On #PlotterTwitter, most posts were either mathy patterns or photorealism with a twist. In terms of the math-based stuff, a lot of people used noise to shake things up a little. A lot of the patterns were a bit boring. The photorealism stuff was also kind of uninteresting – they were just functions applied to a photo, not super generative. Technically impressive, sometimes, but not very interesting. Something that’s grown more popular since the last time I’ve checked the hashtag is CMYK stuff. People tend not to be super experimental or boundary-pushing, so a lot of the posts have a similar illustrative aesthetic.<\/p>\n
Here is a project by @JaspervanLoenen that I enjoyed because it plays with the boundaries between 3D and 2D in an interesting way. It’s exciting to think about the play between Blender and plotters that becomes possible through this. 3D scenes can easily and precisely be captured in a 2D format. I also think about how photogrammetry could play into this, moving beyond contour tracing and into actual perspective to capture 3D environments in 2 dimensions.<\/p>\n
\nExporting colors doesn't work perfectly yet, but pretty happy with the progress. Exporting 3D models from @Blender<\/a> to SVG for use with a pen plotter #plottertwitter<\/a> #blender<\/a> #axidraw<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/jPGDGqR17w<\/a><\/p>\n
— Jasper van Loenen (@JaspervanLoenen) August 18, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n