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[?]paulrickards » 🌐
@paulrickards@mastodon.social

Sale on this thread of 6 Truchet Tile plots: 20% off through this weekend.

shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

Free ship to USA, elsewhere add $35.

A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

A pen plot on white paper of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of cyan, yellow, and magenta filling a rectangular square grid. The outer perimeter has wavy lines extending out looking like threads.

Alt...A pen plot on white paper of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of cyan, yellow, and magenta filling a rectangular square grid. The outer perimeter has wavy lines extending out looking like threads.

    [?]paulrickards » 🌐
    @paulrickards@mastodon.social

    Lines twist and flow through large center arc Truchet tiles. Where the lines overlap, it really digs into the paper.

    CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

    Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

    A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

    Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

      [?]paulrickards » 🌐
      @paulrickards@mastodon.social

      Long flowing lines converging in the center with larger tiles.

      CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

      Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

      A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

      Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

        [?]paulrickards » 🌐
        @paulrickards@mastodon.social

        Another Truchet tile iteration with long flowing lines knotted together in the center tiles.

        CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

        Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

        A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

        Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

          [?]paulrickards » 🌐
          @paulrickards@mastodon.social

          Sometimes the tiles just arrange themselves in a curious way. Do you see a face?

          CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

          Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

          A pen plot on white paper of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of cyan, yellow, and magenta filling a rectangular square grid. The outer perimeter has wavy lines extending out looking like threads.

          Alt...A pen plot on white paper of horizontal, vertical, and diagonal lines of cyan, yellow, and magenta filling a rectangular square grid. The outer perimeter has wavy lines extending out looking like threads.

            [?]paulrickards » 🌐
            @paulrickards@mastodon.social

            Another Truchet tile variation with long flowing lines knotted together in center tiles.

            CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

            Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

            A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

            Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color groups that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

              [?]paulrickards » 🌐
              @paulrickards@mastodon.social

              A Truchet tile variation with long flowing lines knotted together in center tiles.

              CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

              Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/truchet-

              A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

              Alt...A pen plot on white paper of long horizontal lines of mixed color that appear to be fluttering in the wind. The lines meet in the middle connected via arcs and diagonal lines. The center tiles also have a few vertical slightly wavy threads coming out of the top and bottom. The lines are drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks and make secondary colors.

                [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                If you like my art and want to enjoy it in your home, I have an online shop where you can browse and purchase my works created with modern code and vintage pen plotters. I ship worldwide. shop.paulrickards.com/

                Pen plotter artwork of stripes of color overlaid creating an interrupted pattern of small rectangles.

                Alt...Pen plotter artwork of stripes of color overlaid creating an interrupted pattern of small rectangles.

                Pen plotter artwork of swirling array of colors.

                Alt...Pen plotter artwork of swirling array of colors.

                Pen plotter drawing of an array of swirling colors.

                Alt...Pen plotter drawing of an array of swirling colors.

                  [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                  @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                  Drawing the magenta layer of a Truchet tile plot on a HP DraftPro DXL

                  Alt...A pen plotter drawing arcs of a Truchet tile plot with yellow and cyan already drawn.

                    [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                    @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                    Want a unique custom pen plotted work of art of your favorite person, pet, place?

                    A 11x15 "Polaroid" plot @ $125 shipped in the US.

                    Open for commissions! DM me or contact me via my shop:

                    shop.paulrickards.com/contact/

                    Photo of a pen plot of a self portrait using pen strokes of CMYK ink. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                    Alt...Photo of a pen plot of a self portrait using pen strokes of CMYK ink. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                    Photo of a pen plotter drawing of a two-story building lit with the sun to the left with a sign on top and a gradient blue sky. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                    Alt...Photo of a pen plotter drawing of a two-story building lit with the sun to the left with a sign on top and a gradient blue sky. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                    Photo of a pen plotter drawing of two people with sun glasses smiling. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                    Alt...Photo of a pen plotter drawing of two people with sun glasses smiling. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                      [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                      @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                      We could all use a little something to smile about.

