Overlapping Letter project

Overlapping letter Abstraction   








What letters or numbers to you see in these abstract artworks by Robert Curry and Jacob Jasper













project: Like the artworks above create an abstract balanced composition using overlapping letters in various colors, transparencies and fonts. 




Project objectives

• use 10 or more overlapping letters and/or numbers
• use different fonts
• use different opacities
• create a balanced composition

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Overlapping letters Steps

1. Create a new layer
2. In new layer 
   1. Write first letter
      1. Tools>text> write first letter of your word
   2. Stylize the letter
      1. Color
         1. While still in Text tool >color selector
      2. Font
         1. While still in text tool > choose font
      3. Size
         1. Select tool> select letter> edit> free transform
      4. Move/ Arrange 
         1. Select tool> select letter> drag to desired location
3. Create a new layer
4. In new layer 
   1. Write first letter
      1. Tools>text> write first letter of your word
   2. Stylize the letter
      1. Color
         1. While still in Text tool >color selector
      2. Font
         1. While still in text tool > choose font
      3. Size
         1. Select tool> select letter> edit> free transform
      4. Move/ Arrange 
         1. Select tool> select letter> drag to desired location
5. Continue with all letters
6. In background layer
   1. Tools> paint bucket