Rooftop Skills

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What to do with a rooftop wall in 2 hours . . . hmmm . . .

If you are graffiti writers like ROPAS and PRIZ-ONE, you paint the mutha. They begin by rolling up the wall to prime it for painting:

They both work from sketches taken from their black books:
	— ROPAS
PRIZ-ONE —
Putting up first outline (which will be filled in later):

PRIZ-ONE and ROPAS also use a variety of spray tips from different types of aerosol cans. They may also use filter masks to minimize the vapors.

The pieces are now filled in and the writers are ready to put in the designs:

ROPAS finishes the 3-D to make the letters “pop” out from the background:

PRIZ-ONE puts in the final outline and background color:

ROPAS signs her piece:

The finished production:

This production has since been painted over. It's part of the gamble for graffiti writers — it could be up for years, painted over the next day, or crossed out by rivals.

ROPAS' Color Palette:	PRIZ-ONE's Color Palette:
Fill-in: Mandarin Orange Outline: Black Double Outline: Pistachio Designs: Burgundy, Apple Red, Florescent Orange 3-D: Deep Blue, Country Blue Highlights: White	Fill-in: Safety Green Outline: Cherry Red Background: Smoke Gray Designs: Hot Pink, Almond, Teal Green, Beige, Leather Brown, Florescent Red Highlights: Glossy White