                      CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

                      Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/characte

                      A pen plot on white paper of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, drawn using lines of CMYK ink with a pen plotter. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                      Alt...A pen plot on white paper of Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, drawn using lines of CMYK ink with a pen plotter. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                        [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                        @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                        I miss when upon launching Illustrator you were greeted by Venus.

                        CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

                        Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/characte

                        A pen plot on white paper of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus cropped to just Venus, drawn using lines of CMYK ink with a pen plotter. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                        Alt...A pen plot on white paper of Botticelli’s Birth of Venus cropped to just Venus, drawn using lines of CMYK ink with a pen plotter. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                          [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                          @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                          Recently I've been shooting Polaroid film and love how "instantly" recognizable and unpredictable it is.

                          And I've been working on different ways plot a raster image as vector in a way that produces interesting results.

                          These are the results. 🧵

                          CMYK on 11”15” watercolor paper, vintage HP DraftPro DXL , Python,

                          Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/characte

                          A pen plot on white paper of Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring drawn using lines of CMYK ink with a pen plotter. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                          Alt...A pen plot on white paper of Vermeer's Girl With a Pearl Earring drawn using lines of CMYK ink with a pen plotter. The drawing has a Polaroid instant film frame drawn around it.

                            [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                            @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                            Another busy CMYK Carousel with ribbons and arcs of hatched blue denim and warm gold, swirling around two vortices and moiré that seems to vibrate.

                            CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                            Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/cmy-caro

                            An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                            Alt...An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                            Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                            Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                            Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                            Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                            Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                            Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and warm gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                              [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                              @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                              CMYK Carousel with a very busy flowing field of ribbons and arcs of hatched blue denim and hot red, swirling around several vortices.

                              CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                              Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/cmy-caro

                              An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                              Alt...An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                              Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                              Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                              Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                              Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                              Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                              Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The primary colors are a blue denim and hot red shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

                                [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                Another Truchet tile plot of big sweeping arcs of bright color like neon lights.

                                CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                A pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of large overlapping concentric arcs in portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors.

                                Alt...A pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of large overlapping concentric arcs in portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors.

                                Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                  [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                  @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                  Over/Under: a big Truchet tile plot with a repeating pattern and wavy fringe.

                                  CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                  Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                  A pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a pattern of repeating arc segments running left/right that go over and under the rows above and below it. The arcs are large and comprise of multiple pen strokes of cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks creating secondary colors. Around the permitter are thread-like strokes that appear to flow with the wind.

                                  Alt...A pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a pattern of repeating arc segments running left/right that go over and under the rows above and below it. The arcs are large and comprise of multiple pen strokes of cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks creating secondary colors. Around the permitter are thread-like strokes that appear to flow with the wind.

                                  Detail from a pen plot on white paper at an oblique angle of a pattern of repeating arc segments running left/right that go over and under the rows above and below it. The arcs are large and comprise of multiple pen strokes of cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks creating secondary colors. At the bottom are thread-like strokes that appear to flow with the wind.

                                  Alt...Detail from a pen plot on white paper at an oblique angle of a pattern of repeating arc segments running left/right that go over and under the rows above and below it. The arcs are large and comprise of multiple pen strokes of cyan, yellow, magenta, and black inks creating secondary colors. At the bottom are thread-like strokes that appear to flow with the wind.

                                  Detail from a pen plot showing the pen strokes at the bottom that look like threads.

                                  Alt...Detail from a pen plot showing the pen strokes at the bottom that look like threads.

                                  Detail from a pen plot showing the individual pen strokes that comprise the Truchet tile arcs.

                                  Alt...Detail from a pen plot showing the individual pen strokes that comprise the Truchet tile arcs.

                                    [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                    @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                    Heat Waves: a Truchet tile plot in a sizzling hot palette.

                                    CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                    Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                    A pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of small overlapping concentric arcs in portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades.

                                    Alt...A pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of small overlapping concentric arcs in portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades.

