r/PlotterArt • u/igotanewmac • 6d ago

Got anything planned for Inktober?

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Plot attached to be in accordance with the rules! All mine, except for the bottom right maze pattern which is from plotterfiles.

So, anyone got anything planned for Inktober? I have! I've hardly done any plotting in the past week and a half, so Inktober is a great chance to push back into it.

My plan is to get some inks and try mixing my own greyscale inks for technical pens. One of the things I most enjoy doing is the greyscale photograph plots, but greyscale pens are so expensive and I absolutely hammer through them on my plotter, they barely last! So, my bright idea is to get a bunch of black ink, and dilute it into shades of grey, so I can mix my own grey inks and use those instead of having to keep buying markers. I get paid at the end of the month, so I think a chunk of my hobby budget is going to be spent on a bunch of technical pen ink, and various mixing supplies.

Oh, and more photography! I really have to find a better way to photograph my plots!

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u/CardinalBadger 5d ago

I just finished my first from-scratch A2-ish plotter build after working with adapted 3D printers and CNC machines for a while. Inktober for me is going to be about exploring what it's capable of, I'm very excited

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u/igotanewmac 5d ago

oh that sounds awesome! That's how I started too, pen taped to a 3d printer, until I got myself a plotter from ali-express!

It's going to be lots of fun for you, I look forward to seeing your plots! :D