How my Graffiti Garden Wall got even better? + how i built it + painting a huge canvas

[@Stu_DLNGR]

SMOE, my man, I owe you a thank you. So thank you! My wife and Chillrinz and I just bought a new house. I, as the poppa, only had 3 things I needed. One- a good roof Two- recently updated heat/air &3- space out back for a garden graff wall. That's something you and I spoke on a while back and it changed my life. I can't wait to paint legally and pass my skills down to my kids. They're already a part of the culture/arts. Anyway, you inspired me and it literally effected my house hunting and final sale. I appreciate you, a lot SN. You're inspirational on many levels. Big ups my G

[@SMOENOVA]

really? you are crazy! this comment touches my heart 💖. thx man. yeah, i remember your emails. it is a huge HONOUR to have a small positive impact on your family. I’m proud AF

[@Stu_DLNGR]

@@SMOENOVA I plan on filming, uploading and maintaining a steady YT channel of my Graff adventures and family helping with it. I'll definitely shout you out and let you know when I do. We move in one month from now. So this summer should be a lot of fun. You play a huge part. You're a mentor, really. Much love brother. GetUp and StayUp!!! Piece in peace 💣🎨

[@3797ID]

That’s Super Mega Dope *Stu DLNGR* & my offer of helping you put the wall up still stands my gee -I’m sure the drive is only a few hours at most & tho I’m not a carpenter I’m also not a stranger around plywood & tools & I do follow directions well so I’m confident we’ll get er done Brother #StayUp *saluteski* ☮️🎨💜

[@Venas_x_Corrientes]

Smoe, you are definitely an authentic being. You crack me up because you truly talk about what really happens on the wall. Posse up! -Traser

[@SMOENOVA]

hahaha, thanks for that comment, Traser!

[@gusthomas2423]

Didn't read all the comments, so I apologize if it was mentioned, but canvas needs to be primed with gesso before applying paint. Still looks amazing to me!

[@SMOENOVA]

haha, yeah there were already several, but thanks for your support man! so coll! thx!

[@davetyree550]

This turned out soo sick...that red makes it PoP

[@SMOENOVA]

yeah! i was so happy!

[@oneda8818]

this is the letterz style of GETING UP lhe video, game TOY!!!!

[@SMOENOVA]

oh cool, so they have a good taste, i made already lots of graffiti for video games. maybe it is my graffiti it this game

[@seekexploredestroy3273]

Smoe your such a cool dude . Keep up you

[@Dewoy1]

Seloushin. Sehr geil. Deine Can control ist so gut, du könntest sicher mit ner ultra fatcap aufm train noch mega detailiert malen.

[@SMOENOVA]

mit procreate schon 😂😂😂

[@rezagrafity870]

I love that colours

[@sien-4218]

That wall make history...

[@rcpowres]

Super Sache!!!!👍👍👍👍

[@conor909]

Hey you mentioned you'd do tutorials in this, do you have links to them? I'm struggling with wildstyle 3d letters

[@SMOENOVA]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qp-0d2uKhZ2ra8U but it is not such a gooood tutorial, i just talk about what i do there, but in depth videos will come

[@conor909]

SMOE NOVA thanks!

[@namesjetskii9207]

That’s crazy you posted this cause I just started making a wall earlier this week

[@SMOENOVA]

cool!

[@Niko-kb9np]

Welche dosen benutzt du und welche cap kombi kannst du empfehlen Ansonsten geiles video und nice piece 👍

[@SMOENOVA]

am liebsten montana gold mit level 1 montana skinny

[@star.stopwar]

⭐️

[@SMOENOVA]

i like your profile picture !

[@bremsenreinigerkonsument3424]

Ist der Ball auf der Rückseite der Wand etwa ein EM-Ball von 2008? Hab auch so einen :D

[@jebuertesim2828]

The back ground beat is awesome but i cant find it. "5:11"

[@BornWriter]

Deleting the first lines - an Oldschool habit - a professional habit - I think that you have a great and structured painting method.

