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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

Although I should say Liquitex white did not work. Washed it out immediately after trying it and getting inconsistent flow. Liquitex says the inks are appropriate for "technical pens," which should include Isographs, but testing is still necessary. Trying because I'm searching for lightfast inks.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

So far no trouble or clogging, pens wash out fine afterwards. Will keep an eye on them!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

8"x8" plot, 520 curves in muted turquoise. Bantam Tools Axidraw V3/A3, Liquitex Muted Turquoise acrylic ink, Rotring Isograph 0.2mm, Canson cold pressed watercolor 300g. #plotter #plotterart #inkandpaper #creativecoding #axidraw #liquitexacrylicink

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Yes, I see it! Funny, I usually try to avoid the ones that come out looking like a face is present. But that's a challenge because we are so good at finding faces!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Little dots. I like how you can see the texture but it invites you to move in to get a closer look. Very cool.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Recent pen plot. Watercolor paper adds some nice texture. I also like the clean consistent lines produced on smooth papers - different choices for different pictures. Rotring Isograph 0.2mm Rotring black India ink Canson cold press watercolor paper #AxiDraw V3/A3 #plotterart #generativeart

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I've been kind of absent from the fxhash scene for a while and I was happy to see you had built something recently! There is something very elegant about these simple arrangements. Nice work!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Got this wonderful #ptpx plotter art postcard from @mike.teczno.com a little while ago. I love it! It's based on aerial imagery of a copper mine, by photographer Tom Hegen. Thank you, Michal!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Refilled a spent black Micron 0.2mm with Liquitex Acrylic Sap Green and got...well ok I got black because I guess that Micron wasn't as empty as I thought. #plotter #plotterart #generativeart #axidraw

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Me too! This gif captures it well.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

Working on making pleasant curves with a good distribution across the plane. Happy with these. I seem to always look for something that's both complex and minimalist at the same time. #generativeart #genart #creativecoding

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

😂 oh my god, accidentally snagging your glasses is the goofiest thing and I've done it so many times.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Thank you, @etchfo.bsky.social for this #ptpx postcard! It's so gloriously green, regular but irregular, and I'm getting lost tracing the lines with my eyes, trying to learn your algorithm secrets. I love it! (I still need to send mine out! I'm working on it! 😬)

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Definitely! Another benefit of this approach is that it prevents the paralysis that can result from trying to be too clever or abstract. Sometimes hacking away at stupid code is what you need to get moving. Although I don't always follow this advice!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

Messing with the Mandelbrot set equations and zooming in deep...I think I accidentally created a Radiohead album cover #mandelbrot #fractal #generativeart

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Oh wow. I wonder if he'd be willing to give me 0.001% of that.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

Funny - my daughter also listens to Fat Rat, or she used to. Anyway, we now have separate accounts so she doesn't screw up my algorithm. But no shame in any of that, especially Tay Tay.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

A recent #plotter pic, on a page from a neglected lab notebook I found at the school where I teach. I love the caption "witnessed and understood by me" at the bottom, so I've made that the title. Coded in #Processing Black micron 0.25mm #AxiDraw V3/A3 #generativeart #plotterart

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Just joining this platform. You helped me find a few people I have followed before but had missed here! Thank you.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Glad to connect with you again, Matt!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

Hope your 2025 will be a year of renewal and creativity!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I am very familiar with your work and I'm a fan! I especially love those stacked solids in the 3rd pic. Happy to reconnect with you here. I've also had long lapses in my work - I've found it helpful to just playfully code the simplest, cliché, least sophisticated thing. Hope to see more from you!

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

That is sooo cool and beautiful.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

I've been admiring these. They're really wonderful.

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 01/12/2024

If you're just getting to know me here - I do generative art, mostly creating digital works for print, plus pen plotter pictures. Here's an 8x8 from not long ago. #creativecoding #generativeart #plotter #plotterart #axidraw

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Dan Gries @dangries.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Hello Bluesky. I hope to build many of the same connections here as I did on a different platform. This will be challenging because I'm using a different handle. Reposting appreciated! #generativeart #genartclub #plotter #artist

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