Author: Holly Crowfoot

What you will need?
Pencil, rubber, crayons or felt tip pens and a piece of paper.

What is Graffiti?
Graffiti is regarded by most as a form of criminal damage and can be defined as ‘any inscription, marking, writing, painting or drawing, illicitly scratched, scribbled, drawn, cut, carved, posted, pasted sprayed or painted on any surface.
If someone is caught applying graffiti without the permission of the owner of the canvas, they can be arrested and charged under the Criminal Damage Act and if found guilty they can be fined or imprisoned or both. Although, some say that Graffiti is a from of art and many people have become famous for there street art.
Today you are going to have a go at creating your own form of graffiti on a piece of paper. This could be your name, a word or a slogan.
This can be done in bubble writing, 3d blocks, slanted etc. Please use the links to help you.
Bubble writing- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNHg714uHJQ
Block writing- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aR6aat4-Ik
Slanted writing- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXm8LqHP5zw