Graffiti Cookbook: A Guide to Techniques and Materials - Tapa dura

A rich source of inspiration for anyone interested in do-it-yourself culture. Graffiti Cookbook is a guide to the materials and tech- niques used within todays most creative and progressive art movement. In hundreds of pictures and illustrations and a dozen of interviews with some of the worlds most famous artists the authors show how graffiti is made. From spray techniques and hand styles to tools and style analysis, Graffiti Cookbook takes us on a trip around the world in the search of the tricks and trades of graffiti writ- ers. After hundreds of books filled with pictures of graffiti published in the last few years finally one is showing how the artists work. Graffiti Cookbook is filled with tips and examples of how to create your own piece, tag and throw up. These tech- niques can be used on all kinds of materials, textile, glass, metal, concrete or wood. Graffiti Cookbook gives an unique insight in the alternative art world and is a rich inspiration source for those interested in do-it-yourself-culture. Swet, Jurne, Mad C, Skil, Egs and Chob are some of the featured artists in the book.

BjArn Almqvist, born 1974, is an author, publisher and senior editor at Dokument Press. He have edited numerous books on art and street culture. His earlier books include Graffiti Burners, Graffiti Coloring Book 3, Writers United and Overground.

Torkel SjAstrand, born 1979, lives and works in Stockholm. He's an author, a photographer and the editor in cheif of UP graffiti magazine. His earlier books include Kaos: Vandals in Motion, 1207, Subway World, Gates of Graffiti and Overground.

Tobias Barenthin Lindblad, born 1973, lives and works in Stockholm. He's an author, lecturer and an editor at Dokument Press. Amongst his earlier books are Tag Town, Metagraffiti and the Overground series.