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Paul Rickards

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Artist exploring vintage pen plotters with modern code. Retrocomputing repair and collecting. Mixes the best of new and old. He/him #penplotter #c64 🏳️‍🌈 My blog: https://biosrhythm.com/ My shop: https://shop.paulrickards.com/

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An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet.

An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Another iteration of Tangled CMY Triangles with lots of tangled filaments of color.

CMY on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/tangled-cmy-...

#PenPlotter #ArtForSale #Art

09.03.2026 18:04 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet.

An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of triangles are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Tangled CMY Triangles, an updated design where triangles make up the structure and hatch marks create texture, color, and movement.

CMY on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/tangled-cmy-...

#PenPlotter #ArtForSale

08.03.2026 19:47 — 👍 18    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors.

An abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Another hatched CMYK Delaunay triangulation variation where the edges are softer. I love the blobby feel of these without right angle corners.

CMYK archival inks on 11x15 watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/wildcards/

#PenPlotter

07.03.2026 19:07 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors.

An abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each outlined in black and shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

More hatched CMYK Delaunay triangulation but with black outlines which make the shapes really pop.

CMYK archival inks on 11x15 watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/wildcards/

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale #Artist

03.03.2026 18:43 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors.

An abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of many tessellated triangles each shaded with hatch marks of overlapping CMY strokes creating a myriad of other colors. The detail shows the individual hatch marks of cyan, yellow, and magenta pen strokes.

Hatched CMY Delaunay triangulation. I call these “umbrellas” because they remind me of the view above of a crowded beach.

CMY archival inks on 11x15 watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/wildcards/

#PenPlotter

26.02.2026 17:45 — 👍 27    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of blue denim and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of blue denim and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Another CMY Carousel showing a flowing field of ribbons of hatched color, swirling around two vortices.

CMY archival inks on 11x15 watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/cmy-carousel...

#PenPlotter

23.02.2026 18:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of blue denim and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

An abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of blue denim and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of stacked overlapping geometric shapes with smooth curves. The colors are a variety of denim blue and yellow gold shades created from cross hatch pen strokes of only cyan, yellow, and magenta. The closeup shows individual pen strokes of ink and black outlines.

CMY Carousel showing a flowing field of ribbons of hatched color, swirling around a center vortex.

CMY archival inks on 11x15 watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/cmy-carousel...

#PenPlotter #Art

22.02.2026 17:03 — 👍 16    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0
An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of tightly packed triangles arranged in a subtle wave pattern from upper left to lower right each hatch shaded with a different color from overlapping cyan, yellow, and magenta inks. The detail shows individual pen strokes comprising the hatch shading.

CMY Delaunay Triangles on Waves with curved shaded triangles from overlapping sine waves.

CMY on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/cmy-delaunay...

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale

21.02.2026 16:28 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Why is there no edit button here. Here's the third view.

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale

20.02.2026 17:12 — 👍 11    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet.

An abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Detail from an abstract pen plot on white paper in portrait orientation of hatch marks loosely bound in the shape of pluses are hatched with cyan, yellow, or magenta in a seemingly random but organized way to create large amorphous areas of color, creating secondary colors of red, green, and violet. The detail shows a closeup of the individual pen strokes.

Tangled CMY hatched plus series from 2018. I’ve always loved the fluidity and motion in these.

CMY on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/tangled-cmy-...

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale

20.02.2026 17:04 — 👍 19    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. From a distance, the image looks like a colorful soft cloud of warm colors.

An abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. From a distance, the image looks like a colorful soft cloud of warm colors.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. Close up you can see the individual dots in cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. Close up you can see the individual dots in cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. Close up you can see the individual dots in cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. Close up you can see the individual dots in cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. Close up you can see the individual dots in cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of a full page field of small dots of CMY of varying sizes like a halftone effect. Close up you can see the individual dots in cyan, yellow, and magenta inks.

Full page halftone of Perlin noise fields in CMY. I love the subtly of the image and how it changes w viewing distance. Also has a great underlying hexagonal pattern.

CMY on 24”x36” watercolor using a vintage HP DraftPro DXL #PenPlotter

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/large-plots/

18.02.2026 21:15 — 👍 12    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of CMY shaded geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles, overlapping within squares of various sizes. The shapes overlap opaquely giving rise to new primary colors like green, red, and purple.

An abstract pen plot of CMY shaded geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles, overlapping within squares of various sizes. The shapes overlap opaquely giving rise to new primary colors like green, red, and purple.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of CMY shaded geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles, overlapping within squares of various sizes. The shapes overlap opaquely giving rise to new primary colors like green, red, and purple. In the detail, you can see the various individual pen strokes of the composition.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of CMY shaded geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles, overlapping within squares of various sizes. The shapes overlap opaquely giving rise to new primary colors like green, red, and purple. In the detail, you can see the various individual pen strokes of the composition.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of CMY shaded geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles, overlapping within squares of various sizes. The shapes overlap opaquely giving rise to new primary colors like green, red, and purple. In the detail, you can see the various individual pen strokes of the composition.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of CMY shaded geometric shapes like squares, rectangles, and triangles, overlapping within squares of various sizes. The shapes overlap opaquely giving rise to new primary colors like green, red, and purple. In the detail, you can see the various individual pen strokes of the composition.

