5 Misconceptions About Graffiti

5 common misconceptions people that don't do graffiti often assume about the activity. There are so many others but these are the broader more over-arching ones.
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[@montwhat]

When I doing a throwie, a drunk bloke threw a bottle at me, it cut my hand, and now I have permanent nerve damage, still finished it though, and was the first time I used highlights. :)

[@wocker]

@@BENWORKIN89 this comment made my day

[@amp4105]

key word permanent mate

[@AJ-lm5dl]

Was it worth it?

[@uftf_tacobell518]

You got the unbuffable injury😂

[@lewisgarrison860]

Most annoying misconception: Graffiti and Street art are the same thing.

[@skullsouljah2836]

In the 90s graffiti was territorial with all the tagbangers in LA and San Francisco. Nowadays it's different though.

[@georgecandelaria2537]

Yup I remember that crews hated other crews. I'm 40 now and lived in San Jose and Fresno. It got bad back then. I went to the military and met other writers and we talked about that all the time back in the day.

[@AnmlPeeweeIsHere]

Yeah the 90s had a lot of tag bangers. Here in LA currently there's a rise in graffiti again with all the new kids trying to get into it. There's definitely less tag bangers and I think thats more due to social media popularizing piecing and graffiti as a whole

[@eastsideofthetracks8311]

Oh there’s still tag bangers lol there definitely is because I’m always running into them and getting banged on

[@AnmlPeeweeIsHere]

@@eastsideofthetracks8311 believe me ik I run into them too but with less frequency. The 90s was the peak of tag banging in LA

[@isotonic9002]

I wouldn’t say it was territorial the scene was a lot tougher and people got robbed more and stealing was part of the game. But even in la were you had tag bangin the objective was the same get your name in as many places as possible preferably with style. It wasn’t like they only raged in there hoods and marked there territory like gangs often do

[@airsofter2247]

So much accurate info in this video. I’ve not been painting long but luckily I had a friend who’s been painting for years and he’s introduced me to a nice handful of writers. All of them have been super chilled and nice and give me tips on improving. I’ve also been out alone in a legal spot and had a few good convos with writeres I happened to meet there. Long story short: A lot of graffiti artists are really nice, from all walks of life and just want to make the somewhat boring world a bit more colourful and keep the suits on there toes

[@AlexGFilms]

The legend is back Keep up the great videos been here since 700 Love from Chicago

[@jamescharleslokz3173]

he's gone again

[@freddydickinson6539]

Nicely put mate. I'm im my 40's now &. started painting in 89! I was a BBoy white kid at first then got into other more serious shit,but I'm the last 10years since I discovered the array of CHEAP low pressure paint that I didn't have to rack I was BACK! But that door opened to a whole new group of friends (decent)! And changed my outlook on life completely!! I'm just a normal bloke from the UK who paints the odd train.... HEAVY SHIT now ! But the roadsides & jumping out the car to put a nice silver sub/throw up is my only vice. Nuff Respect 👌👍

[@maltizerr7898]

Your growing insanely quick I’ve been here since 2k I think it’s because your very unique keep it up

[@diegodelima5418]

It’s not vandalism. we just choose to decorate shit

[@connortheace56]

diego delima if it’s not you’re property then it’s vandalism

[@diegodelima5418]

Connor The Ace Yes you are right in a way but to me graffiti is just art and to some people it’s vandalism to me it’s just a part of life you grow onto

[@connortheace56]

diego delima yeah but it definitely depends on what you paint

[@diegodelima5418]

Not exactly

[@connortheace56]

diego delima I meant what you paint on

[@borurouzimaki3318]

I live in Baltimore Maryland and it is very wrong that people say that it is a very bad place. I'm only 9 and I love graffiti. I only draw on paper.

[@prakashusha3006]

I'm tattoo artist from India and love to do grafiiti as well as I love to do tattoo

[@Artizap_]

Respects to you!

[@mr.bigglesworth2952]

Stay up G

[@fueg00nyxxx]

Respect broski

[@killerlight8621]

Noti Squad! I love ur vids and I’m trying to get better at graffiti!

[@datitsdapussy4283]

Keep practicing

[@ultraslav5325]

Same get reddit and go on r/blackbookgraffiti

[@bigfootlza6177]

Same

[@dudebossone]

East Saticoy, peace bro

[@SwedeenXBL]

Love the fact you added in that certain yards are territorial/held by a local crew. For the people thinking it is just so they can have it to themselves it is and it isn't. More people painting that yard means more attention and focus on that yard from the law, and I am probably not the only one who has had to seen thrown cans between the trains in a layup and has to have picked that shit up or people spagging the trains after the bar has closed. Don't burn your local yard.