[@SReject]

About the canvas acting weird: I know you put a blue base coat down but did you use any sort of primer, like gesso before hand? The reason I ask is that without a canvas-specific primer, what happens is the canvas fibers absorb the paint immediately, causing the fibers to swell with the liquid within the paint. Then as the liquid dries off and the fibers contract micro-cracks in the paint occur which causes the paint to dull and appear spotty. And just watched to the very end; if you plan to do more canvas paintings, when you send them off, roll them so paint side is out. Rolling with paint-side inward puts the paint under compression and can cause it to flake/chip. Where as with paint-side out, the paint is under tension, of which most spray paints have a bit of elasticity.

[@DjAlanBarratt]

great reply, maybe also mix the base coat with pva glue to help seal the canvas? also did you lacquer the paint after?

[@kevincooper5656]

@@DjAlanBarratt It was a really good reply @SReject - While he was painting the blue background on the canvas all I kept thinking was, " I wonder why he's not putting any gesso down, first?" And when he started having his problem w/the color(s) I kept thinking, " Yeah, he should have put gesso down, first." (lol) But we live and learn, right? Big up to you and @SReject for offering your advice to Smoe Nova and for confirming my feelings on it too. We're all better for it.

[@DokeTV]

Faaaack 😂 I feel your bro 😂

[@SMOENOVA]

hahaha 😂 thanks

[@juzzyvic]

Everybody in the comments: " talking about graffiti stuff " Me: "why tf does he have 2 keyboards? 😂"

[@lebreaker4398]

Why not? ;)

[@SMOENOVA]

one for ipad, one for iMac

[@juzzyvic]

@@SMOENOVA Wow so hab ich das noch gar nicht gesehen😮🤔

[@BenFrankarts]

ikr 😂

[@KJAY2THOUSAND]

Ones for gaming with the cheeto dust on ur fingers

[@rickcave4616]

Wir kennen uns halt aus in Deutschland mit "Wall's!" xD - The Wall

[@cynthia.colorist5363]

Wenn es danach doch gut aussieht, dann gibt es kein richtig oder falsch, ganz einfach. Ich finds klasse so :)

[@SMOENOVA]

jaaa. nee is ja auch nich falsch, aber manchmal ist man halt im prozess etwas verballert...

[@cynthia.colorist5363]

SMOE NOVA ich finde es gut so wie du es machst, ist bei meinem Job als Portrait-Zeichnerin nicht anders :) das Endergebnis muss stimmen

[@richlucasjr9116]

Need to visit USA when it's safe again. You and your family be safe

[@harsh6884]

Hey Smoe! I love your videos and this is just greattt! I can't wait for graffiti tutorials from you. I especially enjoyed the raw 1 hr painting videos. They had so much to learn. There aren't many good tutorials which tell you which caps to use when, how to shadow and add depth, how to have consistent shapes etc. Even mentioned this on Doke's video once but it got lost in the comment section. Hope to see a lot of learning content from you and Doke! Love from India ♥️

[@joeysuehr4193]

