The graffiti designer is generally the street artist, the writer, often seen as a vandal who dirties the walls of cities. The fact is that there are few legal spaces where a writer can express himself therefore the graffiti artist, even a good and affirmed one, can only use every wall that is made available, perhaps in more popular neighborhoods, where the panorama can be only enhanced by a beautiful design.
Graffiti are similar to murals, i.e. painting on the wall but they are mostly written.
A quick glance at Wikipedia makes us discover that graffiti has existed since the times of ancient Greece and the Roman Empire (and probably even before).
For graffiti enthusiasts and for those who want to try drawing murals or colored writings on the computer, here are some of the best websites to browse .
1) Graffiti.org - Art Crimes should be the largest online street art archive where you can find photos of the best graffiti and murals drawn on the walls around the world .
You can search for graffiti drawn in Italy in different cities and there is a section that lists the best sites on graffiti, by the hundreds.
2) Street Files is the "Flickr" of graffiti artists.
It is therefore a social netowork with many registered users who share photos and collections of murals and writings on the walls .
Also on this site, from a map at the top right, you can search for photos for every city in the world, including Italian cities such as Rome and Milan.
you can register and upload photos without limitation.
3) Graffiti Creator is instead the most famous site that concerns the writing on the walls because it is an interactive web application to pretend to be writers.
Who wants to draw without risking being arrested and without wasting paints and spray cans can be put on the computer and use the online graffiti creator in flash .
To start, type in the text field at the bottom, press the Create button and then start moving the editing levers.
You can select the whole writing or just one or more letters.
At the bottom right there are several styles to be applied.
Too bad for the site interface that wastes half a page in chatter and advertising, however it works very well.
At the end, you can save the image by printing it on paper or, if you want to save it on the computer by pressing the "Stamp" button on the keyboard and capturing the image.
This online graffiti tool is also useful because it can be a way to draw web banners or logos.
4) Graffiti Playdo is a very fun site that allows you to write on a virtual wall with a spray can and draw freehand, with the mouse, graffiti or a mural.
The flash application requires nothing more than the mouse, then you can press the Z key to enlarge a part of the wall.
Playdo allows you to connect to Facebook and share your drawings as a writer.
5) GraffitiGen is a much less ambitious site that has an automatic web application capable of creating an inscription with the typical graffiti graphics.
In other articles, for those who enjoy drawing web applications, there are sites to create glitter writing and to paint online and draw freehand.
