Graffiti tags should be short, sweet and eye-catching.
One of your goals in life is to see your mark on every overpass, abandoned building and concrete wall in the entire world, or at least in your town. But first you have to decide what that mark will be by designing a graffiti tag. A graffiti tag is your identity, your signature that will be placed on every work of art you do as well whenever you feel like randomly designating your territory. You can design a graffiti tag by using some simple tips.
Instructions
Be Creative
1. Think of something short and snappy. If your name happens to be Katherine Jebediah Smith, perhaps you can go with the snappy “Kat,” the jazzy “Jeb” or simply “Smy.” Three letters is a good length to aim for since you want to be able to tag your tag quickly.
2. Decide on the lettering to mirror the effect you want. “Kat” with fat, bubbly letters is going to give you a softer, cartoonish feel. If you paint “Kat” with jagged, sharp letters you will emit a harsher feel.
3. Figure out proportions. Practice the tag on a piece of paper using your chosen letters to see which layout is most eye-catching. For instance, a jagged-lettered “Kat” with a large, pointy “K” and long-tailed, pointy “T” will stand out in a crowd of other tags.
4. Play with the arrangement of the letters. See if any can overlap or connect to each other in eye-catching configurations. “Kat” has two long lines on which you can build the “A” and the “T.”
5. Include, or don’t include, any borders, background shading or designs within the letters. You can circle the tag and shade the background and not the letters, shade none of it and have just bold outlines or even include stripes, polka dots or squiggly lines inside the letters themselves.
