This mural is a reaction to the coward who destroyed my previous piece at the same spot. 🐋 Teamed up with @ilanoriginals and finished it all in one night! 🦸🏼♀️🌙
Drone footage: @kennyranking 🎥
🥷🏼 Let’s go over some unwritten rules of graffiti:
• Don’t go over someone who’s been in the game longer than you. Unless you wanna get in beef from day 1, avoid going over anyone who’s more experienced than you or has a better graffiti style than you. Taking someone out who’s been in the game longer isn’t a good look. Other writers will see that you’re new to the game and haven’t learnt your local history. If you’re starting out, practice on chill walls or simply find spots where you don’t need to go over anyone.
• Throw-ups over tags, pieces over throw-ups, burners over pieces. If you are gonna go over someone, you need to do something better than they did. Otherwise, it’s going to look like a diss. The unwritten rule is that throw-ups go over tags, pieces go over throw-ups and burners go over pieces. If you can’t do something better than the last guy, leave it alone. It’s also good etiquette to bury the piece if you’re going over it. That means leaving no sign that there’s a piece under yours.
• Never paint over a dead writer’s work. This is probably one of the biggest mistakes any graffiti writer can make. Never ever paint over a dead graffiti writer’s work. It’s a massive sign of disrespect and you’ll likely have all your stuff taken out for the foreseeable future. If you’re painting over something, make sure you know for sure that person is still around.
• Never paint over a tribute piece. Tribute pieces are pieces dedicated to dead graffiti writers. They’re usually painted by the friends of the dead writer, so it’s a massive sign of disrespect to go over one. If you see the letters R.I.P in a piece, it’s probably best to avoid it if you want to preserve your reputation.