Nov 18, 2009
Stickers, Graffiti, Pasteup Research etc
While looking into stickers of all kinds and graffiti, I have come across some interesting links and bits of advice. This is a list of them.
Paste Ups
This is basically a giant sticker, where you prepare it at home, go out and paste it around town. Sometimes they are hand drawn onto paper, then cut out and pasted. Some times designed on a computer and printed. Below is a variety of pastes for putting them up.
Wallpaper Paste
This is your standard wallpaper paste, it used to put up wallpaper all over the place. I dont think its that weather resistant.
www.wickes.co.uk/Powdered-Wallpaper-Adhesive/invt/610087
Cellulose Paste
This stuff you can buy fairly cheap,it is derived from plants and is odourless. I think one of the main advantages here is that you dont have to carry some premixed paste around with you in a bucket, all you need is the powder and a few bottles of water in your backpack, this can be in a squeezy bottle for ease of spraying.
www.homecrafts.co.uk/products-Cellulose-Paste-Powder_B276.htm
Wheat Paste
This is the standard as far as I can tell, its basically flour and water boiled up, there are different measures, techniques etc. I think this is the cheapest method, but perhaps not the most long lasting.
monumentlimited.com/tutorials/how-to-make-wheat-paste/
Terror Paste
This stuff doesnt sound that nice to make, you need ground glass,wood clue and wallpaper paste. Apparently it is very hard wearing though. The only thing is that you need to use it quite quickly.
www.cultdeadcow.com/cDc_files/cDc-0402.html
Stickers
Vinyl Cut Stickers
These are the stickers you see everywhere, from bands to giant corporations. They are quite cheap and they are very weather resistant.
Label Stickers
This is where you use a laser printer to print onto those white labels you can buy in shops. I dont think these are that durable. Or you can pay for someone else to do it, but if doing this, why not just get vinyl.
Graffiti
Traditional
This is where you sit and create a Burner or other piece on a wall, this can be as quick and simple as you like or as time consuming, some pieces taking several hours to complete.
Stencil
A quick and dirty method of graffiti production, its quick, cheap and easily repeatable. You can use one stencil many times over.
Tagging
One of the most basic forms of urban art, this is about getting your name out there as much as you can. Using spray paints, markers or stickers. Its just about “bombing” your name everywhere.
Debris & 3D
This is where you take found objects or buy objects and stick them places, creating sculpture on the street. So Invader uses small tiles to create retro space invader style mosaics on the side of buildings, others have used toys and stuck them to walls.
This has been extended even further by people like the Graffiti Research Lab, with projects like their LED based tagging and graffiti.
Not to mention their EyeWriter project. This is a piece of software built using Openframeworks, it detects eye movements and lets someone create graffiti without using their hands on a computer, this sounds in itself as slightly useless, until you watch the video. I found it very touching.