Reskew's Graffiti Tutorial #6 Letter Structuring Technique Essentials 

THE most helpful video on RU-vid describing how to properly construct letters. If you don't understand straight letters you're not gonna understand how to create anatomically-correct wild style letters. Watched it dozens of times. Thanks, Miles! YOU ARE THE MAN.

Almost 10 years running and this video is the most informative and instructive on RU-vid for aspiring graff artists and writers.

It's 2020 and this video is still ever appreciated. Everyone complicates the SHIT out of trying to explain this. You made it make sense. Thank you!

Wow this is helping me understand letter structure even after 10 years of you making this! Thank you and keep it up!

After 10 years it's still helpfull, I started a year ago without the basics and now I'm struggling to find a new style. Props to you bro! 🤘🤘

This tutorial has helped me so much, I've actually been drawing letter's that look half decent! :)

You cant lose your own style. It can only come out when your skill becomes a secondary asset. You can only discover, develop and refine your style once you gain enough techniques and skills to explore styles. When i decided graff was a limited art, limiting my self expression, as i think you feel happened with your "loss" of style, i decided to find my true style...and after a few years of disapointing frustration, and lots of exploration , i now am at a satisfying place, exploring my own style.

i like how everyone talks shit on your videos. All of them are dope and interesting. gave me a different look on how to form my letters. Much respect bro.

Even if I don't like some of your techniques and never use them for myself, I still enjoy watching you at work.

best advice so far structure is SO key. When I started I didn't know what ppl ment when they said structure. Then I went back to paper and kept screwing around, and started noticing the things that u have pointed out here.

this video is the straight up basics of lettering. . . like Reskew says , keep adding layers to build up to a piece of your kind. Thanks Resk , I'm glad there's people in the world like you.

i have watched for million videos about explaining how to write letter, graffiti etc, but you do that just in 10 min man, thank you and keep up, respect+ :D

This is an excellent top grade tutorial it answers questions you didn't even realize you were asking.. things are explained so clearly and simply this is perfect this should be the format for all other tutorials

Techniquelly this guy is great, all the toys will say that his letters are ugly and the don't have the swagger that they see on the internet and that those letters look nothing like wildstyle letters. They don't know this is where you start, once you master letter structure and basic tags then move onto the harder styles, learning these techniques properly will make wildstyle pieces a hell of a lot more easier rather than just throwing up random letters and arrows that you think look cool.

You're a legend. When I was 10 years old or so, I watched your videos for the first time. Very helpful and one - if not the first - of the early videos showing how to do graff properly.

One of the first graffiti tutorials on RU-vid back in the days. Great video, I learnt the basics by means of it 7 years ago. Thank you very much dude!

i'm shocked and impressed. i went to college to learn what i know about drawing and painting now. i did an animation course because when i started i was 17 and had no interest in fine art, twenty now and appreciate it more because i'm interested in learning the techniques in fine art which obviously apply to all art in different ways depending on what your trying to achieve.

Truly the best graffiti tutorial i've ever seen.

It's about 3 months since I've watched this, and I just wanted to say thanks to your tutuorial, I've improved by alot.

ive been doing for graffiti for about a year and this video really helped me construct my letters. thanks for all the help!

Best tutorial on youtube imo. This is what I was taught on graffiti workshops,other graffiti writers etc. This is how you learn essentials. Good work!

I remember watching this in high-school a decade ago I still apply this principle in the yard💪🏽

I've been writing for a year and just started getting good at throws and tags. This video is really helpful for learning straight letters I've gotten a lot better at drawing them. You're dope and you definitely know your shit. Peace

I've watched this video several times again and again over the last year or so. Thank you man, i am getting better I think you are responsible for much inspiration and motivation. Thanks.

probably the most useful how-to-graffiti video i have ever seen

Im 14 and have been graffiting for about a year i would still class my self as a toy but your tutorials have really helped me out for my pieces and they have all had a real possitive outcome and good feedback from my friends, i would just like to say thankyou for your help as they have really improved me as a writer and hopefully i will keep growing in the hobbie! Thanks :)

deffinetly the most helpful graff series

most important video to understand basics of graffs Watched thousand times and will probably watch till it exist only respect for you for creating this thanks man : )

9 years later and this video is still being a great help, tysm dudd

Just saw the vid and I have no words ITS THE MOST GREAT,HELPFUL AND MEANING VIDEO OF ALL THE OTHERS ON YT thanks means a lot for me love you keep it up!!!!!

