Street art techniques

1. Street art techniques
By Karan Singh
Need to advantage and disadvantage
Then need an opinion if you like it or not but need to
explain why

2. Spray
• Most graffiti artist uses spray paint because it’s a classic
form of street art. An advantage of spray paint is quick
to use, able to use on all materials such as walls, carts
or windows etc. However an disadvantage is some
people use permanent rather than removable paints so
that if a mistake is made its unable to fix it for example
if you was drawing something and made a mistake you
can just use a rubber to erase it where as spray paint
there is no rubber you just cant make a mistake. I
believe that spray paint is effective because it is quick
which means can cover a large space quickly.

3. Stencil
• Banksy is a perfect example of stencil street art because all
of is work he makes is done with stencil. He uses stencil so
he can get his art right the first time without remaking it
because what he does is illegal so this way he won’t need
to waste time redoing things. An advantage of stencil is you
can get the art right the first time but the disadvantage is
that it takes a lot of time to prepare like getting all the
measurements right and where you want certain colours
and where you do I believe that spray paint is effective
because it is quick which means can cover a large space
quickly. I think that stencil art is great because you will not
have to waste paint when doing graffiti also you can get you
art precise the first time.

4. Liquid paints
• Liquid paints is paint that are used for walls it also
dry's up quickly because its made for wall paints.
Peter Barber uses liquid paints in his work, his
work is really detailed and colourfull (he uses a
range of colours). It’s a good if you are as talented
as Peter Barber because he is really good with a
paint brush but it’s a bad thing as well because
art like this takes time. I believe that liquid paint
is good because you can make your art more
realistic and looks so much better than spray
paint.

5. murals (only on the wall)
• Murals art is only on the wall but can only be
classed as murals art if the whole wall is
completely filled with paint (art). Wyland is an
artists that paint the whole wall and sometimes
the whole building with art. It is a great way of
street art because its different and makes a big
difference to the building. But it takes a long
time to do and create because ever little detail
has to be correct. I think that this is a fantastic
way of street art but you have to have the time
and patience.

6. Tiles
• Space invader dose all his work with tiles because
that his way of art. He makes what he wants with
the tiles and he goes at night to sticks them
around the city. Its is a good way of street art
because nothing is getting damaged or ruined.
But the disadvantage is that it takes a really long
time to make and design and create. Personally I
do not like this form of art because I believe that
its not proper street are where you actually use
the street for art not just sticking art on the street
and classing it as street art.

7. LED
• Antonin Fourneau uses waterlight graffiti
basically it’s a board with thousands of LEDs ,
when torched by water it lights up and the
more the water it get the brighter it gets. This
is a fantastic form of graffiti because it is an
unique way and it shows a lot of creativity but
it is costly. I think that this it fantastic way of
street art because it dose what street art is
meant to do bring communities together.

8. Sculptures (sand art)
• Sculptures art is manly done with sand on the
street but can be done with anything really. Its
good because its not effecting the streets in
any way because its not ruining any walls or
property etc. a disadvantage is that might not
be able to stay there for that long because the
sculpture might be made out of sand so say if
it rains, the rain will ruin the sculpture. I think
that this way for street art is good but it dose
take a lot of time to creat.

9. Posters
• Poster art is just art that is just on the poster
could be made my illustrator, photoshop etc. or
even a picture. It’s a good thing because its not
really damaging anything or doing any harm to
anyone (unless it has affective words/drawings on
the poster) a disadvantage is that its easy to
come of because its just paper on a wall. I believe
that this street art is not effective because its just
art stuck on a wall where as it should be on a
class room wall etc.

10. Street Installation
• Paige Smith (A Common Name) dose some of
her work with different materials too fill out
the cracks in the walls. An advantage of this is
that it makes the wall look more creative and
it’s an unusual type of street art so this will
make people look at it again and again. A
disadvantage is that it might cost a lot of
money. It think that it’s a really good way to
show street art by using different materials it
show talent and creativity.

11. Lego
You might spot Lego art on a crack wall. Dispatch
uses Lego in his art. An advantage is that it helps
the wall from falling (it replaces it with Lego
instead of bricks). I think that this art is good
because its different form the usual street art
that you see on the walls and it shows a lot of
creativity.

12. Origami
• Origami art is fantastic because it shows
creativity and imagination. Mademoiselle
Maurice work is all origami. He makes them
out of paper and then sticks them on the
walls. An advantage of this is that it makes the
walls look more modern, creative and
interesting for people to see. I think that this
type of street art I great because it shows
passion and creativity.

13. 3D Street Art
• Joe Hill is a 3D street artist he draws on the
walls, flours, ceilings etc. An advantage is that
it brings communities to better which street
art is meant to do. I believe that this form of
street art is the best because it makes the
streets more fun because there's a 3d painting
in the middle of the street so it’s a good place
for people to take photos so then maybe they
put it online for company's can see it