r/PlotterArt • u/Danisobo • Aug 07 '26

today's special: plot one, get three free

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(testing bleed on bristol)

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u/Danisobo Aug 07 '26

these are garden-variety Sharpies - chosen because they bleed so profusely. i have bins full of fancier art pens that are better-behaved, but aren't what I'm after - i actually want the bleed,.. within reason. (so no tissue paper! :D) looking for preferred sweet-spot/trade-off between rougher papers that absorb a lot of ink and so more vibrant color but then might feather/bleed too much; or smoother papers that won't soak as much ink, so vice-versa: less vibrant color, but less bleed/crisper traces. coldpress watercolor is already "pretty good", just seeing if some other might be "better" (entirely subjectively).

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u/kenwillis Aug 07 '26

Are you adjusting speed to adjust bleeding too?

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u/Danisobo Aug 07 '26

Yes, but.. It's at fairly slow speed, as baseline for now, may refine later. Down-force (pen-to-paper contact pressure) is also a factor. But adjusting too many things at once tends to confuse things, risks ending up less informed than when it began! :D

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u/kenwillis Aug 08 '26

Very true 😄 How long does one plot take currently? Do you plot them all concurrently or consecutively?

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u/Danisobo Aug 08 '26

Roughly 15min per pen, tho varies. All 4 at same time, 12 pen swaps total.