Catching up on some #penplotter-related news from the last few weeks.

#vsvg releases 0.3.0 and 0.4.0, which introduce #msvg (the fastest way to eyeball a collection of SVGs) and bring a host of improvements to #whiskers:

➡️https://github.com/abey79/vsvg/releases/tag/v0.3.0
➡️https://github.com/abey79/vsvg/releases/tag/v0.4.0

#vpype release 1.14, which mainly bring Python 3.12 compatibility and a few improvements.

➡️https://github.com/abey79/vpype/releases/tag/1.14.0

#vsketch 1.1, which brings Python 3.12 compatibility and syncs with vpype 1.14

➡️https://github.com/abey79/vsketch/releases/tag/1.1.0

#genuary #genuary1 #genuary2024 #penplotter
Another year another Genuary. The theme of today was Particles.

I made this in #vsketch /Python, but it was slow to render, so I'm now being tempted to learn Rust and the new Whiskers for plotting.. But can I spent this month both generating plots AND learning a new language??? D:

Latest #penplotter piece in progress. First plot of a new concept I'm playing with. I'm not sure I'm "done" with the design but it's always fun to watch the robot draw.

#generativeart #vsketch #python

Introducing #vsvg-sketch, a new #rustlang-based interactive sketch environment for #penplotter #generative #art.

It's like #vsketch, but in Rust. So:
- it's *fast*
- it's (soon) web ready (via wasm)
- it's based on a far superior stack for fast development (mainly #egui + #wgpu)

As with #vsketch, the interactive UI is auto-generated based on the sketch's declared parameters (here thanks to Rust's powerful macros).

Still very much WIP, but already usable—feedback welcome!

I fiiiinally got around to publishing #vsketch to PyPI, so it can now be installed with:

➡️ pipx install vsketch

#penplotter

For 3 in #36daysoftype, I went with radial lines.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CsCuLgsvOZf/

Coded this one up in vsketch with a bunch of parameters to control the radii, angles, and line spacing.

The only trick here was getting masking to work between the the top and bottom part of the 3. This involves using a throwaway layer for vpype-occult to mask out the top part, which is then deleted.

The background is a grid of randomly-generated arcs based on the same params as the 3.

#36days_3 #penplotter #vsketch

With V in #36daysoftype, I built a design inspired by classic vector graphics, focused around a single vanishing point.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Crwioryvvq-/

I constructed this using vsketch, using a transformation matrix to apply the rotation and conditionals to draw horizontal lines for each segment based on the rotation angle.

Plotted using Sakura Gelly Roll Midnight pens on Fabriano Black Black paper.

#36days_v #penplotter #vsketch