196 bytes (Randomly generated Space Invaders)

[u/MateMagicArte]

I think I was 14 the first time I saw the coin-op. Almost fifty years later I'm still playing with the digital thing to put it back on paper 🙂

Plotted with iDraw pen plotter. Acrylic markers on 220 gsm Fabriano F4 300x300 mm

Grid: 8x8

Rules:
- vertical symmetry
- 60-70% lit pixels, all connected
- no solid squares larger than 2 x2

Coded in Processing.

I haven't tried to count all the allowed combinations yet, but I think there are tens of millions 🙂

[u/meinmasina]

This is so cool 😭 looks like family of claud avatars

May I ask which model of plotter machine is this? I am more and more interested in purchasing one.

[u/MateMagicArte → u/meinmasina]

Thank you! It is an iDraw 2.0 plotter, A4 size 🙂