I've been trying to get this style of plotter image to work since before 2012: representing brightness with isolines of a function with higher gradients where the image should be darker so the lines are closer
After getting something close but not very good a couple of months ago in the last two days I saw a post on Reddit with a new technique to try (fast marching method) and yesterday I got a process working in Python. Over 13 years and it finally took a day
Maps look surprisingly good in silver! h/t to @doersino for his osm2svg tool https://ghpages.noahdoersing.com/osm2svg4art/ and thanks to Dirt Alley Design for organizing the plot party on Instagram.
Trying to do my first-ever #PlotParty ! Today's theme is SILVER, and my piece is partway there, but there's some new workflow stuff I'm figuring out.
So, here are a couple of my previous silver plots to start with :D
Learn more about PlotParty here: https://penplotterartwork.com/plotparty
Tiling, A6 posca pens #penplotter vplotter
I finally looked into getting some replacement pinch rollers printed for my #penPlotter, but shapeways seems to force a minimum price, and the shipping is laughably expensive. Anyone have a better reco for a TPE or TPU #3Dprinting service?
Two years ago
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@johnmoyer
Hey John :)
I loved discovering #PenPlotter art collections recently, and how much art and ingenuity goes into it. Seeing one set up by a lady at #DOESliverpool in recent years and buying her art, got me thinking creatively around this medium. I'm especially looking forward to writing code that generates nice maths-rich work.
Do you have any art yourself?
Cheers
Hallo #PenPlotter community. I'm aiming to scratch together, out of junk & spares if necessary, an affordable A3 or larger XY pen plotter, that I can feed jobs to from my imagination.
Not scared of electronics or code, just don't want to reinvent too many wheels where avoidable.
While I read all I can about this format of drawing robot, any recommendations to get started would be very welcome.
Machine drawing.
Enamel on coffee stained paper (A4). #penplotter #art
10PRINT Truchet Silhouette of a woman, done with Colorverse ink on cardstock. 100x150mm, plotted with AxiDraw. #penplotter #plotterart #truchettiles
Blotch test
Gel pens on 5"x7" watercolor
Machine drawing and the machine. #penplotter #art
Linus goes on a picnic
Kentridge inspired penplotter drawings.
Enamel on encyclopedia paper. #penplotter #art
'reflections'
Enamel on A4 paper. #penplotter #art
'reflections'
Enamel on A4 paper. #penplotter
Enamel on A4 paper. #penplotter #art
PARTICIPANTS IN THE ON-LINE WORLD
Enamel on reclaimed paper, seeded from a photograph, generative guided (A4) 2025. #penplotter #art
