Plottables is a platform dedicated to pen plottable generative art.

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Take something as simple as concentric circles and modify, expand, and implode each point relative to the others and you will find yourself with something completely different. With Implosion we explore this concept and look to make a statement about what it means to plot a piece. As artists that almost always work with a plotter, it often feels like plotting adds another layer of complexity and depth to a piece. You work alongside the plotter to translate the piece from the screen to the physical world. As one of the first pieces on Plottables we want to convey that passion to you and let you experience it for yourselves. All Implosion pieces are represented on the screen as black & white images, but behind the scenes are split into layers so that you can recolor and plot your piece as many different ways as you want. Those layers are just the beginning though. Try pausing your print halfway through to change the pen size, color, or shape. Afterwards hang them as a matrix on your wall and make it an exploration of the elements of art across a complex pattern. If youre not into exploration you cant go wrong with a black Pigma Micron pen on smooth Bristol paper.

Implosion #48

Implosion #64

Implosion #67

Implosion #214

Implosion #244

A project about nature and algorithm. It's easy to enjoy the randomness of a rock. Inspired by East Asian stone collecting, Really Random Rock brings a collection of 350 unique and unexpected viewing stones that generate from the random output of a hash string. Each rock is fully plottable and derives its form from a closed-loop shape expansion algorithm that makes countless calls to a random function. Through the very nature of randomness, resulting forms may occasionally resemble familiar things such as faces, animals, or landscapes. These results are purely coincidental and are celebrated as chance occurrences ...for this is the very essence of stone viewing and appreciation.
A plotting guide is available at the website above. ***Render times vary***

Really Random Rock #45

Really Random Rock #53

Really Random Rock #84

Really Random Rock #90

Really Random Rock #96

Really Random Rock #107

Really Random Rock #118

A project about nature and algorithm. It"s easy to enjoy the randomness of a rock. Inspired by East Asian stone collecting, Really Random Rock brings a collection of 350 unique and unexpected viewing stones that generate from the random output of a hash string. Each rock is fully plottable and derives its form from a closed-loop shape expansion algorithm that makes countless calls to a random function. Through the very nature of randomness, resulting forms may occasionally resemble familiar things such as faces, animals, or landscapes. These results are purely coincidental and are celebrated as chance occurrences ...for this is the very essence of stone viewing and appreciation.
A plotting guide is available at the website above. ***Render times vary***