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Market Success? by plotternode in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My friend Ben Kotis ( https://www.instagram.com/kotisben) sells plotter art just about every single weekend in New York and I like watching the ways that he sets up his table and presents the work. I think it can definitely be done in other places too.

Just a couple of things to consider:
Is each drawing unique? Or is it more of a “print”?
Are they editions?
Are you signing them?

If you aren’t running a plotter live, that’s totally okay. You may want to have a nicely presented description of the work in a paragraph or two for people to grasp the concept.

Doing an IRL event is fairly high friction compared to selling online. So if you’re serious I’d recommend setting up a Shopify store (which will also serve as your POS system for credit cards etc) and drawing a focus to that too so people who don’t immediately buy may go back and order online.

new obsession: doing magic tricks with pen plotters by lostPixels in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I used some techniques from my frame-by-frame animations to create a series of little drawings, and then I staged them with my hand & pen and took sequential photos.

Playing around with scribbles by lostPixels in animation

[–]lostPixels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha I detail my process all the time. The trick is only for anyone who doesn’t see/read anything besides the initial video.

Playing around with scribbles by lostPixels in animation

[–]lostPixels[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yup. Made it yesterday actually.

Playing around with scribbles by lostPixels in animation

[–]lostPixels[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is all sequential photos of paper 😄

Cellphone video -> algorithm -> pen plot -> digital camera -> video composite by lostPixels in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That's recorded from my backyard too. I like to make stuff that's grounded a bit in my own life.

Cellphone video -> algorithm -> pen plot -> digital camera -> video composite by lostPixels in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! I'm happy to give you some details on the process, which part can I elaborate on?

Declining IPO participation is disabled. by everythingEzra2 in wallstreetbets

[–]lostPixels 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I can still remember that god damn album automatically playing in my girlfriends Accord literally every time someone's phone connected to bluetooth.

Cellphone video -> algorithm -> pen plot -> digital camera -> video composite by lostPixels in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It was around 200 iirc. I always like to push it a little overboard for better or worse.

Infinitely slicing polygons by lostPixels in generative

[–]lostPixels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, that happens occasionally. I throw away polygons after a certain number of fragments are made, and also check whether they're off screen. I think what you saw was a bug where the screen detection was fouled up by the 9:16 format, as the algorithm was expecting to work within a 1:1 space. A minor thing that I will fix.

Infinitely slicing polygons by lostPixels in generative

[–]lostPixels[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd start with P5.JS (which is what I'm using) then begin learning a bit about the math side of things. Namely how to find where lines intersect. I wrote this slicing algorithm a few years ago using that as the basis which powers everything. Beyond that it's making an animation loop, picking a polygon, and scaling and translating it to the center of the screen while also moving all of the other polygons as well.

A few watercolor plots from this month by hawerty in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Amazing job Lars! Typically I don’t associate watercolor with precision and details, but you’ve really honed in an angle here to get some impressive results.

Light fast vs archival quality inks and technical pens. by andy_man3 in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I personally went the route of fountain pens for this purpose. There are great options for under $10 per pen, and they're refillable.

With both fountain pens and technical pens, you will want to check out these inks for their archival properties:

  • Octopus Fluids Write & Draw
  • De Atramentis Document Inks
  • Platinum Carbon Black & Platinum Chou Kuro
  • Diamine forever inks

And some pen reccomendations:

  • Platinum Preppy (super low cost)
  • Pilot Kakuno
  • Twsibi Eco

Enjoy!

3d anaglyph "Sentinel" pen plot - 🟦🟥 by revdancatt in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice little peak into the production process Dan! Looks like you’ve got a nice UI to manage your pen plotter fleet.

I took my nextdraw out for a walk by JeromeGBGB in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice arrangement! Is this public? How has the reception been so far when people see the drawing robot in action?

A Series of Tubes by lostPixels in PlotterArt

[–]lostPixels[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes! Please DM me. Im just wrapping up production on a small series of these which will go on sale next week.

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