PLACASO by BeaverPLACASOby Beaver
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Chicano lettering. Your way.

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Old London
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PLACASO / BY BEAVER
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YOUR WORDS. YOUR STYLE.
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Shapes & symbols

Add an element, then use Color and Effects to make it yours.

BUILD YOUR COMPOSITION

Photos & designs.

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Add a photograph or transparent PNG. Tap it on the canvas, then drag with one finger or pinch and twist with two. Place words over it or around it.

Place your lettering

HANDS ON YOUR LETTERING

Action sliders.

PICK YOUR INK

Font color

Effects

Light wearHeavy wear
Dry inkCracked ink
More solidMore open
Fine dotsLarge dots
Grain & pattern
Fine specklesRough chips

Applies to the selected word or image. Distress mixes clustered dry ink, jagged flakes and fine cracks; halftone opens the ink into dots. Combine both. The gaps are true transparency in PNG downloads.

Sets the canvas and download background. Transparent keeps true alpha in PNG and SVG.

QUICK STYLE

Your layers

Top layer appears in front

Position selected item

Saved Drafts

Save a draft to pick it up later.

Built for the words you live by.

READY FOR THE NEXT STEP

Download your design.

Choose PNG at 300 or 600 DPI, an SVG, or an editable project that includes your photos.

PNG uses true transparency with DPI metadata. SVG letters are converted to paths. Photos are embedded at their saved pixel resolution.
PICK UP WHERE YOU LEFT OFF

Your Drafts.

Drafts stay in this browser on this device. Download an editable Project file to keep a separate backup.

From words to artwork.

  1. On your phone, use the bottom categories: Shapes adds editable vector elements; Text edits or adds lettering; Photo uploads artwork; Backdrop changes the canvas; Save opens drafts and exports. The tool row above those categories follows the selected item. Swipe it sideways for all tools. Tap Curve, Size, Outline or another tool to open focused controls below the canvas. Tap ✓ Done or the back arrow to return to the full canvas. The tools occupy their own area and stay clear of the artwork. Select a word, photo or shape by tapping the canvas or its button in the Select strip. The top Layers button opens layer selection, ordering and locks. One finger moves the selected item; pinch changes its size and twist rotates it. Use View for canvas zoom, Fit and gesture options.
  2. Tap Photo to add a photograph or transparent design. Drag it, crop it, and put lettering inside it or around it.
  3. Pick a real font from the collection. Star your favorites.
  4. Use Effects → Texture to distress the selected word or photo, or turn on Halftone and slide its level and dot size. Transparent gaps remain open in PNG and SVG downloads. Use Effects → Outline for very thick borders, including a second border. Effects → 18 looks applies chrome, gold, neon, sticker and other finishes. Backdrop → Canvas background switches between alpha transparency and any color. Backdrop → Remove image color includes an eyedropper. Tap it, then tap or drag over the photo and press Remove. All matching color removes that color everywhere, including inside the design. Connected background only removes the area touching the picked spot and preserves isolated matching details. Tolerance and edge controls refine the removal. Use Shape, Color and Effects to curve, wave, stretch, outline or add a gradient. Advanced controls adjust a single letter.
  5. Add lines with +. Drag a line on the canvas to position it. Drag the corner handle to resize; drag the top handle to rotate.
  6. Tap the item on the canvas and use Replace or Delete. Replace photo keeps its size, position, crop and layer order. Replace font keeps your words and styling. Back undoes your previous action; Redo reapplies it. Deleting the last text line leaves a clean canvas for new lettering or a photo-only design. Tap Save Draft to keep the complete composition. Tap Download for a high-DPI PNG, an SVG, or an editable project backup.

Choose Gangster font for Old English, tattoo blackletter, cholo-style block and graffiti lettering. Basic fonts contains typewriter fonts, ordinary blocks, sans serif, serif and other everyday styles. Previews and canvas use the same real font outlines. The new Plain Black family, English Towne and Anglican Text provide similar styles to your alphabet pictures; they are not verified exact originals. The ornate number sheet and Santiago Diser alphabet have not been identified as downloadable digital fonts. Earlier studio fonts stay available in saved projects. Choose a category before importing a TTF, OTF or WOFF font file. Imported fonts and saved designs stay in this browser. Download a project file for a backup.

For a connected script, start with zero spacing and no curve. Curving or moving individual letters separates the connected strokes.

To put this studio on your Android home screen, open its link in Chrome, then tap ⋮ → Add to Home screen.
FONT SPECIMEN

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