Don't think I ever shared it here, but this summer I created a little #Blender thing that turns text or shapes into a squiggly line with a differential growth algorithm. Watching a #PenPlotter draw the results is mesmerizing!
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@bntn that would most definitely work, yes :)
@sml or even possibly a similar full-take camera shot like this is framed, but stationary and cropped so most of the shot ends up filled with the drawing?
@bntn I can have a look later if we recorded a timelapse or something capturing the whole piece. This was recorded earlier this year for a #JugendHackt event.
@sml I had no idea about this niche until finding @paulrickards earlier this year. #penplotter is so rad.
@sml can you share the file? I'm trying to get that to work in Grasshopper for years but can't get it to work. Wanted to take a look into Blender anyway. Maybe this would spark enough motivation. :)
@Hackbroetchen sure, I'll upload it to my Ko-Fi for free and ping you. Just not sure if I can do it before the weekend
@paulrickards @root42 Blender is actually quite neat for pen plotting art, since you can do both 2D and 3D simulations, or easily export contours of complex meshes to SVG.
Also works with portraits :)
@sml could you export the path animation as a slow video? This would be such a cathartic desktop background or screensaver!