Graffiti art doesn’t just mean art we see sprayed on walls. In fact, graffiti art has such strong characteristics that it’s easy to spot them everywhere – in schools, on sidewalks, on bicycles, on automobiles, on skateboards and on textbooks, just to name a few examples. Graffiti art has a loose feel about it. There are no strict rules to creating graffiti art, except a few distinct characteristics that always make graffiti art appear stylish.

First, graffiti art are usually loose forms. But these forms are usually just clear enough to represent what they’re supposed to represent. The shapes are loosely created, and the subjects overlap one another in a rather random manner. Highlights are applied to the image if needed but again, these are loosely applied. Second, texts are usually visible, and drawn in an embossed manner that gives a 3D impression. These texts usually form a few words or a short phrase, and makes up a part of the entire graffiti artwork. And finally, graffiti art is usually created with a wide variety of colors. Bright and luminous colors like red, orange, yellow, green and blue are preferred. There’s little or no intention for color harmony and the goal here is to create a dazzling array of colors that draw attention to the graffiti art itself.

Due to these characteristics, it’s no surprise that we see so many teenagers being drawn to graffiti art. But once you recognize these characteristics, you’ll also come to understand that it’s not all that hard to create a piece of graffiti art, even if you know little about drawing. For a start, you may want to look up some tattoo images to use as reference images or to draw inspiration. Images like skulls or roses make great subjects for graffiti art. Once you have your image ready, you’ll need some magic markers as well. Try out the same image using different colors and see which end result you prefer. You may also wish to add in some texts. Glittering markers make an excellent drawing tool for graffiti art.

Graffiti is not only a nuisance but it is also unsightly and can be offensive to local residents. Depending upon the size and type of graffiti there are a number of removal options that may be suitable. For small amounts of graffiti on easily cleanable surfaces it may be possible to remove yourself. With a cleaning agent and cloth or tough brush it might be possible with a little, or a lot of, hard work to remove the graffiti yourself. Although this can be a time consuming task, and isn’t really viable for larger incidents of graffiti.

Graffiti cleaning is by far a worthwhile task; vandalism can hugely affect a community in a negative way, somewhat encouraging incidents of other small crimes and suggesting to others a lack of respect for the local area. By investing in graffiti removal services it will leave local residents with a sense of pride, encouraging a renewed appreciation for the local area and desire to ensure incidents of graffiti or vandalism are prevented in the future. Many companies offer specialist graffiti removal services, these utilize professional cleaning solutions designed to break down he graffiti on any surface leaving a newly cleaned area. But once you have invested in these services it’s important to establish a plan to prevent further incidents of graffiti that could lead to more costly graffiti cleaning.

After you have invested in graffiti cleaning why not discuss with a specialist graffiti removal company the options available to prevent further costly cleaning, such as anti graffiti coatings. These protective coatings enable future incidents of graffiti to be quickly and easily removed, therefore dramatically reducing cost. These coatings prevent graffiti ‘sticking’ to surfaces, painted onto the surface these are usually clear coatings and work in two ways. You can either opt for a sacrificial coating, that protects a surface from graffiti but once cleaned is removed and needs to be re-coated, or a semi sacrificial coating which is not completely removed on cleaning the graffiti.