Ok 👍🏻 👌🏻 here goes nothing SMOE NOVA Yo my name is Joey I’m Italian American I write GMBE,BAM,and SRF, I painted all my life street and in a couple you tube videos just posted what was the final result of some of my graffiti pieces some pieces some characters.I used to tag bomb write and paint pieces and characters illegally now I’m older and I hit up legal spots basically only.I’ve drawn ✍🏻 also all my life.And people really like my Art usually…Everybody hates to get dissed or when someone writes over your shit etc. on freight cars walls etc.but dude I notice the dudes I grew up with that I looked up to that used to write they’re all gone and dude they were ill 😷 real sick real dope and did some gnarly shit back when there were dudes don’t know if you heard of SINR OR WIZE OR SAYR ONOROK However onorok is spelled they did a lot of ink,tats and then you just had local dudes who were also getting up but no burners like MOOK Don’t know if ya heard of him in PITTSBURGH Any ways and there were dudes like MELLO And I knew these guys didn’t hang out with them back then too much but you could always see their shit every where and when I used to talk to SINR not going to say his real name but my older brother MIKE AND I knew him he even let us come into his house a couple times but anyway his black books were ridiculous insane dude if you would have ever seen them and under the pavilions in the park he used to show us me and my Brother and our friend flics of all the trains they were hittn and dude he painted the dopest shit his wild style was unlike any bodies I’ve ever seen before and his characters were even more gnarly dude but anyway he even did all the graffiti in the old sk8 park Airport ice arena and dude rollerbladed to with the old fruit boots there and at Shady sk8s he was also cool with my boy Eric who I grew up with anyways man his whole crew could paint.back in the day I was busted a bunch of times tagging in my schools high schools and bombing and painting under bridge peers big pieces mad cans of paint and markers and mops and even some other walls that were pretty chill and some trains etc goes on and on you get the picture anyways and then there were “the Biter’s” and I knew them too but the big names thought we were biting too no my style was always different and very unique but eventually we all have bit some style of letters very embarrassed about it but even with calligraphy everybody has developed their style by copn off or biting if you will off someone else’s shit and they used to say there’s always going to be someone better out there and even competing with most writers I just did me and kept writing styling my letters freehand my own way but Smoe I think that SINR dude even heard of you and mentioned you once way back it wasn’t very good though he said something about you “always paint the same old letters or something that you bit.” No offense from me I’m just saying what dude said back some time anyways where I was going with this is you don’t see too many great painters or graffiti Artists out the that are inspiring like there used to be and they’re certainly not on you tube even though Me and a few others are some of us which by the way check out some of my first videos of my drawings I did on you tube and my painting are allright the pieces anyways but my characters are currently better I dig some of you black book shit SMOE And I can dig some of your graff paintings too walls and murals keep writing stay up ⬆️ but anyways shout out to you German graffiti writer SMOE keep painting ps oh anyways I heard that SINR died of a drug overdose don’t know how much truth there is to that but even if dude hated me he was the coolest dopest graffiti Artist I’ve ever met RIP To him if he did die….God bless GMBE BAM 💥 SRF SIncerely I’ve got nothing but Love Joey all respect ✊🏻 to anybody and everybody in this comment.(Joey J Suehr/Martelli)

[@SMOENOVA]

thanks for this suuuuuper long comment 😂 big up from germany 🇩🇪

[@nico1454]

Sick! I have been waiting for in depth tutorials for a long time. Fette Sache *.*

[@GUYAV]

"Good morning in the morning, its early in morning" ~smoe

[@SMOENOVA]

hahaha 😂

[@fr3ud_4137]

[@bunnybro5977]

Smoe is simultaneously the most stressed out and the most chill Graffiti artst

[@SMOENOVA]

without camera í'm only chilled 😂😂

[@HiFerr7]

YEAHHH MY FAVORITE IS BACK... IM WAIT YOU BRO... ALWAYS...... GOODJOB ✨✨✨ . IM FROM INDO 🇮🇩

[@SMOENOVA]

thanks for your patience ✌️

[@HiFerr7]

WITH "KIPTO" BRO... PLEASE HEHEHEEE THIS AMAZING

[@popparock6506]

I absolutely love this guy!..

[@SMOENOVA]

kisses!

[@michaelocallaghan798]

What cap are you using on your first lines? I am just starting and having a hard time getting thin lines. Thanks. I love your art and channel. Might have to build a wall. I finished my garage walls and paint in there. My kids love it. 4 year old likes watching your videos!

[@CUTEMKUltras]

Smoe, I'm so familiar with that feeling of it being a disaster, then it turns out to feel like it's going to be brilliant. Your piece looked brilliant. And is your wife English??

[@SMOENOVA]

nope, my wife has russian roots. why you ask that?

[@CUTEMKUltras]

@@SMOENOVA I'm English and I thought she had an excellent English accent. I would have betted on her being from England. She must have learnt the language when she was young to speak it with such a good accent.

[@rootedexpeditions]

Very nice work man!!! Good talent looks like some of the art work that’s in some of my videos!! Awesome work

[@saymstuff]

You're talented and i appreciate the uploads. Subscribed.

[@SMOENOVA]

you are welcome on my channel!

