Padcrafting

Crafsman said it: AI legitimizes this idea that one is entitled to unearned talent.

We need plotter/CNC optimized fonts. Not just single stroke or thin stick fonts - actual fonts designed for minimizing pen ups, and allowing for path optimization. This would include new interpretations of cursive, and dealing with the dot of the lower case i. #penplotter #fonts

An issue with the Lamy Safari - if I recall, part of the body is flat, so depending on where it is oriented can affect how the AxiDraw pen holder grabs it.

I posted it later but I prefer the JinHao 991 hooded nib and I use it in the directly vertical orientation.

For the plotter, I’m not a fan of needing to use it angled, which led me to hooded nibs. But I can probably make the Preppy work. Not a fan of having to buy the converter separately.

Bridging worlds. PLOTTERZINE is an all plotted zine - for 10.1, it's venturing into the worlds of ATCs, bookbinding and papercraft. Find on instagram at www.instagram.com/plotterzine #zinemaking #zine #penplotter #atc #aceo #algorist

New smaller 1.4.2 #paragraphic update now available. Makes the Element position input node more useful, adds WebP image format support and fixes a couple of bugs.

Full details at paragraphic.design/blog/version...

Also, the Jinhao 991 is rather inexpensive. The hooded nib versions can be a little tricky to find. Includes converters. And usually around $2 USD each

#fountainpens

I found myself gravitating to hooded nibs in F and EF - flows well even in vertical orientation. My current favorite is the Jinhao 991 - not great in hand, but excellent on a pen plotter.

#fountainpen #penplotter #shoptalk

For a pen plotter, I prefer a fountain pen that works well in the vertical orientation. Like the Pilot Parallel, but that’s a special case. It’s easier on the calculations. #fountainpen #penplotter

I use fountain pens in a pen plotter. So video reviews of fountain pens online don't address the things I am interested in. I don't care about how the pen looks, or how it feels in the hand, or that there's a smile engraved on the nib. #algorist #penplotter

An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Shamblog Summary: An AI agent of unknown ownership autonomously wrote and published a personalized hit piece about me after I rejected its code, attempting to damage my reputation and shame me into acceptin…

If there comes about an arms race on AI agents attacking and counterattacking - the poportion of usable traffic on the internet gets increasingly small. theshamblog.com/an-ai-agent-...

Inkscape tip: closed paths in SVG are designated with a Z code. So, to find all the closed paths in a file, simply do a search for Z in the object properties

And not even paths between dots as in nodes and paths in graph theory, but literally paths that can fill the space between the dots. Which flips the idea of halftones on its head a bit. #algorist #1penup

Pen plotting is more akin to digital manufacture, which does not pixelize but rather follow tool paths. In my way of thinking, vector-based representation of (photographic) images isn't about breaking it down to dots, but finding the paths *between* dots. #algorist

A frequent pen plotter technique is doing pointilist representation of images - which can be murder on the servos used as the pen up and down movements are the main wear. I do find that algorithmically, it's recreating the different raster representation methods used in conventional print.

Single line portrait. Trading card sized (64x89mm) plot using Tsukineko Ultramarine Blue ink. #penplotter #algorist #plotterart #atc #aceo #portrait

So, apparently, the Cleveland Museum of Art has no Open Access art by Asian American Artists. That's an interesting phenomenon. #art #openaccess

Uh oh. I designed a 126 meter single line SVG and I’m kind of worried about plotting it.

#penplotter #algorist #1penup

New logo, pretty proud of this design. It’s to designate plots done with a single line. The logo itself is a single closed line. #penplotter #1penup #design #algorist #atc

Memorial Portraits

Luka Grafera is memorializing everyone killed by ICE grafera.zone/archive/blog...

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I released a single line SVG plotterfiles.com/profile/file...

Apparently, on Reddit, using the word “this” in the title is enough for some moderator bots to flag the post for removal.

#todayilearned

Urn: a single line plot. B5 paper, using Arabian Rose ink on AxiDraw. #penplotter #algorist #plotterart #stilllife #singlelineplot

Violet ammonite. Two layered plot using Tsukineko inks.

#penplotter #algorist #plotterart

A training in classic genetic recombination let me figure out how to generate single line drawings from FMM contour plots. Haven’t figured out how to automate it yet but the basic principles are there.

Glare. White gel pen on 100x150mm black cardstock. #penplotter #portrait #algorist #postcard

I look back over the last year and my algorithmic methods have grown. I do think getting to visit the @bantamtools.bsky.social site last March kickstarted a lot of good ideas. I am tempted to revisit some old ideas and do a better job now.

I find myself manually tweaking SVG geometries to get as few interruptions as possible. It’s like digital crocheting - at least how I imagine the mindset is like

Anguish. B5 sized plot using Opon Channel Blue ink. #penplotter #algorist #plotterart #digitalcrochet