"this is the evolution of man from crouched over ape to stylized fashionable modern human being"

Best tutorial I've seen. I like the "bad examples"

Im so glad to hear it! Keep having fun expressing yourself

dude i thought it was so many lines details and stuff when i was sketching i just couldent do it all with the lines and stuff. but then i watched ur videos and it helpd alot now i make awes0me pieces every day ! and it helped me with spray paint to !!! THX! keep it up reskew

Your tutorials are the only ones that actually help at all, I just can't seem to get very creative with my letters.

7:41 I watched this video alot of times but never noticed you can draw a normal letter and then draw around this. Best video still after all those years. Also best tip

Dude. This video LITERALLY SIMPLIFIED ALOT for me. I fucks with you so heavy my dude.

Damn I really like this guy. He definitely mastered this and his style is just awesome. I hope that I'll be like you one day.

U hav helped me so much I wouldn't be half as good now without ur vids

this actually helps me. i already know how to graffiti but i'm better with tagging and throwups. a few of letters i dont usually use i am weak on so this is a great technique i think i can try to better develop my form and style for letters i need work on.

Thank you. This video contains the ideas and techniques to be able to do any letter. My whole intention is to show them the ability to do it on their own. Figuring it out with this technique is a better way of learning than copying. The more someone is shown step by step the farther they will get from their own creativity and natural abilities, in my opinion

U helped me so much I love the art and every time I make a piece that looks like crap I keep trying to find a way to make it better and shaping and molding letters. I love the art just so much and I want to get better and make canvases but I feel till I improve to a point where I like my art most of my pieces but I can not stop trying to become as great as you someday. I have things I want to do in this life and art is one of them thanks! Keep up the videos don't let haters stop u!

good work the lines u create side by side makes every letter crazy .. i was drawing with side lines but this video made my drawings a bit crazier than before !

10 years before this guy was living in 2020!!

project! didnt think about this till he went over it. if any of you have had a drafting class thisll make alot of sense. good shit man. nice vid

Hey! Thats great to hear. it sound like you are enthusiastic and engaged in your learning process, and accepting of the way it is, which is great. Yeah, it takes a LOT of practice. All u can really do is try to make it fun, and just hang in there and be dedicated. You can ask any quesion on any video, theres no guideline. Being a "toy" is just part of the process of shaping who you are as an artist.

by far the best tutorial on youtube!

yo Miles...this is great, i started graf in middle schoool about 13 years ago...I havent felt the urge to express myself with my art in about 5-6 years, this is a def inspiration, man...all your vids are great and the beats are on point. To the art store I go... Peace, N.Sly

Thank you! Cool, i have never heard anyone teaching this. Glad to hear im not the only one.

Time stamps for letters in ALPHABETICAL ORDER(by me) *Note*: the letters that are BLANK are the ones NOT IN the VIDEO Letter: A: 2:45 B: 2:04 C: 7:13 D: E: F: G: 8:06 H: i: J: K: L: M: 6:54 N: 5:39 O: P: 2:37 (I think) Q: R: 1:14 S: 0:32 T: U: V: W: X: Y: Z: 4:01 Bonus: Arrows: 8:33

Thanks a lot for posting this, I've been wondering about this for a while now.

I haven't done any graffiti in a few year just been getting back into and I was crap lol, Thanks the the tutorial dude It has helped me no end, Thank again -T

Thx for posting all these tutorials. This is gold!

loved watching this process. i am practicing right now. thanks a ton.

wow that sure is a lot of hate! I think people aren't understanding the focus here. This isn't a tutorial on how to develop your own style! Its all about that basic lettering, and how to increase it. I have learned a lot from this, and now I am able to advance. No where in this video is he saying how to develop style, you gotta do that shit yo self! But this is such a great tutorial that every writer should check out whether they are one week in or ten years in. Great work man.

really pragmatic and practical approach to your tutorials mate, if you don't already you should think about teaching this in a professional role, the way you describe things are really good.thanks for these mate, you doing a lot for your passion!

The big wow😮🙏

You have given me a different view on letters thanks man! Your vids are kick ass

thanks for this comment, its given me an idea for a new video

I love your vids sir! You explain the topic well, you tell great artistic advice in general, and you have sweet music and a good voice! So gooood!

After doing graffiti for at least 4 years with perspective, I stopped, and started doing real lettering...what I mean is doing measurement, making it straight, clean

At first I was like, tf is this shit. When I started I was better than he is now, but when you started adding the "style" I was like damn my bad haha Been graffin' for maybe 5yrs and I still learned something from your vid Thanks dude, stay up

I am a 12 yr old artist and I love drawing I am awesome at sketching but graffiti not so good and this was really helpful for me thank you.

