This chiseled looking guy will do.īut how do you convert a raster image into an equivalent vector graphic? Lets say I found an image online I like enough to decorate my cup with or print out and hang on my wall. You wouldn’t judge a calligrapher primarily based on how many letters they can pump out per minute, because a more important aspect of appreciating their work is understanding the thought processes, skill, and effort that went into producing it. The efficiency of the process used to create the art has an inverse effect on how personal the result feels. The information conveyed may be the same but the value is different. The pen drawn aesthetic has timeless appeal, in the same way that a handwritten letter is more enjoyable than an email or mass produced pamphlet. The traditional pen plotting process is antiquated for that purpose, so why develop a new hardware platform with it?Ī pen plotter is fun to build & use, mesmerizing to watch, and there is something uniquely fun about pen-drawn art! In the world of printing tech, creating images on paper by tracing thousands of individual pen strokes cannot possibly compete with the efficiency and resolution of modern inkjet printers.Įven today’s architectural paper size “plotters” are in reality inkjet printers with a bigger frame. To them, a traditional pen plotter must seem like an odd choice of technology for me to choose to develop. The tool is quick for what it is, but thinking in terms of automation & cups per hour is not the best way to appraise its value & potential. Multiple well-meaning people have asked me how quickly the CylinDraw can pump out drawings, and if it can be made to automatically swap out cups & pens.
But maybe this will inspire your curiosity to dig a little deeper and come up with some of your own. This article has a good bit of detail and I don’t want to discourage someone looking for quick solutions or a casual hobby, so Ill mention upfront that there are many free tools available that allow you to easily use the techniques mentioned here to make cool art without sweating all the underlying details. This time I want to dive a bit more deeply into appreciating some of the art you can produce with this type of machine. In my previous post I shared an introduction to a cup-specific plotter project I developed over the last couple years.
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