3. Parametric Identity: Plotter Drawing


Islamic Parametric Patterns

 Mannnnnn this 12 Noon Thursday deadline always catches me off guard! I want to take this project further before class on Friday, so stay tuned. For now, I'll present what I managed to complete so far using the Parametric design from my previous blog:

(Scroll to the bottom to see Part 2 - attempting the drawing again)





As you can see, I printed all 3 iterations on one long piece of mylar with a gold pen (the type that writes when pushed down). I wanted to make something that couldn't be done with a traditional printer and I thought the gold and mylar would be a fun experiment - I think it makes the final piece feel valuable and ephemeral. 

 The mylar was a bit thin and did warp a bit, there's also a roller impression mark on the one side... but it worked! 
The clip above shows each design in a bit more detail. I think the idea of iteration works really well here. Adding depth as one 'levels up' in life. I guess it could be seen as simplification and decluttering if read the other way. 


My first attempt was a mixture of all 3 drawings (edited in Illustrator). This compilation seemed too much for Sir Cuts A Lot. A lot of repeated freezing happened. Also not my fave design.


My second attempt failed because of a silly mistake, I didn't leave enough space at the top of the print to allow the rollers to print the last part (top). The Mylar just flew out of the machine.

My successful attempt in Sir Cuts a Lot and the final before I cut it down and drew over the final rectangle with a sharpie. It skipped because the plotter drew it so fast! 1000m/s!



Detail shots, my attempt to capture how the gold reflects on each section. Can't wait to try this again and design a 3D shape/ rhino drawing with this tutorial.



UPDATE

I played with that tutorial and made a 3D shape and plan to get it drawn out this afternoon. Here is the design:



This is the building process:


 

It would be neat to add little scale people to imagine these as buildings!
The Printing Process:



It was interesting, lots of issues with the pen pressure, the pen exploding, rollers rubbing ink, and alignment/slipping but I think it really adds to the idea of this as a drawing by the vinyl cutter instead of just something run through printer. 

My favourite mistake is keeping the pen lower than it should be - i love the process lines!




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