                                    Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                    Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                    Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                    Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                    Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                    Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other colors, predominantly red, orange, and yellow shades. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                      [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                      @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                      Lots of small arc tiles make up this big Truchet tile rug plot giving a very textural feel.

                                      CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                      Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                      A pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of small overlapping concentric arcs in portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors. The four sides of the group extend beyond in random lengths like tassels.

                                      Alt...A pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of small overlapping concentric arcs in portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors. The four sides of the group extend beyond in random lengths like tassels.

                                      Detail from a pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of small overlapping concentric arcs in a large portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors. The detail focuses on a the bottom showing the individual pen strokes of the tassel threads in an oblique view as the distance goes out of focus.

                                      Alt...Detail from a pen plot on white paper of Truchet tiles of small overlapping concentric arcs in a large portrait orientation grouping, swirling around the page in primary CMYK inks but mixing to create secondary colors. The detail focuses on a the bottom showing the individual pen strokes of the tassel threads in an oblique view as the distance goes out of focus.

                                        [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                        @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                        Big Truchet tiles in inspired raster bar color patterns.

                                        CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                        Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                        An abstract pen plot of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page. Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow.

                                        Alt...An abstract pen plot of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page. Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow.

                                        Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                        Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                        Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                        Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                        Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                        Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper of colorful concentric arcs and circles that swirl over and under each other around the page Only CMYK ink is used for each pen stroke as they combine on the page to create other shades, predominantly violet and yellow. The detail shows a close up of the individual pen strokes that comprise the tile patterns.

                                          [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                          @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                          Some ASMR drawing tiny halftone dots with a cyan pen on top of a completed yellow layer.

                                          (See previous post in thread for completed plot.)

                                          Alt...Video of a vintage pen plotter, focused on the pen mechanism as it slowly draws dots with a cyan pen on top of a completed layer of yellow dots. The two mixing makes green dots. The camera slowly pulls back revealing the scale of the 24"x36" paper. There is no voice over.

                                            [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                            @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                            CMYK Halftone Roses. Drawing halftones with a plotter is brutal on the pen up/down mechanism (so many dots!) but the results are very pleasing.

                                            CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                            Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                            A portrait pen plot on white paper of a bouquet of roses in yellow, pink, and red. The yellow and pink roses are almost fully open while the red and several others are still tightly closed. The drawing is made from thousands and thousands of tiny dots of various sizes in rotated halftone screen all drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, or black pens. It’s based on the horticultural work “Varietes de Rose jaune et de Rose du Bengale. Rosa lutea & Rosa Indica (Var.)” by P. J. Redoute and Langlois from around 1830. https://collections.rhs.org.uk/view/64393/varietes-de-rose-jaune-et-de-rose-du-bengale-rosa-lutea-rosa-indica-var

                                            Alt...A portrait pen plot on white paper of a bouquet of roses in yellow, pink, and red. The yellow and pink roses are almost fully open while the red and several others are still tightly closed. The drawing is made from thousands and thousands of tiny dots of various sizes in rotated halftone screen all drawn in cyan, yellow, magenta, or black pens. It’s based on the horticultural work “Varietes de Rose jaune et de Rose du Bengale. Rosa lutea & Rosa Indica (Var.)” by P. J. Redoute and Langlois from around 1830. https://collections.rhs.org.uk/view/64393/varietes-de-rose-jaune-et-de-rose-du-bengale-rosa-lutea-rosa-indica-var

                                            Detail of roses and a blue butterfly drawn with tiny CMYK dots of various sizes.

                                            Alt...Detail of roses and a blue butterfly drawn with tiny CMYK dots of various sizes.

                                            Detail of roses drawn with tiny CMYK dots of various sizes.

                                            Alt...Detail of roses drawn with tiny CMYK dots of various sizes.

                                            Detail of a butterfly drawn with tiny CMYK dots of various sizes.

                                            Alt...Detail of a butterfly drawn with tiny CMYK dots of various sizes.

