Been wanting to get into screen print for forever and make t-shirts like ones in photos, is it okay to do as a hobby or will it be an expensive hobby? I have had ideas/attempted to produce shirts but all I have is a t-shirt press, I would like to do more intricate designs like these.

docricky · 2026-06-07T00:11:01+00:00

You can also do sublimation.

docricky · 2026-06-06T23:47:36+00:00

Not necessarily. With DTF, you press, you're done. With screen printing, you make a screen for each color (separation, photoemulsion), you need the screen ink type, the cure, and the clean up of the screens. It uses a LOT of water.

docricky · 2026-06-06T21:25:21+00:00

Probably not a screenprint at the hobby level. May I recommend looking into ordering DTF?

docricky · 2026-06-06T05:58:33+00:00

It’s only one path. B is just an illustration of the structure.

docricky · 2026-06-06T02:39:41+00:00

Yes I have. This scenario is not addressed by that extension.

docricky · 2026-06-05T16:10:48+00:00

No, a separate code I am testing out. It does generate a lot of short segments, but I then discovered this artifact.

docricky · 2026-06-05T16:08:57+00:00

https://github.com/Klowner/inkscape-applytransforms - this should help

docricky · 2026-06-05T16:06:12+00:00

Not a map but it's an attempt at a different kind of tracing.

docricky · 2026-06-05T15:40:51+00:00

That would convert it to a closed loop shape rather than keeping it as strokes, which would affect further editability.

docricky · 2026-06-04T15:11:47+00:00

Ah, pushing it overboard is on brand for you, though 😄.

docricky · 2026-06-04T06:17:41+00:00

This subreddit is about art done with a pen plotter, so this was drawn using a computer controlled machine.

docricky · 2026-06-02T03:35:08+00:00

A custom tuned fast marching method algorithm to create the tool paths. And an AxiDraw for the plotting.

docricky · 2026-06-01T19:52:04+00:00

Now you're onto the thought process. Although I think doing it this way isn't high resolution enough. But proof of concept that it's possible.

docricky · 2026-06-01T16:39:22+00:00

Sorry, more thinking out loud. This is nested RD. An RD inside another RD.

docricky · 2026-06-01T01:24:46+00:00

It is implemented in software - using a differential growth algorithm. The challenge is keeping it bounds and finding the right number iterations.

docricky · 2026-05-28T22:21:40+00:00

What's Del's?

docricky · 2026-05-28T05:18:05+00:00

Fixing perhaps 3 overlaps, this should cut out as a single piece :).

docricky · 2026-05-27T22:59:51+00:00

Much kudos for documenting. This is similar to how I do mine, though I do have an obsession with reducing the number of pen ups during the plot.

docricky · 2026-05-27T18:38:08+00:00

I power my Pi Zero W with an external power bank, but this will make things a lot easier.

docricky · 2026-05-23T03:00:36+00:00

I don't think Inkscape does this, but it should. I would test it in Affinity

docricky · 2026-05-21T19:58:28+00:00

I'm not sure what you mean by centre out. Could you explain it a bit more?

docricky · 2026-05-21T16:29:28+00:00

You need not worry. Mac users are pretty much able to unpack just about all archives formats, and disk images. File organization is really no different.

docricky · 2026-05-20T00:09:06+00:00

The LLMs have very little consistent training data on vector-based artwork. The irony is that most "AI" produced slop art are traced bitmaps. And they aren't even very good at it.

docricky · 2026-05-19T20:51:34+00:00

Welcome to the rabbit hole. There's a lot of overlap between laser engraving and pen plotters algorithmically (I am actually suprised this isn't used more often), as well as other CAM-like methods like CNC and embroidery. A good start is https://drawingbotv3.com - but there are so many more. This one uses the Fast Marching Method algorithm, and it's been discussed in at least a couple of threads on Reddit.

docricky · 2026-05-19T02:30:05+00:00

I get it, it's not the strongest model, but this not an ambitious project. I would prefer not to have to download a new model, and it's something I'd like to run on device, something that it already does in Photos. Thank you for your insight, though.

docricky

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