u/Maplethorpej

Took some old Truchet patterns and remixed them.

IG reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcO5iLmSZ3m/

More of an experiment than anything. I regret my color choices but that’s nothing new.

Generative overlay on the skull + custom typography pattern for the snail. This one took some time. Might try again with orange instead of blue.

Video + explainer: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcJwg3zyklW/

Inspired by my daughters’ love of toads, I decided to feature this handsome fellow in a new piece. I’m still refining the technique (line density is difficult to control with this method), but overall I’m happy with the results.

The toad was created with Grok. The design was created with code. The composition was created with custom software.

Plot time: 1hr 55mins
Pen: Micron archival ink 0.30mm
Plotter: NextDraw 1117

IG Reel: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcBrg3kyBo0/

This is a variety of different “styles” applied to the same leaf using various SVGs I’ve generated. Paths are clipped along different boundaries to produce the effect.

Hey all 👋 I got a little bored creating abstract designs and wanted to try something a little different. So, I decided to build some custom software that allows me to clip svgs along a boundary within an image.

Basically, the idea is to use some of the intricate designs I’ve created as the fill layer for icons, such as a leaf in this example. It’s taken a lot of patience to get this right, but I think I’m finally getting somewhere.

BTW please let me know if this already exists in some software that I’m not aware of. Otherwise, I’ll consider releasing this once I’ve polished it up.

I won’t spam the sub, so if you want to see more of my work, I’ll be posting more frequently on IG: https://www.instagram.com/maplethorpej

My wife wasn’t too impressed but she saw it on my phone and I think she was hungry so I’m throwing it over to all of you to enjoy lol

The nested annuli sets are actually different layers so I’m going to do this one in color tomorrow so you can actually see the overlapping effect. This is more moire / optical art.

Coded in python. Sakura Gelly Roll .5mm on black cardstock