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Clack Clack Bang

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This one isn't quite ready for primetime but I figured I'd stick it here anyway. Do you ever feel like that about a piece?

This started off as a sticker but got too big and a little too...I'm not sure of the adjective but I no longer felt it would work as a sticker, so now it's just...a thing. I'm reasonably happy with most of it but couldn't work out a satisfying background that didn't look too busy. This was the best compromise so far, I'll re-upload if I figure out one that works even better.

For the record, I don't perpetrate any graffiti myself, but I am pro-graffiti, unless it's A, being used to mark gang territory, or B, covering up something important like a street sign. And I'm not so naive as to think that some of the stickers I sell haven't ended up on a street somewhere by way of the buyer, adding a little character to that block.
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This is cute! I think it could work as a little postcard or a small poster? I think the background is what takes it out of sticker territory, and pushes it further cause of the paintcan's attitude.

You could also do a series of Artistic Expressions this way too: "If you can't Say it - then _____ it."
Variations could be:

If you can't say it, sing it!
If you can't say it, draw it!
If you can't say it, paint it!
If you can't say it, ink it! (for tattoos)
If you can't say it, dance it! (ballet shoes or tapdance shoes?)
If you can't say it, sculpt it! (Maybe a cutsey potter's wheel?)
If you can't say it, sew it! (cosplay!)
If you can't say it, melt it! (glassblowing, metalworking)
If you can't say it, weave it!
If you can't say it, comic it!
If you can't say it, photomanip it!

You can kinda see where I'm going there. That way it's more than just about the graffiti but just artistic expression. :D