How a Plotted Path Becomes an Acrylic Painting
Paint is placed on the canvas first, then moved and mixed by a brush carried by the plotter.
How Lineage moves from a line made with code to acrylic paint, brush movement, colour mixing, drying, and final selection.
View related workLineage begins with a line composition made with code. Once a version is chosen, it is prepared as an SVG and scaled to the real canvas.
The line is a guide for movement. It is not printed or projected onto the canvas.
Paint goes on the canvas first
Acrylic colours are placed directly on the prepared canvas before the plotter starts moving. They are kept separate at first rather than mixed into one colour.
The plotter then moves a synthetic brush along the prepared line. As the brush moves, it picks up, carries, and mixes the paint across the surface.
The paint changes the line
The plotter can follow the same coordinates precisely, but the paint does not behave like a digital line. The amount of paint, the brush, the turns in the path, and the canvas all affect the mark.
That is why the path can be planned while the final painted result cannot be predicted exactly.
Finishing the work
The process is watched while the brush moves, and settings or paint can be adjusted when needed. After the work dries, it is reviewed as a complete painting.
Works that feel finished are signed and released. Others remain in the studio archive.