Graffiti is art. There's no rule on what looks good and what doesn't Don't imprison your mind thanks for the video though, got me started

I learned on my own. I get your point. But i also know how easy it is to give something up if u dont have any sense of hope. I like to shed a little lite on some basic principles so that the big picture can be simplified and not seem like such a big undertaking. So maybe more kids will keep pursuing the art and not quit all together after being arrested and paying fines etc. U can BITE this anyway. Im not giving style, im showing ideas and tools.

And + because of your graffiti tutorials i got better and better and i came in 4th place! in a graffiti contest :)

I learned by doing this exact same thing in Math class back in 1981. On the back of my work paper

cool... im a beginner at graffiti and i am really grateful for this tutorial.. thanks for the tips man, it really helped me lot.. keep posting and sharing dude!

You got that right, as does anything artistic. Dont give up.

Haha, Never thought of all this just done it all of it with out thinking about it. love to you dude :)

Very cool stuff man! Keep it up!

dude wtf you made that look so much simpler and much more easier for me tanks

only if u had posted this earlyier i could have used da help but in stead i learned da hard way having people call me toy lmao but this is a great video best ive seen

thanks!!!! because of you i can now understand how to draw those cool grafitti letters:D:D

also from one letter you can create another letter i always start for a letter and use that to connect to my other letter and then on much props good video for the guys that need a little guidance!

Hey RESKEW, I just wanna say a personal Thank You for Your help in Your tutorials, its not often people help each other selflessly and ask nothing in return, but kindness is its own reward, and these are great videos, please keep them coming and Thank You very much, keep up the good work Brother :) peace

Thanks for this. Very cool. I just realized perspective drawing isn't a must in graffiti lettering

hey mann, i owe you soo much, thanks for showing all that. simply proness

thanks so much i finally understand how to do this!!!!

Hey man big fan been doing graffiti recently and this really helped me man you imspired me to keep trying and never give up thanks again for these sick tutorials subbed

wow this really helps alot seeing as though ive always tried to go all out when i havent even gone through the basics.. now i can practice without thinking im not getting anywhere

I think this is the best tutorial i've seen. It's hard to make a good tutorial about graffiti, because graffiti is about drawing letters and adding your own style. But i think you managed to make a pretty good tutorial for beginners. Big up!

Thats EXACTLY what this video is for. So, dont TRY to COME UP WITH a letter. BUILD the letter, SCULPT it out. Start with the basic structure, and then play with the lines, let each moment guide you. Dont think about the END PRODUCT. Be in the process, and trust that if you are just IN IT , present in every moment, you will be able to guide it to a satisfactory ending. Like driving somewhere, you might feel lost- dont think about the destination, look WHERE U R NOW and take the next turn etc

You’re so awesome I always come back to this video it means a lot and the fact that it’s pretty old but still really good 👍

man, you have a lot of tallent! i will try to get the word of your channel around to some other artists!

WOW! I loved this tutorial! Ive watched loads of others but they didnt explain about structure and this is what i needed !!!!!! Thank You! Im subbing!

- i'm shocked because in some of the videos you've talked about principals and techniques that my life drawing teacher talked about. i can draw pretty well and paint okay but always struggled with graffiti but after watching a few of your videos can see i was getting it wrong because i wasnt using what i'd learned with it, i took it as separate to drawing something like life drawing, i dunno why i did that really, changed how i'll approach it now completely. thanks an sorry bout the essay! ha

very helpfull technique! thanks

Totally true. No rules. Though it takes some amount of skill to execute something that doesnt look amateur.

Ok thanks u seem really talented and smart especially in explaining everything

one of the few realy helpful tutorials! thx

That was so beautiful and helpful, bro! it felt so unnatural not having my sketchbook on me while watching this!

You dont need one. It can, however, help gain clarity and in turn speed up the process and make learning less frustrating. Lots of people give up on themselves when things don't come easy. That was the main reason i made these. And your remark that "graffiti is easy" is not a true statement-theres nothing to back it up. "Graffiti" and "easy" are 2 extremely arbitrary ideas, and used in a sentence in relation to each other, the meanings become absolutely abstract.

amazing video. thanks for taking the time. so many good ideas

That's helped me so much!! I've been struggling with my lettering for ages.

Amazing videos. My favorite of all the ones you've done. Would love to see another one covering S,E, and X ! I'm horrible at them.

Best tutorial on youtube, thanks bro

All of your videos are very good and helped mi a lot, when i was Toy, good job bro! :-)

good tutorial its different for everybody though approaches can very.

Great tutorials. Really shows how graffiti is planned through multiple sketches and hopefully everyone knows that all great artist start with sketches not just beginners. Do u have any tutorials for turning tags into pieces and throw ups? Thanx again!