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I have gotten many emails over the years but this recent one stood out to me…

“First off let me say thanks for takin a minute to read this, i’m sure you get alot of emails from alot of people about nothing…you got like 6000+ friends on here and i cant imagine the messages you’d get daily…i have 2000+ and i get way too many , ” yo keep whats up?” or , ” what’s good?” …thats it!hahahah ….anyways bro, I want to start by sayin i really never knew too much about who you are/were as a writer before i saw an article about your new dvd on Bombing science.com…At first , when i heard the title and the actual concept behind the dvd , I knew it was something i would be into due to tha fact wildstyle is something I pride myself on….so i copped it tha day BS got it in stock…. completely not what i expected….when i threw the dvd in an started it I didnt think the approach would be “Doing the alphabet, simply front to back in an individual letter sketch form…it threw me off and was almost a let down…Being an established writer , I already knew what to use, what tools ,I myself ,prefer to use …and all tha techniques in gettin my final results in a sketch…so when i saw the beginning of the DVD, i was unsure the rest of the dvd would be worth my time…………I was in this mindstate until i tossed aside the natural personal ego as another established artist , and started looking at your whole concept and purpose for doing this in a dvd….now i fully appreciate and respect the time and efforts you have put into , and or , risked critisism for , in doing this “HOW TO” type dvd…..Nobody has really done it before , and to someone who is somewhat new to graffiti , this dvd gets rid of every excuse for graffiti itself to not step up skill levels around the world…this gives everyone tha basics right away and gets rid of the “guessing” what to do step when you first take a shine for graffiti culture…Having my own set “rules and principals” in the way i sketch and layout my stuff , and then watching your methods , the similarities are pretty cool to see….i dont know if its the fact that I base my style and whole career on NYC style stuff , taking influences from witers like Ces , Cope ,Seen and more…maybe that pulls the way i can relate so much to what you do together ? or maybe its that when you write for so many years , wherever your ffrom and wherever you take influence from , after so long , every writer realises that the way you sketch , is the most efficient with any writer and any style? whatever it is I love the fact that you did this flick and having not heard about the first dvd you did , I will be coppin it soon…I think even though two writers are both on the same page ,so to speak , there will always be something to learn that will improve the others techniques and/or style , on both accounts….after i got through the alphabet , by the end , i was actually let down that you didnt get into more…an thats real talk… i think you could have gone into numbers , 3-d formats , perspective a little more in depth..but i know the time and effort that you put into this already and im sure it was alot to take on already …..when i checked the bonus footage it was cool to see the extra input from ces an serve. you would never get a chance to see ces sketch in an intimate setting like that any other day , and it gives alot of young writers insight and almost backs up what your telling people to the fullest it could be backed up…so i thought that was cool to do for sure! finally , when it got to the actual walls you did , i was floored…i had seen those pieces before online , but never knew or took the time to really know the writer behind them….yet…..i always check whats new an fresh going on around tha scene online….but seeing those walls painted on video wa better than any flick or even seeing tha wall finished in person….you are a really talented artist and I learned alot just from that 10 minutes of live painting footage. because there are alot of writers that paint th way you paint that i envy…im trying to apply alot of the techniques that you and other writers are doing to my own form and seeing it done helps seeing as how nobody i paint with really paints that way…by this i mean you arent strict with your first outline , sketching your outline on the wall….i usually commit to my first outline and have it solid and perfect before i even fill , then fill very carefully so to not wreck the original outline , so i dont have to do it over twice…is hard to explain in words…but basically im trying to relax on my “perfectionisms” and be a little more free and unruly while building my pieces….i see revok paints like that alot as well…as well as ewok ….more of a carefree , throw it up on tha wall quick because the initial layers dont need to be perfect because they arent the final image….again , hard to explain…so the utmost respect big homie…thanks alot for doing this dvd , although it will appeal to newer writers , i think if anyone watches this , a real writer should be able to take something away from it to try and apply to thier own style and form….

KEEPSIX – The Stompdown Killaz”

This was my response…..

“wow bro thank you for taking the time to write me like this. it is honestly the longest letter i have ever gotten and you actually said something. I appreciate you telling me how you felt as far as my over all approach to the DVDs. I agree on alot of what you say and consider your opinion a valid one judging from your work. the things i left in and left out were very conscious and deliberate. i struggled for over a year with what i wanted to see and what and was not relevant. The first dvd was a sort of blanket that covered alot of basics. This new dvd was strictly about style and style alone. 3d is not style to me. numbers and other things can be derived from what i went over in the main sessions. etc etc. Everything else that was not related to style was an extra (like the inking…which was almost not even extra…i use inking to solidify and make a letter piece come through clearer to myself, like more to life?). Confusing people with 3d for example was not on going to work with this DVD. I wanted to laser focus on wild style and what I do to come to my final outlines.

The reason for the initial let down when I spoke about “The tools” I use for drawing and sketching are simple. Not everyone is even aware that these tools make life easier in many ways when it comes to sketching and refining. You are already are using these tools! I didnt feel like it was appropriate to explain and have to second let people guess what I was using as the dvd progressed. I didnt think that was fair to the viewer. You can imagine how many people since 2005 have asked me what “tools” I was using for the first dvd.

I am really glad you also touched on seeing me paint. I did that because when I saw other people paint that I respected it blew my mind. Its really different when you see someone painting that has been painting for years. It was like I unlocked something special that I wanted to explore to the fullest. It was years of “I can do this!!!! and I can do that!!!!” sort of passion and excitement for graffiti that fueled my creativity to the utmost. Where else could someone get inspired to paint that lives in an area that has no scene or any established writers to watch paint or even remotely be cool with or even know? I did this for that person and anyone else that is willing to let in anything that I had to say and show.

I get emails all the time, like you said, and the majority dont get a response this lengthy at all. I felt compelled to do so since I can see that you are doing things and have been making your name already. I felt obligated to do so. I like your work and I know you have the bug already. I know Im gonna see more of your work in the future already.

Thanks for contacting me brother!!!! ”

After this email I received I sat and saw what this guy does and I like it. On top of having a great humble approach, his style and work is very dope which makes him even more of a cool dude in my book. You can see more of his work here on his myspace. Expect to see a lot of dope work, evolution and progress from this guy. Thanks for the feedback bro!!

- Mr. Eaz One