[@TheRealDiseone]

This takes me back to 95, when I bought my first house and also got married, one of the reasons I choose the house was because I could board the back fence to paint, sadly life got in the way, and I didn't use it as much as I would have liked. As I've recently started painting again after a 22year hiatus, and after seeing this vid, I'm really trying to work out how I can get another wall up in my garden again 🤔🤔 big up Smoe your commentary always makes me smile ✌

[@SMOENOVA]

go out now and paint that fence! 😂😂😂

[@TheRealDiseone]

@@SMOENOVA shame it's not flat ☹☹😅🤣😅🤣😅😅🤣

[@roge_robot2559]

Yes!!! Hell yes! Tutorials!? I cannot wait bro! You are so talented and humble and helpful! Tutorials from someone like you are priceless. Ahhh man I’m stoked! Thank you man

[@joenelvlogs2988]

My recommendation when working with raw canvas...you should prime and sand 3x. The 'dirty look' is probably from the canvas soaking up all of the paint.

[@SMOENOVA]

yes it is. that was my fault

[@joenelvlogs2988]

@@SMOENOVA no ones fault, your piece still came out clean.

[@reosptm883]

Ich habe noch eine Frage bezüglich der Beschichtung die auf die Holzwand drauf kommt (oder ist das nur Schwarz angestrichen? (15:36)). Und wenn es eine Beschichtung ist was für eine Beschichtung ist. Danke für das Informative Video! Freue mich schon auf die Tutorials :)

[@SMOENOVA]

die “Bschichtung” ist irgendeine random FASSADENFARBE die dunkel war mit bitumen gemischt, ich verstehe auch bis heute nicht warum bitumen so verhasst ist und angeblich halls zerstört. ich nutze bitumen (10L deckendes dunkel braun für 10€) als günstige hintergrundfarbe schon immer und hatte nie probleme. was zicken macht sind idioten die innenfarbe aussen verwenden... aber leute mit bitumen werden an halls angepöbelt... 😂😂😂

[@MadazzaMusik]

I like you your a real nice guy😲👌go through the skips of huge format printers m8. If u can find one near u. Free canvas. I knew it would be amazing😲

[@SMOENOVA]

thanks

[@styvo0]

Smoe did you prime the canvas with Gesso? makes 1000% difference.

[@SMOENOVA]

no, that was the failure

[@styvo0]

@@SMOENOVA i made the same mistake the first time :) turned out amazing as always anyway.. keep up the good work champ!

[@olivierroubieu]

Dude your letters are banging. Ps you need to let the emulsion for it not to absorb.

[@SMOENOVA]

yes I agree! so many good tips! thanks so much!

[@bradleybunney2639]

Smoe, I live in the USA. I love graffiti. You are extremely talented. How much for a canvas that is 2 meters by 3 meters that says "BRAD" ? I will pay for your time, the materials, and the shipping. Just give me a total price.

[@SMOENOVA]

shipping is hardcore expansive, about500$ for a 2,1m roll... let’s email - but i think it will be about1500$ all in all. [e-mail] is my email.

[@jonaszingg7903]

Hallo SMOE. Kannst du mal ein ausführliches Tutorial zu den helligkeiten des 3D Blocks machen. Oder allgemein zu Licht und Schatteneffekten. Liebe Grüsse

[@SMOENOVA]

100%

[@khrlikhwan]

cant wait for the tutorial!!

[@adrianj5516]

Next good work bro. Maybe i buy it? 😁🇵🇱 Oh, wait, coronawirus 😅🤧🤷

[@richlucasjr9116]

Also very cool to see you trade trade with people!! Smart

[@MrChandlerB23]

Could you post a tutorial video with the word "SMILE" please so I can learn how to spray myself

[@vandl107]

Cool

[@lyfe_leonsaenz5250]

I prime and sand the canvas three times before i paint it with spray paint. And its solid as fuck and wont soak and paint in it. And it comes out super clean.

[@alaskasfinest726]

Thinking of building a wall this spring/summer. This video has inspired me so much. I’ve started doing graffiti when I was 12 but now 32 with a house and kids. I would love to get my passion back for graffiti. I recently purchased 24 cans and started to stock up and build a wall ✊🏽

[@SMOENOVA]

yeah! sounds dope!

