GLDiMauro
Cube rendered by typewriter
Materials: Acrylic paint and typewriter ink on paper.
Size: A4 (21x29.7cm)
Usually when shading rigid isometric shapes, a block gradient would be used to create the illusion of three dimensions. I wanted to find a way to replicate this gradient but without the usual means of pens, pencil or paint. I was quite interested in the movements printers make when producing images so I attempted to emulate those actions, but with a typewriter.
The layered characters have some interesting interactions when viewed up close (examples in album 'Typewriter rendered 3D shapes). When choosing what characters to use for each side I had to keep in mind what surface area and spacing they had as this would affect the intensity of shading.
The characters '@' and '_' were used for the darkest surface, '0' and '.' for the intermediate and finally '/' with ':' for the lightest.
Though most would think this method would be quite constant and standardized it actually has some stochastic qualities. For example, there are many occurrences of keys being jammed or miss fired, which when added to the varying amount of pressure being used, give the surfaces a fuzzy shimmering like quality.
I later wrote some instructions in the Fluxus style on how to enter the mindset of a ink jet printer.
Link to 'Typewriter rendered 3D shapes' album: www.flickr.com/photos/128797108@N07/sets/72157650323454172/
Cube rendered by typewriter
Materials: Acrylic paint and typewriter ink on paper.
Size: A4 (21x29.7cm)
Usually when shading rigid isometric shapes, a block gradient would be used to create the illusion of three dimensions. I wanted to find a way to replicate this gradient but without the usual means of pens, pencil or paint. I was quite interested in the movements printers make when producing images so I attempted to emulate those actions, but with a typewriter.
The layered characters have some interesting interactions when viewed up close (examples in album 'Typewriter rendered 3D shapes). When choosing what characters to use for each side I had to keep in mind what surface area and spacing they had as this would affect the intensity of shading.
The characters '@' and '_' were used for the darkest surface, '0' and '.' for the intermediate and finally '/' with ':' for the lightest.
Though most would think this method would be quite constant and standardized it actually has some stochastic qualities. For example, there are many occurrences of keys being jammed or miss fired, which when added to the varying amount of pressure being used, give the surfaces a fuzzy shimmering like quality.
I later wrote some instructions in the Fluxus style on how to enter the mindset of a ink jet printer.
Link to 'Typewriter rendered 3D shapes' album: www.flickr.com/photos/128797108@N07/sets/72157650323454172/