dynamic.
This serves to give movement to the letters.
2. Write text: Write your name or whatever you want within the guide lines. It’s your work of art! Do not worry about perfection in this step, since it is only the initial sketch.
3. Draw graphiti font outline: Now, with your pencil, draw the outline of each letter following the style you like best. Here are two popular styles:
- Flop or Bubble Letters: This style has a rounded outline, almost like bubbles.
- Wild Style: It is a more angular and dynamic style, with details such as prints or irregular shapes within the letters.
4. Clear guidelines: Once you have the letters drawn, delete the guide lines. You will see how the letters begin to stand out.
5. Add relief to your graffiti letters: In this step, you can give volume to your graffiti letters by drawing an additional outline on the sides of the letters, usually to the right or to the bottom. This will create a relief effect and make your lyrics look more impressive.
6. Paint and decorate: Now comes the funniest part: coloring! Use markers and colored pencils to give life to your graffiti letters. You can play with colors and create patterns, gradients or even special effects as shadows. Do it to your liking!
7. Add a background to your graffiti: To give your design more personality, you can add a background to your graffiti letters. You can make a simple background or invent something more elaborate, such as rays, clouds or even a brick wall. Here are some examples to inspire you.
Examples of children’s graffiti letters
We love to see how children have fun designing graffiti. These are some of the drawings sent to us.
- David and Aniol sent us their incredible graffiti lyrics full of color and style:
- Beatrice sends us her drawing from Italy.
- This endearing drawing that Itziar dedicates to his father.
- And this so pretty Alex.
Customize your graffiti fonts in Punk style
For those of you who want to make the letters a little more ” Punkies “, we want to explain that Graffiti can be done as you like, both in colors and in drawings.
Now that we are at home, and that we do not always have all the material we want, we can take advantage to make the letters in pen, the color you want.
Did you know that you can also design graffiti with a pen?
There is a drawing technique called Ball Point Pen that is done with a ballpoint pen.
Look how good it looks and how different.
Dare to do the two options, you will see how different they are!
A little story of Graffiti:
The graffiti movement emerged in the 1970s in New York and developed little by little. He started on the subway and then went out onto the streets of New York . It was painted on any type of support: walls, banners, etc.
Before long, the entire United States already had people painting in the streets on the sly of the police. It is an Underground movement that means that you do not follow the rules or that you go against them.
The shape of the letters varied. They started making normal letters in the subway, to vary in size and colors. When painting began on the streets, aesthetics began to change more. The letters changed their shape to rounder or more angular and shaded. In this way, the letters had relief. Little by little, the letters began to be confused with the drawing.
Today, graffiti is still the names or nicknames of people and many are confused with drawings.