[@justinharveyjohnashby]

That is a dope trade and you get more wall! Woot! You use a mad pallette and don't give 'd**n f**k' if someone bites on your work as long as they have fun working with it. Canvas is a b*tch to work with sometimes. F*ck your insecurities, you create excellent pieces. Good on you for keeping your word. Stay up Professor! 🙂

[@SMOENOVA]

hahaha yeah - sometimes sharing the feelings while the process makes no sense.. and without it is easier to pretend everything was controlled the whole time 😂😂😂

[@doublerpix1597]

Me: Man that canvas is looking SICK! Smoe: I don't like it Me: Yeah me neither

[@keithsmith8331]

Smoe, you are such a hard critic on your art that it makes me smile. A man who seeks perfection in his work will never be done working and that will lead him to a higher level of understanding to teach the masses. I thank you for your hard but enjoyable work. 👊

[@SMOENOVA]

and again i have to thank YOU for your support and nice words! 💪🏻

[@ayoutubechannul]

Well said

[@brianhunt5100]

Smoe!! I love your work!! Would you be willing to draw up a sketch in your style of my last name? “Hunt”? I’m struggling making a sketch that I’m absolutely in love with. But I want to paint it.

[@SMOENOVA]

no man, i have enough trouble painting all commissions atm... i will release alphabets soon for everyone

[@chilloutsessionsv1]

Dude. I really really love your videos and your honesty - how you are so much your self. Showing us 'how your brain work'. to see your uncertainty about the canvas. a lot of ppl would have let that out. But this is what makes your videos great. Your not afriad of being you. THanks!! Looking so much forward to all your tutorial videos. Just started making grafitti a couple of months ago and your videos are so helpfull already. Stay safe and keep the great content coming mate!!

[@SMOENOVA]

thx 😊

[@popparock6506]

Paint the top of that wall and all exposed edges .. your best option for coating is to prime it with an oil-based primer(3 coats on the cut ends) then apply a high quality 100% acrylic latex paint. You should coat both sides not just exterior. OSB ... while it is inexpensive, it does not last.

[@SMOENOVA]

i will build a roof soon.

[@Stu_DLNGR]

That's a really cool trade! A S.N. canvas for some labor and lumber!!?? Plus a shared work space with SN and his visitors!? Sheizza!!!!

[@SMOENOVA]

🙏🙏🙏

[@christopherhope6434]

Fuck fuck. Oh now I’m so happy. You had me rolling over here in the USA. So glad your back can’t wait for everything you plan on doing. Smoe is the best.

[@SMOENOVA]

it is sometimes such an up and down of emotion for no reason at all,.. painting is such a stress 😂😂😂 but funny to see fro a distance... i was really suffering...

[@Paidonthedaily]

You have a very basic graffitti style. Its easy to bite. but I still believe an artist should always have thier own style. Also, I think maybe we should come up with a new graffiit unwritten law. one can not take a 4 letter word and still be a oner. lol Every 4 L combo has veen done already

[@SMOENOVA]

funny you say that it is easy to bite - i have a folder on my computer with all bites that people sent me, and nobody ever got close 😂 - but please proof me wrong!

[@AssassinArt]

That's brilliant style, love how it looks..!! keep it up...

[@nickneren8113]

Hello Smoe! I liked drawing since i was a kid and I got into graffiti and murals last year thanks to you and some friends, I think that your style is one of the best looking styles out there, and you saying that "its not unique" and that anyone can draw letters like you is extremely humble! big up to you for that! I'm not going to ask you to draw my tag or something like that, but at 3:35 you say that you want to make tutorials about graffiti lettering in your style, really looking forward to it, hope you make a video someday about how to draw letters like you, I don't even care if it will be in full German and have subtitles on like I have the bell on

[@SMOENOVA]

thx so much for your comment. I try my very best to spread as much knowledge as possible, but recently homeschooling and lockdown eats all my time...

[@fmscooter768]

Ich fand aber diesen etwas "chalkigen" Look auf dem Canvas gar nicht so schlecht!

[@SMOENOVA]

keine ahnung was mich geritten hat 😂😂😂

[@RaioneSportTV]

Here before 100k subs, you are the man SMOE ! Respect 4 life.

