all graff fonts (with the exception of Handselecta’s work) are pretty bogus, and probably not made by any accomplished urban lettering artist. Most take stabs at the style and end up with scribbles, and those who don’t research the topic will pass them off as “graffiti” styles...ultimately watering down the integrity of urban calligraphy.
Take a look at the joker set here. Its my best suggestion when it comes to using a graff font.
99% of the graffiti out there is not “Gang” related, and I’ve never seen any “cholo” style fonts on the market. The closest neighbor to that would be some handmade blackletter font...but even that would be like trying to dress up a wolf in sheep’s clothes.
hope that helps.
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all graff fonts (with the exception of Handselecta’s work) are pretty bogus, and probably not made by any accomplished urban lettering artist. Most take stabs at the style and end up with scribbles, and those who don’t research the topic will pass them off as “graffiti” styles...ultimately watering down the integrity of urban calligraphy.
Take a look at the joker set here. Its my best suggestion when it comes to using a graff font.
99% of the graffiti out there is not “Gang” related, and I’ve never seen any “cholo” style fonts on the market. The closest neighbor to that would be some handmade blackletter font...but even that would be like trying to dress up a wolf in sheep’s clothes.
hope that helps.