“Text Bomb” Bitmap Expansion

THE EXPERIMENT:

• Using the grid in Illustrator, I created a simple, faux-raster “star” image using pixels of varying transparencies in the same color.
• I made four in total: green, blue, red, and yellow.
• These were then converted into Scatter Brushes, set to default.
• I then applied the brushes to multiple copies of the outlined words “TEXT BOMB”, varied the stroke weights, and removed letters to taste.

The result: instant 80s arcade carnival carnage!

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