[@jonasgruttke]

"You dont want to live in my brain, really not" :D beste Comedy

[@fliks9554]

hab schon auf dieses video gewartet freu mich jedesmal wenn du was hochladest weil dein kontent lustig aber auch informativ

[@SMOENOVA]

das ist mein ziel. lustig aber informativ finde ich gut

[@nonoise-n3g]

3:55 that is actually a wholesome reason man. love u dude, keep it up!

[@SMOENOVA]

Thx Mr. Hakim.

[@airsofter2247]

"I don't give a damn fuck about all these rules, I do what i want" Very well said Smoe! Listen up graff elitists!

[@SMOENOVA]

Most people use “following rules” just to find arguments to drag down others, and trying to be better than others... I paint, because it makes my happy. easy as that.

[@bunnybro5977]

Hey,Smoe,turns out Doke made a wall cuz he was inspired by your wall What's your critique of it?

[@SMOENOVA]

doke and me we are good friends and talk several times a week. i think he made a compromise... if i were him i would not think about neighbours and parents and build a bigger wall 😂😂😂

[@TheDcrocks1]

NOOOOOOOOOO.!!!!! people dont need the answer,they need to get through the mistakes and problem solving of developing style.

[@SMOENOVA]

that is in gemeral what my tutorials will be about.

[@koyeism]

Much Love and Respect From Arizona Smoe. I appreciate you giving the Graffiti community your knowledge and skills. Some of us don't get a change to have a mentor or life circumstances take us away from Graffiti. Thanks for keeping us Motivated and refresh our minds on what he think we know what "graff rules" can't wait to build a wall in my back yard as well. 🙏🏼

[@SMOENOVA]

i wish you great fun! send me a photo from your first garden piece please 🙏🙏🙏

[@sirpoppinchuck]

I just thought about it your style is like "Poem" NYC he had a piece in Subway Art back in the day!!! cool dude i met him out here in Chicago Meeting of Styles like 2008 I think you'd be a cool person to paint with great personality n easygoing. Ohhh you playing "Poppin" Music ohhhhh!!!!

[@SMOENOVA]

yeah, but it is not easy to paint with me 😂😂😂 ím sometimes a little bit annoying 😂😂😂

[@davidpickering6596]

Hey brother I go by the name Bronze One......can you help me out, been painting just needing some ideas from a proski

[@SMOENOVA]

no, i can`t help, man!

[@thefalsh]

i used to coat canvas with a mixture of paint and PVA glue then put a layer over the top again. the canvas is very porous so unless the paint layers it get that dull dirty or blotchy appearance as the pain absorbs unevenly into the canvas. your piece is still a total burner and looks dope anyway.

[@KarlAKarl]

a tip for that wall (if havent allready done that) is to build a little roof on the top or prime it really well so that rain cant be sucked up, have seen this on alot of legal walls that the woord sucks up rain and after a year or two, the paint layers start to have boubles on them since the water has nowhere else to go. after tre or four years paint will start to come of, and that i never fun if u like a flat/clean wall.

[@SMOENOVA]

roof including lights is planned.

[@luckytaco97]

That's real dope art work man. Which spray tips you used with the Montana paint? how many kinds just out of curiosity.

[@SMOENOVA]

montana level 1 skinny cap only, because it is such a small piece

[@legendarycustomleathers8387]

Ill buy you 2.sheets of plywood to get 5'x5' canvas piece.

[@SMOENOVA]

🤔

[@tripurwanto4904]

I hope you could put a Character like other Videos, My first time see your Videos while you Create *Venom* Thx

[@SMOENOVA]

i will make more characters soon, i know you like this stuff - it was quite hard the last months to find time for youtube.

[@antoinelaval827]

Yo Smoe! Did you use osb1 panels (standard) or osb3 (water resistant)? Thanks

[@SMOENOVA]

standard 😂😂😂

[@youricollet1867]

Hi Smoe, I've been following you for a few years now and I'm a big fan ! Always really impressed by your work ! Really powerful and encouraging for a early graffiti artist like me. Anyways, I recently moved into a new home and as i now have a garden. So I decided to built my own graffiti wall based on the same idea as yours. As I don't have the same budget and skills as the one you showed I this video, mine might be a bit cheaper. For instance, my OSB boards are directly in contact with the ground and i'm scared it might get moist and eventualy rot with time and humidity from dirt. Thus, my question is : do you have any tips for me in order to prevent such a degradation of my wall ? I really thank you for your advice and the inspiration you've been to me since I discovered graffiti ! Keep up the good work and the spirit you put in your art ! From belgium with love !

