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verytiredrobot.bsky.social
Sketchy Machines
@verytiredrobot.bsky.social
Plotter art and other machine drawing and painting enthusiast.
Maps look surprisingly good in silver! h/t to @doersino.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy for his osm2svg tool ghpages.noahdoersing.com/osm2svg4art/ and thanks to DirtAlleyDesign for organizing the plot party (on Instagram).

#plotterart,#penplotter #mapart
July 15, 2025 at 1:57 AM
It's been months since I plotted anything, but this Monday's prompt (Flowers) from DirtAlleyDesign (on Instagram) and a particularly beautiful crop of peonies blooming in the garden nudged me to try a new photo to plotter workflow. 
#plotter #plotterart
June 17, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Hey checkout this great #ptpx postcard from @polygonsoup on Instagram.  Love these colors, and the sgraffito technique!  #plotterart #penplotter
April 15, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Woohoo! #ptpx postcards hit the post office earlier this week. And besides that, I did a little write up about it. tinyurl.com/FaceAntiface #plotterart #penplotter
March 28, 2025 at 1:54 AM
#ptpx is stretching out into a year long event! 😂 Friday I received this piece from Romain (data.flaw on Instagram). Love that sharp contrast of the white on black! Look closely to pick up on the alternating line structure (you see it more in the thumbnail). #plotterart #penplotter
March 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Thanks to Noah Doersing for this clever #ptpx postcard showing the OSM street map data thoughtfully placed nearby, but not exactly on, my house.  Extra thanks for sharing your code (ghpages.noahdoersing.com/osm2svg4art/) - I definitely do plan to try it out!

#plotterart #penplotter
March 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Latest #ptpx arrival, Lattice Boltzmann Method @ Re = 400. If you like CFD - and if you are reading this you very well might be the kind of person who does 🤓 - checkout the blog post. nathan.fun/posts/2024-1...
#plotterart #ptpx
February 15, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Another #ptpx postcard!

In a lovely red fine linework, this untitled piece is by Simon M. @smn_txyz. I really dig those illusory folds. Unfortunately I can't figure out what social media platform that handle is actually on, so if you know this person, please tag them with my thanks. #plotterart
February 13, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Over on Insta, there is a #plotterart plot party hosted by PenPlotArt. Been a while since I could join in, but I had time yesterday to try rendering from an old engraved illustration of the heart, and I'm pretty happy with it. Bic ballpoint / office paper on Roland DXY-885. (orig img in alt text)
February 10, 2025 at 11:10 PM
- And a piece inspired by wood end grain, from Brendan Howell (no social media contact info, but I shall cry into the void that I liked it.). #ptpx #plotterart
February 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
- A white on black paper piece by Julien Gachadoat www.v3ga.net (not on BlueSky I don't think). White ink on black paper is always a winning combo! #ptpx #plotterart
February 2, 2025 at 10:26 PM
- A lovely mixed media (I think this is paint and ink) by @jcammarata.bsky.social #ptpx #plotterart
February 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM