GlyphBlaster
A React and Canvas creative-coding tool that reconstructs images with text glyphs using scanline and painterly rendering modes.
The concept
GlyphBlaster rebuilds images out of text. Instead of applying a simple ASCII filter, it uses glyph placement as a rendering process: characters become marks, strokes, texture, and structure.
The result is deliberately non-photorealistic. The tool is closer to a creative coding instrument than a conventional image converter.
Rendering modes
Blaster mode produces fast scanline-style output with a strong terminal aesthetic. Splatter mode is more painterly, building the image in stages from broad forms down to finer detail.
The renderer uses image sampling, error reduction, glyph masks, color choices, and staged refinement to decide what to place and when to stop.
Product shape
The app includes sample images, custom fonts, upload and clipboard flows, guided setup, live controls, docked panels, and performance-oriented rendering work.
Current state
Active and deployed.