[@haniDopeman]

1:38 wtff dats sooo clean

[@mihneafilip233]

Sadly the graffiti writers in my area are violent. I almost got in a fight for tagging near some other writer. Also, hit me up in a video if you can, I write SKOE

[@jugganaunt3469]

Where about what country

[@mihneafilip233]

@@jugganaunt3469 Romania

[@jorgemendoza2432]

Bruh you should see them in LA, they think your in their hood, if I Could tell you the amount of times a gangmember/ tagger tripped on me, you’d laugh. That’s why I either carry a gun or a knife

[@Ayeewatusay]

Yo u should do 10 hardest systems. Dart system should be included

[@lc.18k]

MORE UPLOADS PLEASE! LOVE YO CHANNEL MY MAN

[@nikolaskirchheim4304]

Its kinda weird to see a writer doing videos like this, no hate. I like it

[@deadsetsset8781]

Nice work on the vid man, You should make a vid on the history of graff for those wanting to learn about its roots. Edit: what do you think about Sydney's own O.G. Mr Eternity and his 35 year bombing spree

[@drunkbabyjesusjr1555]

make a video talking about graffiti stickers...

[@CANControlGRAFFITI]

Like a how to stick a sticker video yeah? You didn’t even say please 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@fuckngreat8955]

He did it I think about paper vs eggshell

[@johnwells1181]

Love the posts man, best craft channel there is

[@RozeWuzHere]

Graffiti is a way to have fun and good time with homies + to forget problems that u have bc ur making something rly cool :)

[@mause3987]

the og is back ♥️

[@hawkeyr6]

Welcome back big homie

[@jog1356]

Straight up best graffiti KZbinr imo

[@jedpiper9333]

I agree this KZbin channel is dope🤟

[@tomdezoeten1386]

2:50 im 16 ok :(

[@shaunreid4423]

12

[@chriso6025]

@@shaunreid4423 ayo

[@mr.bigglesworth2952]

Im 25.... 😅 Stopped tagging for years and discovered graff has a huge online presence. Been getting into it slowly but it's harder as an adult.

[@mr.bigglesworth2952]

@@shaunreid4423 stay up little dude!!!

[@shaunreid4423]

@@chriso6025 wassup

[@TheFelixpax]

Everytime Graff Lounge uploads its christmas

[@regularvan]

all of this is relateable to me. sometimes when i go out to paint near the park, some kids in my school would see me and call me a delinquent or a vandal. like, im just trying to let myself relax and have fun.

[@Friction316]

i love this channel i hope you still 4 ever do this coooooooooool videos

[@voithia5164]

FINALLY A NEW VIDEO!

[@JerrodOSRS]

so glad i found your channel

[@z1her911]

i was your 7k sub you are growing realy fast

[@euphka7687]

Ayee you're back :)

[@anonym4817]

I really enjoy your videos 👍🏻

[@alhyalhy4725]

Yoo daug !!! Ur so cool , post more !!!

[@abdallahtamer9071]

The only reason i started painting in my city is because me and my friends are the only writers here the rest are just a bunch of kids that write their names on walls and dumb shit so me and my friends have set out to Brightin up the city which has been really hard because even tho it looks ez as he said in the vid it takes alot of time and planning and takes longer than people think i was one of these people i use to think that graffiti was of the top of the persons mind but no it takes hours or even days just thinking about the sketch itself

[@docholiday5766]

My friends and I started for the same reasons. There are 2 older writers in my town and then we have a bunch of kids, and some adults who paint swastikas and slurs. I started just crossing them out but now I'm doing shitty throws over them.

[@leaf4224]

Guess who’s back 💯💯💯

[@bigdaddypiggy]

Back in the day in LA there were a lot of tagging crew that eventually ended up either Blood-Crip- or one of the Hispanic gangs….lit seemed like a natural progression that sometimes can happen in the streets

[@aidenc6424]

yasss a new vid

[@n2i6c5o8]

On point my man!

[@Wordupdoe]

Keep em coming love from the birth place of graffiti PHILADELPHIA

[@mateogonzalez3846]

2:56 its near where i live in berlin saw that few weeks ago love 1up and berlin kidz

[@dudebossone]

1up og, wish they had crews in America

[@falleenstars]

Really enjoy this channel great videos:)🔥🖤....

[@paulbilotto2548]

Territory only thing I can think of in that aspect is yards Dandenong yards are run by ksa fmc who are nut cases haha

[@shootermceshay3260]

Paul Bilotto Bahaha everyone believes Jisoe still lol, dandy isn’t claimed hand hasn’t since like 2015, it’s anyone’s yard nowdays

[@feelingevaporated2912]

@@shootermceshay3260 yeah for real, most of that doco was shot in 1999, people act like that’s Melb today 😂 you can’t claim a fucking yard any more

[@2lbs]

Not to mention for number 5 if you do walk up to someone who’s painting there’s a pretty good chance they’re gonna run anyway

[@regularvan]

if i see someone painting, i usually sit down and watch them.

[@bigdaddypiggy]

I’ve been writing off & on since 83-84 & I gotta say that before watching this it never dawned on me that I’ve never met a female who does graffiti 🤷🏼‍♂️🤨I like seeing that girls are into to it too 👍

[@thomasfoolery6099]

Hey dude, I'm going to be in Melbourne for a month soon. I was wondering if I could contact you somehow to get some recommendations for walls to check out or that kind of thing. Let me know. I don't think youtube has the messaging function anymore.

