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2. Throw up (graffiti) - Wikipedia

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   A hollow throw up using the letters SPLEEN. Note the consistency in letter form and height. Throw ups, [a] or throwies, are a form of graffiti that fall between tags and pieces in complexity. [1] The name comes from the way they are designed to be "thrown" onto a surface as quickly as possible. They are almost always done with aerosol paint.

3. Glossary of graffiti - Wikipedia

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   Tagging crew names are usually three letters, but can be two to five letters long. The letters are abbreviations of the full crew name. Numbers in crew name can be derived from many things such as the alphabet sequence (1=A, 2=B, 3= C....), telephone keypad numbers (2=A, B, or C; 3=D, E or F), area codes, or penal codes or a combination of ...

4. Piece (graffiti) - Wikipedia

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   Piece (graffiti) Pieces, short for masterpieces, are a form of graffiti that involves large, elaborate and detailed letter forms. They are one of the main forms of modern graffiti, along with tags and throw ups, and are the least controversial of the three [1] and least likely to be seen as vandalism. [citation needed] Due to their size, pieces ...

5. Pichação - Wikipedia

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   Pichação, [1][2] sometimes misspelled [3][4] as pixação (Portuguese pronunciation: [piʃaˈsɐ̃w]), is the name given to a type of Brazilian graffiti. It consists of tagging done in a distinctive, cryptic style, mainly on walls and vacant buildings. Many pichadores (pichação painters) compete to paint in high and inaccessible places ...

6. Tag (graffiti) - Wikipedia

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   Tag (graffiti) Tags are one of the primary forms of modern graffiti, along with throw ups and pieces. The act of writing a tag is known as tagging. Tags are often thought of as the simplest form of graffiti art, prioritising legibility and flow [1] and are the form that most artists start with. [2] Tags, perhaps due to their simplicity, are ...

7. Ben Eine - Wikipedia

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   The result was that the council treated graffiti as vandalism. [7] The Council has since revised the policy on graffiti, aiming to keep street art that is popular and unoffensive because it attracts tourism. [8] (reference no longer valid) In May 2010 Ben Eine painted a complete alphabet on Middlesex Street in East London.

8. Wildstyle - Wikipedia

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   The letters in wildstyle graffiti are often highly exaggerated with curves and overlapping, intertwined, and interlocking letters. [1] Arrows are very common in wildstyles, [1] and are used to suggest flow. [6] Wildstyle pieces often use large amounts of vibrant colours. [7] It is also common practice to incorporate 3D elements into wildstyle ...

9. Graffiti 2 - Wikipedia

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   The original Graffiti recognition software required only a single stylus stroke for each alphanumeric character. Graffiti 2, however, required two strokes to draw some commonly used characters. This was perceived as extra work because the default settings for "i" and "t", the fifth and second most frequently-used letters in English, required ...