In carpentry they say to measure twice and cut once. In tattooing it's "choose your tattoo artist carefully, and bring a dictionary."

Graffiti tags have blossomed into letters and words that celebrate typography itself, applied to urban settings like shutters, fences and streets.

Obliterating messages of commercialism, artists take over these huge ad spaces and fill them with nature scenes, paintings, text or subverted messages.

Even when viewed close-up, it's extremely difficult to tell that these incredible photorealistic paintings by Steve Mills were created using brushes and paint.

An advertising campaign focuses on one artist's unique knack for drawing the most detailed masterpieces in a spiral formation.

Artist Robert Brandenburg brings dull paintings back to life by adding an interesting twist. With his creative touch, found art becomes fine art.

Artists use either angled surfaces like shutters or lenticular lenses with holographic images to create 'trick' art that can only be seen from certain angles.

Manhole cover and storm drain art is actually a great way to spice up an otherwise mundane, and let's face it, gross aspect of the dirty city streets.

Beams of colored light, murals crafted from tape, unexpected messages and jaw-dropping sculptures turn abandoned places into guerrilla art galleries.

Fourteen artists craft fluorescent tubes, LEDs and other sources of light into stunning art installations that really shine.