[@kissvinyltv9761]

Use to live in canada, now costa rica, and because the country is so small theirs one writer that’s all COUNTRY

[@spirkaga1674]

Wee need more vids bruhh!!:)

[@jaleneckstein3694]

That last one tho is me i hate when people try to talk to when im bombing or working on a peice

[@Swaykoclothingbest]

I tagged the whole school and got suspended for 5 days they said it’s related to drugs and gang activity/violence but I’m against drugs and I have a crew not a gang

[@bignog3650]

What writes better on vinly, paint markers or sharpies/permanent markers?

[@rinemek8798]

Big Nog paint markers

[@lxman3234]

Tag bangers👌🏽😂

[@vukjovanovic3874]

Good vid fam

[@timfredrickson3889]

I disagree with number 1. Even if writers go out with the intention of just having fun the inherent act of illegally putting up art is and will always be a somewhat political statement. A rejection of authority, private property, and the woes of capitalism. Intent isnt everything.

[@theheghastpatriot6085]

Hip Hop artist Promoe said the similar

[@olijeffery3583]

It’s rlly not that deep… actually it is I do it mainly for fun but there’s ten percent of me wanting to say f*** the free world ya know

[@Lover20k]

Love from California

[@vedantl155]

HES FUCKING BACKKKK

[@brugesal]

I'm 48 and I still love doing it

[@treykearns4867]

3:39 oh shit it's Baby-Joker, Lil-Smiley, Taco-Loco, Baby-Gato and a few others. . the whole burrito..

[@Jake-dh9qk]

There's ethics to graffiti but no rules. The moment you place rules and labels to graffiti is the moment you kill the spirit of it.

[@grantiti1545]

Keep it up man

[@mtparkourartist]

L M A O I was very out of the loop. I understood throw ups and actual pieces but I always thought hand style was gang related. I was very wary of being in those areas lmao. Ive come a long way 😂

[@tobywheatley7657]

been here since u had only 950 or so subs

[@jonnygomez5106]

3:25 talking about it’s not gang related, shows a pic of a guy wearing a crs shirt lol

[@andresoroskas9499]

yo s/o to gw/btm crew just reppin

[@mr.hamsterwithahat]

4:30 Bucharest old subways

[@sanguinebrood3194]

WHY HAVE YOU STOPPED MAKING VIDEOSSS

[@Kiouk]

I’m from the sk8r righter background.

[@childkiller1282]

The lads

[@davidenache1135]

Privat school graffiti boi here ^_^

[@garrett5643]

Same

[@belcs7313]

Yea!

[@spyltsoup9945]

Aye whereve youbeen ?

[@hawaiiankoolaidoffical]

I never plan to much but I always atheist spend an hour sussing a spot out

[@kingtutorialsog]

Should be more legal areas for it

[@greggregory9674]

dosent even show australia on the map :(

[@vichoons102]

try to post more vidz there sick

[@drunkbabyjesusjr1555]

are u from ausstralia

[@quartz9745]

33,000 view I know nobody pays attention to these comments

[@garrett5643]

Hi

[@kaepsele0711]

Nice video. Keep writing ;-)

[@alfidhojunanda8422]

love btv021 gang from jkt city

[@paddyconheady6363]

do you do graffiti yourself

[@overfoxed]

I dont write for attention, clout, or gang activity. I just like having fun 😊

[@juri9276]

I've met a lot of graffiti writers (the illegal ones who tag the streets etc) and I can say they're the humblest and realest people I've ever met. The whole concept of graffiti writers being violent thugs is just so untrue. Yes, they do things that for "normal" people are incomprehensible and stupid but actually they're just people like us who have a rather odd hobby.

[@jaquise1836]

I’m not trying to be disrespectful but I just like writing on peoples shit

[@VintageSeanTV]

Top notch as always bruv! Hit me up in a video sometime🤘🏽 SEaRO

[@Daniel-qx1ju]

Fuck yeah bro

[@jugganaunt3469]

Love from Australia any qriter or graffiti enthusiasts here ?

[@blayasblay3941]

Imagine having to learn this going outside and actually experiencing things thank gods for youtube.

[@SlimXD_]

make more vids fam

[@dopekilla4501]

Early squd

[@SAINTPONTIUS]

Im not an activist, I just like writing on shit.

[@Real.Aziiiz]

2:51 hey! Thats me

[@benardman2665]

I think every graffiti writer also thinks its "pointless" at times lol

[@yourdaddytyronx3617]

Im 14 and i always get up on my own im known in the city i live in even though no1 knows who i am😂im not tagging just on some mindless shit

[@jorgemendoza2432]

The playboi carti song 🔥🔥🔥

[@diepolizeiistdabei2737]

2:06 openmind?

[@sliggnaut]

A-men brother!

[@nortonbystrom7878]

lads lets be honest, everything looks better with color ;)

[@imjskyler]

I fucking hate being a graff writer in Utah the cops will call up a detective for a tag

[@zombie4skin28]

In LA you’ll find gang members that do graffiti but it’s not territorial, it’s just something to do for fun

[@ikedaleo]

"college kids, skaters, emos, tattoo guys, graphic design guys" come on just tag me next time lmaoooo

[@BT--tw3oq]

Let me call the cops on you bc that’s illegal and gang related 😠