Montana Cans LOOKBOOK 2024 – back in black! We’re happy to unveil the Montana Cans LOOKBOOK for 2024, and this edition is particularly special! It’s been an exhilarating year, filled with events, collaborations, and of course, our continuous commitment to fostering the vibrant culture of graffiti and street art. The past year, we’ve journeyed through numerous Jams and events, championing the graffiti culture and creating opportunities for artists to interact and showcase their work. Our involvement ranged from facilitating platforms for emerging talents to celebrating the contributions of legendary figures in the graffiti world. And let’s not forget, we also expanded our innovative product lines! #montanacans #germanspraypaint
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MC That's an interesting point of view. J When it comes to painting on trains, there are always aspects you have to work with. How much time do you have, how is the light, what is the color of the train? The combination of these factors always created a challenge I liked. But I always tried to plan and anticipate the circumstances. Specific color schemes work better on a red surface than on a silver surface. I wanted to implement this angle into the project. External factors always determine the outcome to some degree when you paint trains. Hence, the shape of the can determined the color I could have chosen. It's the same principle as how a train's parking spot in a yard influences how much time I had. The writers can relate. MC So, you still approach life like a train writer? J Painting trains was a unique phase in my life – all the stress, the adrenaline, the effort. I was out at odd hours in weird areas, checking out spots, preparing actions, and documenting them afterward. I wanted to evoke the feeling of a perfectly parked train in a gloomy yard somewhere in a rural area – pure romanticism for train writers. MC How would you compare colors from back in the day with modern spray paint? J I feel you would like to hear that the colors in the 1990s were all bad, like that typical watery yellow with almost no coverage. The truth is, I have always been fanatic about researching my supplies, so even back then, there were very decent shades with almost comparable covering quality to today's paint. And I do not even mean the infamous Heat Red. Let's put it this way: it was just different back in the day. When it comes to painting trains, there are always aspects you have to work with. How much time do you have, how is the light, what is the colour of the train? MC Since you started the topic, what else was different then? J Well, we always prepared our missions well. We knew all the schedules and all the ins and outs of the spots. But one thing that was very uncommon for us back then was to paint with the help of lookouts. We were on top of things; we knew we had at least 45 minutes between drivers coming and cleaners leaving wherever we went. I had a perfect spot with a usual timeframe of two to three hours. And obviously, the trains are a lot more charming! I am not a fan of futuristic-looking plastic models. From today's perspective, it might sound funny, but back then, even the classic steel “Jepsy rocked these cars like they ran across the ocean to NYC” CES 30 ICONIC SERIES JEPSY
“The German blueprint for modern train painting” AROE trains were almost too modern for my taste. The New York Subway will forever be my benchmark in judging a train'sbeauty. MC Relatable! Speaking of New York... J Not only did the trains have to have the New York vibe, but the style needed to ooze a particular aesthetic in my taste. This has never changed. A style must fit onto the train and not just be a wall piece painted onto another surface, right? MC That makes sense! By the way, who was your biggest inspiration in New York? A wild guess: Is it Seen? A style must fit onto the train and not just be a wall piece painted onto another surface, right? ICONIC SERIES JEPSY 31