[@SMOENOVA]

osb panels always will rott and get moist over the years. such a wall is not made to last, it is there to paint. i have no tips agains aging mine is getting rott now as well..

[@youricollet1867]

@@SMOENOVA Okok, thanks a lot for the answer, I guess the only thing to do now is go out and paint then ! 🔥🔥

[@BaneOne07]

Hello I want to ask if you can make a video for beginners where you explain the caps and how to best get started

[@SMOENOVA]

yes

[@hoddie118]

You are one of the dopeis artist I see a My graffiti tag is VIN GIN wanted to know what letters are awesome to use when I do a graffiti piece ?

[@SMOENOVA]

VIN GIN are great letters - to be honest, the longer i deal with letters, the more I notice, that really bad letters do not exist... they all have disadvantages... G is one of the most spectecular letters, looks totally different as an "g" vin gin is perfect!

[@santoshTyp17]

ooooooOOOOOOH

[@SMOENOVA]

so gerne 🙏

[@SykesFW]

That’s right, do you smoe! As long as you’re happy with your work, rules be damned! I think I can help with the cause of the “dirty” look, if you’re using raw (unprimed)duck cloth canvas (that’s what it’s called in the states) , you need to prime it with white,at least a couple of coats, then the paint should pop, I make my own canvases for painting using that canvas. Hope this helps smoe! P.s. is just me or did the guy driving the truck kinda look like Doke?

[@SMOENOVA]

😂😂😂 it is just you... i didnt look like doke at all... thx. yeah, i think it could have used a second coat, thx💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

[@tazmon122]

the problem you have with the canvas is in the prep. canvas is very loose threads, and very absorbent. it's good raw for specific concepts, but pretty much every professional artist that uses canvas will prime it first. most common is an acrylic medium called Gesso. acrylic is plastic so you can paint on it with the same hold as a brick wall or wood boards....makes everything more vibrant and takes the color better. also, when stretching canvas, either on a frame, or against a wall to work on, to avoid wrinkles: start in the middle of one side, doesn't matter which, place in 2-3 pins (tacks, staples, ext) then go to the opposite side, and do the mirror. whatever side you work on do a handful working from middle towards the corners, and then do the opposite side. keeps everything taught and wrinkle free...and not too much stress in 1 place (which could tear the canvas)

[@SMOENOVA]

oh thanks so much for the loooong comment!

[@tazmon122]

@@SMOENOVA forgive my indulgences. an ex of mine talked me into being a painting major after getting into art school...where i learned the technical stuff most people don't think about.

[@Stu_DLNGR]

Great life lesson that's applicable in all aspects of life. Work through the problem. Frustration, fear of failure etc. All those negative thoughts can cripple you or cause failure/giving up. But, keep it moving, think the moves out, and you'll prevail. Or at least grow as a person, or in this case, as an artist. Word

[@SMOENOVA]

hahaha, i always have these ups and downs... 😂😂😂

[@Stu_DLNGR]

@@SMOENOVA my whole life is like this. But, as you see in your canvas, it WILL work out. Or at least be better than you initially feared it would be. 👍🏿

[@HumanShoot]

New subscriber, do you have any more slideshows of concepts like the one at 3:41?

[@SMOENOVA]

i did not order them somewhere... but good idea for an update of my website... check out smoenova.de and you have hours and hours to scrall and watch...

[@666Jakemetal]

So funny how many people knock the process when the only thing that actually matters is the final result

[@SMOENOVA]

haha, yeah…

[@baginiak9950]

Wow, that's amazing! Can you sketch my nickname? Because I want to practice in your style. Your style it's awesome. My nickname is "Bamte"

[@SMOENOVA]

✌️✌️ no time bro

[@Mapmigi]

SMOE you have to prime your canvas next time thats why you were struggling at the beginning. I’m sure it got easier as it went but you should try to gesso the canvas first before painting it. It will give the paint more tooth and you won’t get so much of that canvas soaking up the paint.