Quads but filled with geometric shapes and patterns. Reminds me of maritime signal flags.

CMY on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/wildcards/

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale #Artist

17.02.2026 18:43 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
An abstract pen plot of squares of various sizes outlined with black rounded corners, sometimes dividing into smaller squares. Each square is filled with small dots of CMY color of varying size and density. From a distance, the dots form a different color but close up the dots can be seen clearly.

An abstract pen plot of squares of various sizes outlined with black rounded corners, sometimes dividing into smaller squares. Each square is filled with small dots of CMY color of varying size and density. From a distance, the dots form a different color but close up the dots can be seen clearly.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of squares of various sizes outlined with black rounded corners, sometimes dividing into smaller squares. Each square is filled with small dots of CMY color of varying size and density. Close up the dots can be seen clearly.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of squares of various sizes outlined with black rounded corners, sometimes dividing into smaller squares. Each square is filled with small dots of CMY color of varying size and density. Close up the dots can be seen clearly.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of squares of various sizes outlined with black rounded corners, sometimes dividing into smaller squares. Each square is filled with small dots of CMY color of varying size and density. Close up the dots can be seen clearly.

Detail from an abstract pen plot of squares of various sizes outlined with black rounded corners, sometimes dividing into smaller squares. Each square is filled with small dots of CMY color of varying size and density. Close up the dots can be seen clearly.

Having more fun with this composition of quads filled with Ben Day dots which is slow to plot because there’s so much pen up and down motion.

CMYK on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/wildcards/

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale

16.02.2026 16:33 — 👍 16    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
A pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks drawn in a 3x5 grid with a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors.

A pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks drawn in a 3x5 grid with a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors.

A pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks drawn in a 3x5 grid with a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors.

A pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks drawn in a 3x5 grid with a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors.

Added a couple more of the Ben Day floppy plots to my shop if you are interested in some floppy pop art for your walls 💾 🙂

shop.paulrickards.com/floppy/

#PenPlotter #FloppyDisk #Art #ArtForSale

15.02.2026 23:39 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks drawn in a 3x5 grid with a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors.

A pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks drawn in a 3x5 grid with a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors.

Detail from a pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks in a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors. The detail shows individual pen strokes.

Detail from a pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks in a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors. The detail shows individual pen strokes.

Detail from a pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks in a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors. The detail shows individual pen strokes.

Detail from a pen plot of a grid of alternating 3.5” and 5.25” floppy disks in a surrounding box filled with Ben Day dots of various sizes and densities of CMY inks. The floppies are filled with CMY cross hatching creating a myriad of rainbow colors. The detail shows individual pen strokes.

Composition with floppies, using two different kind of fills: cross hatching and BenDay dots.

CMYK on 11”x15” watercolor paper using a vintage HP 7585B pen plotter generated and controlled with Python.

Available in my shop: shop.paulrickards.com/floppy/

#PenPlotter #Art #ArtForSale

12.02.2026 23:10 — 👍 25    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
A small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left is folded flat down onto the case.

A small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left is folded flat down onto the case.

A side profile shot of a small beige plastic portable computer with the screen tilted up at an angle.

A side profile shot of a small beige plastic portable computer with the screen tilted up at an angle.

A dimly lit shot of a LCD screen behind a rainbow backlit keyboard.

A dimly lit shot of a LCD screen behind a rainbow backlit keyboard.

Some more shots of the Typeframe.

11.12.2025 23:25 — 👍 7    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
An oblique view of a small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A rainbow backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left tilted up toward the viewer.

An oblique view of a small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A rainbow backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left tilted up toward the viewer.

An closeup view of a small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left folded flat. On the top right of the case is the Typeframe logo in orange on a dark gray background.

An closeup view of a small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left folded flat. On the top right of the case is the Typeframe logo in orange on a dark gray background.

An side view of a small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s showing the red power button and SD card slot on the side. A small LCD screen is tilted up toward the viewer and the keyboard is backlit in a rainbow of colors.

An side view of a small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s showing the red power button and SD card slot on the side. A small LCD screen is tilted up toward the viewer and the keyboard is backlit in a rainbow of colors.

The Typeframe is modeled after the Epson PX-4 and looks like a twin. The 7.9" LCD is also a touchscreen. I chose a Raspberry Pi 5 and an inexpensive ready-made keyboard. It's powered by a 10 Ah battery and charges with USB-C. And lots of 3D printing.

