AI Generated Image ; plotted with a bic cristal pen. I’m particularly please with this one as I think it does a nice job of capturing the motion of the propeller and the wind. The positioning of the image on the card is just a little bit off. Oh well. I’ll get that sorted at…

AI generated fan art for one of my favorite YouTube channel.

AI generated image This required a bit more time in the image processing that I thought it should. Part of the issue is the density of dark space. When there is a low amount of light space mixed into the areas of dark space the image crosses a line between definition and obscurity that I…

Welcome to Plotted Postcards. This site is a collection of post cards that I have created. I generally make these and mail them out. If you want one, send me your US postal address and maybe I’ll send you one. If you liked this, and want one, you can do so here. I’m happy to…

Not all of the plots work out the first time. In this case I changed the the platform and then had to adjust everything. I was being too cautious with the z-axis height and so there are lighter spots. I thought I had it fixed for the second. The third is better. If I do…

The top pen is brand new out of the package. The bottom pen is what the same type of pen looks like after it has plotted itself nearly to the end. This one still writes. It has been taken out of the plotter and will be used manually until it stops. I didn’t track exactly…

AI Generated using https://bing.com/create ; GPT-4 black and white; pen and ink; abstract; generative line art; Japanese inspired; a piper archer flying through the sky with light layers of clouds; perspective is also from mid-air slightly below, left, and behind the airplane

The basic answer is that a picture is proceed in a tool that makes gcode. That gcode is then sent to a CNC machine that holds a pen. My basic setup is to create or generate an image. This may be a downloaded image, an AI generated image, a photo, or something else. I then…

In my opinion, the Porsche 911 is one of the most beautiful cars that has ever been built. This particular model is a favorite of a friend of mine and so I made this homage for him. This is one of three different plots that I made of this image. I think this was the…