                                              [?]paulrickards » 🌐
                                              @paulrickards@mastodon.social

                                              CMYK Hatched Delaunay Triangles on Waves, color curved triangles from overlapping sine waves hatch shaded with arcs.

                                              CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                              Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                              An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

                                              Alt...An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

                                              Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

                                              Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

                                              Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

                                              Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

                                              Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

                                              Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles outlined in black and arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with arcs in a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

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                                                A big rainbow phyllotaxis spiral, beaming with positive pride vibes.

                                                CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                                Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                                Oblique view detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of small droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow. The detail shows the individual pen strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta inks that comprise the hatching.

                                                Alt...Oblique view detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of small droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow. The detail shows the individual pen strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta inks that comprise the hatching.

                                                An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of slightly overlapping droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow with lavender in the middle transitioning to violet, blue, green, yellow, organ, and red. Each shape is outlined in black and has a small drop shadow in black.

                                                Alt...An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of slightly overlapping droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow with lavender in the middle transitioning to violet, blue, green, yellow, organ, and red. Each shape is outlined in black and has a small drop shadow in black.

                                                Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of slightly overlapping droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow. The detail shows the individual pen strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta inks that comprise the hatching.

                                                Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of slightly overlapping droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow. The detail shows the individual pen strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta inks that comprise the hatching.

                                                Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of slightly overlapping droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow. The detail shows the individual pen strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta inks that comprise the hatching.

                                                Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a series of slightly overlapping droplet shapes spiraling out from the center in a phyllotaxis pattern each hatch shaded with the colors of the rainbow. The detail shows the individual pen strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta inks that comprise the hatching.

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                                                  Rainbow tapestry, a plot of rainbow textures with wavy fringe giving a textile feel. Happy Pride!

                                                  CMYK on 24”x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                                  Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                                  An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The rainbow starts with pink at the top and goes to red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and ending with violet. The top and bottom have black gently waving lines coming out of them that look like threads.

                                                  Alt...An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The rainbow starts with pink at the top and goes to red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and ending with violet. The top and bottom have black gently waving lines coming out of them that look like threads.

                                                  Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The detail shows a closeup of the hatch pens strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta pinks.

                                                  Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The detail shows a closeup of the hatch pens strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta pinks.

                                                  Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The detail shows a closeup of the hatch pens strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta pinks.

                                                  Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The detail shows a closeup of the hatch pens strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta pinks.

                                                  Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The detail shows a closeup of the hatch pens strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta pinks.

                                                  Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of thin irregular horizontal sections of rainbow shades of color from hatched pen strokes. The detail shows a closeup of the hatch pens strokes of cyan, yellow, and magenta pinks.

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                                                    CMYK Circle Galaxies, a nod to space telescope photography. Probably one of the more complex plots I’ve done. The black background alone took 4 passes.

                                                    CMYK ink on 24"x36” watercolor paper using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

                                                    Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-pl

                                                    An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The colors of the circles are loosely related to one another and slow change color across the composition.

                                                    Alt...An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The colors of the circles are loosely related to one another and slow change color across the composition.

                                                    Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                                                    Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                                                    Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                                                    Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                                                    Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation shown at an oblique shallow depth of field of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

                                                    Alt...Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation shown at an oblique shallow depth of field of a field of densely packed variable sized circles of a variety of colors on a black background. The detail shows the individual pen strokes that comprise the shading of the circles in cyan, yellow, and magenta.

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                                                      Alt...A #PenPlotter drawing Truchet tiles on a blue 5.25” floppy disk with a gold marker.

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                                                        It's the most wonderful time of the year: ! I love using floppy disks as a medium to plot on as well as a subject of my pen plots.

                                                        Here's a selection of 5.25" floppy disk plots available in my shop =)

                                                        shop.paulrickards.com/floppy/

                                                        A composite of 5 different 5.25" floppy disks in red, orange, green, yellow, and blue each with a contrasting pen plot drawn on top of it including concentric shapes, Truchet tiles, and primitive shapes such as circles, triangles, and hexagons.

