Originally posted on: March 29, 2016
⚠️ Note: This post is over 10 years old. It was originally published on March 29, 2016. It may contain outdated information on my skills, or reflect my views at that time, which could differ from my current perspectives.
After moving to Brooklyn from California I immediately started tuning into the graffiti scene. I found that the slap-game was a lot stronger than in Cali. I also found that artists in the city tended to be bombers more than piecers, and graffiti lived on the streets and roof-tops. Graf Yards were comparatively rare. Surprisingly I found a lot of slaps I recognized from the bay, including: Optimist, PTV, Gats, Logo, Musk, Old Crow, and others. I also noticed a lot of local slaps.
One that stood out to me was from an artist known as One Tooth. Below are some examples of the slaps bombed all over Brooklyn:
After quite some time I eventually found One Tooth's Instagram and purchased a canvas from their storeenvy:
Though One Tooth often draws the face with different proportions, I felt like my canvas represents a good average shape. I decided I 3d model / print One Tooth based on this. I started with Blender, then moved to ZBrush for the finer details:
I printed it with my clear plastic filament, since I figured that would be easier to put a coat of primer over, rather than neon orange.
Wet paint:
Finally all dry:
I painted the details on and posed him in front of an empty blue top:
