Dear, in Color

The Canvas

Write it. Watch it become a painting.

01Write your letter

A blank line starts a new paragraph — each one becomes its own region of the painting.

0 words0 / 5,000

The math

word size = (9 + (letters mod 12) × 1.6) × (1 + ln(1 + times it appears) × 0.55)

paragraph n sits at angle n × 137.50776° (the golden angle), alternating sides

start writing to see your numbers

02Choose a palette
yours

The math

H₂,₃ = H₁ ± 30°

yours: H₁ = 37° (your brushstroke color's hue)

03Choose your colors

The math

palette = your brushstroke color turned around the color wheel

yours: hsl(37°, 75%, 56%) → 4 colors · background #F6F1E7

04Choose your brush

Auto lets each paragraph pick its own technique — the mixed, layered look. Single applies one brush to the whole letter.

The math

brush = hash(paragraph text) mod 5 (0 Impasto · 1 Wash · 2 Gestural Sweep · 3 Splatter & Drip · 4 Textured Fan)

start writing to see which brush each paragraph gets

Your painting appears here as you write.