                                                        Alt...A composite of 5 different 5.25" floppy disks in red, orange, green, yellow, and blue each with a contrasting pen plot drawn on top of it including concentric shapes, Truchet tiles, and primitive shapes such as circles, triangles, and hexagons.

                                                        A portrait orientation #PenPlot of a 3 x 4 grid of 5.25" floppy disks shaded in a CMY rainbow scheme with the density of the shading darker at the top and lightening towards the bottom.

                                                        Alt...A portrait orientation #PenPlot of a 3 x 4 grid of 5.25" floppy disks shaded in a CMY rainbow scheme with the density of the shading darker at the top and lightening towards the bottom.

                                                        A #PenPlot on top of a 5.25" black floppy disk of a vanishing point grid drawn in thick gold ink.

                                                        Alt...A #PenPlot on top of a 5.25" black floppy disk of a vanishing point grid drawn in thick gold ink.

                                                        A picture of a #PenPlotter in action drawing on a white 5.25" floppy disk an abstract asteroid made up of triangles that is being disintegrated by a small triangular ship drawn in the left corner that is reminiscent of Asteroids the video game.

                                                        Alt...A picture of a #PenPlotter in action drawing on a white 5.25" floppy disk an abstract asteroid made up of triangles that is being disintegrated by a small triangular ship drawn in the left corner that is reminiscent of Asteroids the video game.

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                                                          The HP DraftMaster RX demo plot is pretty cool. I'd love to lift the vector drawing of the plotter itself.

                                                          I've poked around in the ROMs and while I can find the text strings, I can't find anything else that looks like HPGL.

                                                          Maybe it's generated on the fly?

                                                          The demo/confidence plot from a HP DraftMaster RX pen plotter.

                                                          Alt...The demo/confidence plot from a HP DraftMaster RX pen plotter.

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                                                            The front badge was missing so I created and 3D printed a replacement in brown and white. I think it looks the part.

                                                            A plastic badge that says Hewlett Packard DraftMaster RX stuck to the front of a plastic case.

                                                            Alt...A plastic badge that says Hewlett Packard DraftMaster RX stuck to the front of a plastic case.

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                                                              Here, have this Polaroid SX-70 camera cutaway diagram pen plot, as a treat.

                                                              A large pen plotter with white paper draped over the platen with a completed plot of a cutaway diagram of the Polaroid SX-70 instant camera.

                                                              Alt...A large pen plotter with white paper draped over the platen with a completed plot of a cutaway diagram of the Polaroid SX-70 instant camera.

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                                                                Here's a quick video of the HP DraftMaster RX printing an iteration of Schotter by Nees on 36"x48" (ARCH-E) paper. It's fast!!

                                                                The video also shows the grit wheel drive pulley section that's visible when the cover is off.

                                                                Alt...A video of a pen plotter drawing a large number of squares in black ink on white paper, orderly at the top, and more disorderly down the page.

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                                                                  It's huge! 53" wide, 20" deep, and stands 47" tall, and weighs 160lbs!

                                                                  Here's some people in a fancy office with two of them for scale.

                                                                  Two people standing in a large open room with large full wall windows to the outside, with two large pen plotters on either side of them.

                                                                  Alt...Two people standing in a large open room with large full wall windows to the outside, with two large pen plotters on either side of them.

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                                                                    Say hello to my latest to my fleet. This is a HP DraftMaster RX from 1991, retailed for $9,995. It's huge, can print up to A0/ARCH-E (36"x48"), and can use roll paper.

                                                                    I've been on the hunt for one of these for many years. I think this is about as good as the HP pen plotter got before they were replaced by inkjet plotters.

                                                                    Huge thanks to Connor Krukosky for helping me rescue this from the trash!

                                                                    A large pen plotter with a large printed page draped over the platen down the front of the test/demo plot detailing the features of the plotter.

                                                                    Alt...A large pen plotter with a large printed page draped over the platen down the front of the test/demo plot detailing the features of the plotter.

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