More info. to build your own: www.typeframe.net

11.12.2025 23:22 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0
A small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left tilted up toward the viewer.

A small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left tilted up toward the viewer.

A small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A rainbow backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left folded flat down on the case.

A small computer in beige plastic that resembles a slabtop from the mid 1980s. A rainbow backlit keyboard with beige, dark gray, and orange keycaps is in the front with a small LCD screen on the upper left folded flat down on the case.

Ever since I saw the Typeframe (a DIY writerdeck or cyberdeck), I wanted to build one. And so I did! I tweaked the design here and there to fit what I had on hand and my tastes. Here's the result. I'm pleased with how it turned out.

11.12.2025 23:20 — 👍 38    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 1
A Mac System 7.5 dialog box from ResEdit with a small pig icon, the text "Start pig-mode?" and Cancel and OK buttons. It apparently constantly tries to free up resources, aiding developers. To see it, hold command-option-shift and choose About ResEdit from the Apple Menu.

A Mac System 7.5 dialog box from ResEdit with a small pig icon, the text "Start pig-mode?" and Cancel and OK buttons. It apparently constantly tries to free up resources, aiding developers. To see it, hold command-option-shift and choose About ResEdit from the Apple Menu.

🐖 Start pig-mode?

17.09.2025 22:31 — 👍 31    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 2
A tiny pen plotter in a colorful plastic case with receipt paper drawing the current and forecast weather with weather icons and temperatures in black ink.

A tiny pen plotter in a colorful plastic case with receipt paper drawing the current and forecast weather with weather icons and temperatures in black ink.

A plotted page of current and forecast weather on 2.25" wide receipt paper in black ink.

A plotted page of current and forecast weather on 2.25" wide receipt paper in black ink.

A plotted page of current and forecast weather on 2.25" wide receipt paper in black ink on top of a wide tractor feed green bar paper with an ASCII Snoopy and a part of the 2025 calendar.

A plotted page of current and forecast weather on 2.25" wide receipt paper in black ink on top of a wide tractor feed green bar paper with an ASCII Snoopy and a part of the 2025 calendar.

Today's plotter weather 🌧️

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16.09.2025 13:08 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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15.09.2025 19:59 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 1
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Did you know the Amiga Kickstart boot screen is stored as vector data? It uses 412 bytes. 💾

14.09.2025 17:05 — 👍 9    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

It’s plain paper, not thermal so all good.

12.09.2025 13:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

It's my Lisa Clone 😊

12.09.2025 03:11 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
A tiny pen plotter housed in three increasingly sized plastic boxes of red, blue, and yellow. A white top with buttons and paper coming out show the text Hello, World and a differential growth pattern drawn on it.

A tiny pen plotter housed in three increasingly sized plastic boxes of red, blue, and yellow. A white top with buttons and paper coming out show the text Hello, World and a differential growth pattern drawn on it.

Over the past week, I built a new tiny #PenPlotter with a vintage ALPS 2.25" mechanism! It sports a 3D printed snap-fit case, receipt paper holder, speaks GRBL over WiFi, 18650 battery w USB-C recharge, and a color scheme borrowed from the JLPGA PowerBook 170.

12.09.2025 02:52 — 👍 98    🔁 10    💬 4    📌 0

In my own research, I think it was simply a batch script that type'd two text files, pausing with "ask.com" in between. Ask uses the prompt "Strike any key when ready ..." which is seen in the movie.

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04.09.2025 22:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Someone comes along later to look for a leaflet.

04.09.2025 22:24 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
An Atari Portfolio showing the infamous "PIN IDENTIFICATION" program from Terminator 2.

An Atari Portfolio showing the infamous "PIN IDENTIFICATION" program from Terminator 2.

Later we'll hack some ATMs.. easy money..

04.09.2025 22:13 — 👍 6    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0
An Atari Portfolio computer with a serial interface. On the screen is a terminal program XTerm downloading "zork1.dat" showing progress as dots.

An Atari Portfolio computer with a serial interface. On the screen is a terminal program XTerm downloading "zork1.dat" showing progress as dots.

An Atari Portfolio running Zork 1. On the monochrome screen it says "West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here." There's a > prompt and a flashing cursor at the bottom of the screen.

An Atari Portfolio running Zork 1. On the monochrome screen it says "West of House. You are standing in an open field west of a white house, with a boarded front door. There is a small mailbox here." There's a > prompt and a flashing cursor at the bottom of the screen.

Putting Zork 1 on my Atari Portfolio for some gaming on the go.

04.09.2025 21:45 — 👍 33    🔁 4    💬 3    📌 0
A canvas tote bag with the Tekserve logo on it with "Apple Specialist" below it and their former NYC address.

A canvas tote bag with the Tekserve logo on it with "Apple Specialist" below it and their former NYC address.

A gift from a friend. ❤️ My friends know me all too well.

03.09.2025 20:58 — 👍 8    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0