Hello.
This is Julian from Graffiti Kings in London and today, we are going to show you the letter
'A'.
Let's get started with the 'A' now, shall we?
I have to admit that the 'A' is one of my favorite letters.
It is heavily influenced by the crews of the eighties, it always had a very distinct kind
of shape to it, it kind of flows, I always start and go to the capitals, it tapers in
at the top and then it flares out at the bottom.
So I will show you, this is the sort of thing, I like to split mine in two, because I like
to add a little extra.
Split at the top so it already has that symmetry, it is never
just there, sometimes you start at the bottom and the letter is rounded, sometimes it gets
uneven when the tail stops short, keep it a mystery.
Whatever letter goes next will kind of dictate how you finish the end of each letter.
But since we are doing one letter on its own, we will make it stand on its own.
So I like to give it one long tail coming down like this and then on this side, I cut
it short, just to give it a bit more flavor.
Same thing again, mix in these curvy lines, old school, block ends so it has movement
but it has an abrupt end to the letter so the letters are not just really, really long.
I like mine to have a mix up of style.
Same thing again, because this is a rough sketch, don't worry too much about these lines
here that was just for continuity when we work, we are doing our fills and that would
be colored in at the moment, it is just about getting our letter.
Even if you say you don't like that one, don't worry, don't worry about the sketchiness,
it is the first outline, the first layout that is when you can mess.
Right now, I am quite happy with the shape of the letter.
I am cool with that.
There is my letter 'A'. .