[@davebaer5699]

SMOE! You have to prime the canvas first by painting it using gesso. Otherwise it soaks up the first layers of paint, like you so frustratingly discovered. ;)

[@SMOENOVA]

hahahah i like to go through this phases of frustration in a weird way... it is always there. every time i paint.

[@davebaer5699]

@@SMOENOVA Well keep doing your thing, man! Love your videos. Takes me back to the 80's when I used to write.

[@hubertdanilczyk7605]

Hello Man, Sorry if there was such a same question, its just to much to check that - was your wall destroyed in any way cuz of rainy days or snow? Have u exchanged parts of the wall or its just the same wall you made few years ago and its still alive? Thanks for your work here! Bless

[@SMOENOVA]

it is still alive. it is necessary to paint new graffiti on there every 8 weeks. hahahah minimum

[@hubertdanilczyk7605]

@@SMOENOVA ha, okey :D

[@pacodellago8764]

you re a maniac... got me hooked since minute 0... amazing AF keep on the awesome work

[@SMOENOVA]

thanks so much!

[@MikeLongSocks]

ey ohne scheiss...du lebst meine traum:))) naja..ich kann besser malen...(punkt punkt komma strich und fertig ist das mondgesicht)...wer hat schon ne fame in seinem garten 🇩🇪🇦🇹 edit: bleib(t) gesund 😁

[@SMOENOVA]

danke 😂😂🙏

[@simonlambert6891]

Thanks for your videos man...truly inspiring! So much so that im building my own wall and wanted to know what paint you use on the board...do you use just normal masonary paint?

[@SMOENOVA]

it is just normal wall paint for outside use. usually i mix lots of different brands, leftovers...

[@simonlambert6891]

@@SMOENOVA thanks for replying and the information

[@cheekclappin96ss22]

Great video Smoe.... Just checking to see a year later if your still in the comment section lmao.... Wonder if you can try a piece in German tattoo style Trash Polka... You could crush it....

[@SMOENOVA]

i am always in the comments 😂😂😂

[@cheekclappin96ss22]

@@SMOENOVA Awesome huge fan here from Florida. Keep up the fantastic Art. One of the best to do it...

[@Moistfersure]

I just want to know how you got the brick look, like did you actually paint the whole thing

[@SMOENOVA]

yeah, 3 videos ago

[@kryptichands968]

"I gave a damn fuck about all these rules" , I am the same way Smoe, cheers!

[@SMOENOVA]

thanks 🙏

[@PaN1xX]

du hast auch mal innem grafftalk podcast erzählt dass du einem typen folien zur verfügung gestellt hattest zum lernen wie man reinkommt / besser wird etc, weil du das anyway für n aushilfsjob als lehrer hattest - wär auchmal ne idee sowas dann miteinzubinden wenn du schon tutorials hochstellen möchtest. :)

[@SMOENOVA]

ja exakt dieses ganze materiel wird dann durchgenommen.

[@noke1785]

ich denke du hast einfach vergessen, das Canvas 2x weiss vorzugrundieren.... ^_^ bin gerade bei 8:16 und wünsche das das "übermalen" hilft ;) kann mal passieren, vor lauter aufregung =D lg

[@SMOENOVA]

hahaha 😂

[@blazegraffiti0711]

Wie gehst n Du damit um dass Holz in der Witterung ja arbeitet? Hab mal so ne Art Outdoor-Exhibition auf solchen Spanplatten gemacht und nach 2 Monaten ist der komplette Lack von den Dingern abgeplatzt.

[@SMOENOVA]

das ist nicht normal. meine platten sind schon 2 Jahre draussen

[@ArthurMac15]

I'm new here, Is it a thing for SMOE to say "dont forget to like the subscribe button" because it makes me giggle. He has done it on 2 videos so far

[@SMOENOVA]

and i am so stupid, i forgot it to say in the last video.

[@ArthurMac15]

@@SMOENOVA it always makes me smile to hear it and it reminds me not to take life so seriously. Much love SMOE 🤘🏻🤩