Graffiti Faces of McGee
Graffiti Characters: Theory & Selected Examples
The information provided below is from the website: Graffiti Characters: Theory & selected examples. https://www.graffiti-empire.com/graffiti-characters-theory-selected-images/
What are graffiti characters?
„Character“ is an abbreviation of “cartoon character”. They are usually painted next to a graffiti to create a scenario around the graffiti piece. Even so, some artists decide to just focus on characters.
Graffiti characters are way easier to remember than graffiti pieces for most of the people.
This is why popular cartoons like “The Simpsons”, “Batman”, “Hulk” etc. are often used as characters to draw the attention to a graffiti.
There is also the possibility to place a character inside a graffiti piece. If this is the case, it will usually represent a letter. So, the form of the character also matches the form of the letter it represents. But this is not a must.
Types of graffiti characters
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Animals
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B-Boys
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Characters taken from a cartoon (Disney, Marvel, Simpsons etc. …)
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Monsters/ghosts
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Sexy women / fly girls
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Fun fact: copying characters (from cartoons) is usually accepted because they are only used as decorative elements.
If the graffiti artist decides to focus on characters only, it is needed to bring in his/her own creativity though.
Below you will find a growing collection of photos from artworks with characters or characters only from various artists and places around the world.
Rubric for Part 2 of Barry McGee inspired assignment
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Draw at least 4 characters of people.
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You can draw them in whatever style you want, realistic, cartoon, or graffiti.
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You can use whatever type of paper you want; copy or construction paper.
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Must be outlined with a marker.
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When completed these character images will be combined with the tangrams to create an image that is at least 15" X 15"
Examples made by MHS students
The following videos about cartoon faces all come from the youtube site: Let's Draw with BeeJayDel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UConkqv19MKj0aVMfIQDiOOw
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