#Graffiti letter a how to#

'I still have days and times that I don't feel good and I find it really difficult but I try my hardest to put good energy out in this world nowadays and I try my hardest to be the best person I can be and give something back. I'm counting on toes how many people I've seen die. He also said in the video 'I've seen a lot of people die. Nathan said: 'When I was doing it I was doing so much talking and I was documenting it on social media'. So far Nathan has painted six out of the twelve influential faces and has also been documenting his progress each day on his social media accounts where he's received support and had a wide number of people reaching out.

Instead, he opted for blue and white tones as CPSL Mind are these colours, he's also used some turquoise and green. Nathan also shares that originally he was going to use bright, rainbow colours for the project but said because the garages are opposite houses he didn't want 'people to be blinded' by the bright colours. He's also painted Caroline Flack, Stephen Fry and Nina Simone.

Providing something for everyone Nathan also explains that he's got actor, Robin Williams painted and singer, Lady Gaga for something 'a bit more modern'.

Adding that he's seen loads of young people say 'ah that's Dave'!. One of the recent ones he has painted is the rapper, Dave, explaining this Nathan said: 'He's got quite a few lines about mental health and struggles'. Nathan said: 'I picked all the names and tried to cover a wide spectrum of people'. In total Nathan will be painting six famous females and six famous males with the colours slightly alternating on each door. Nathan adds: 'It's not meant to be sad, it's meant to inspire people, let's talk to each other and let's not suffer in silence'. Stephen Fry, Nina Simone and Robin Williams are just some of the influential faces he has included in the project (Image: Warren Gunn) Explaining this further Nathan said: 'I'm painting six alive, six who have passed, people who have openly spoken about mental health' adding that some you wouldn't expect and others you may know about. So far Nathan has painted on six out of the 12 doors. Read more: Peterborough graffiti artist creates stunning mural showing support for Ukraine and Palestine Nathan's idea is to paint 12 influential people who all have a connection to mental health to help raise money for the local charity CPSL Mind. Nathan decided to choose the local mental health charity Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire Mind - CPSL Mind.Īfter preparations and ideas for the project, Nathan began creating the artwork on the garage doors on St Mark's Street in Peterborough last week (Monday, June 27). The Peterborough-based graffiti artist, Nathan Murdoch,36, was approached to create a public piece of art that benefited a charity of his choice. Painting 12 influential faces on garage doors all with a link to mental health Nathan said 'it's been an emotional project'. Be surethe shadows are on the same side.Well-known Peterborough graffiti artist Nathan Murdoch has begun to create a mural to help raise awareness of mental health and raise money for a local charity.

Finally, outline with a fine tip marker adding shadows.

You can also bring zing to your creation by adding small geometric shapes around the letter in the extension of certain accents (here, a small rectangle to the left of the horizontal bar of the letter A).

Be careful not to put too much because your tag could become completely unreadable.

You can also add elements of thickening in some places.

Add outside corners to certain ends of the letter.

Then you reinforce the contours of the letter by pressing a little more harder on your pencil.

You must then double features to give depth to your drawing.

The basis of your work will, of course, will be from the letter that you would like to achieve.

Also called a 'graf' ( abbreviation of graffiti). Typical of one you would find written in some 'tags'. Here our designer chose to draw the letter 'A'.

#Graffiti letter a how to#

This lesson will show you how to create your own graffiti letter.