Colin Liotta
@vyrin.bsky.social
Video game maker at 3 Minute Games and Reflection Games. I also make math art with lasers.
I built a thing! (Original design by Jeff Sanders, the Brick Bending master)
630 pieces. 3 hours. A few vaguely illegal building techniques.
#lego
630 pieces. 3 hours. A few vaguely illegal building techniques.
#lego
March 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I built a thing! (Original design by Jeff Sanders, the Brick Bending master)
630 pieces. 3 hours. A few vaguely illegal building techniques.
#lego
630 pieces. 3 hours. A few vaguely illegal building techniques.
#lego
I'm trying out a new technique where I first draw patterns on paper using the #penplotter, and then laser cut different patterns and stack the layers together. The goal is for the drawn lines to continue seamlessly from layer to layer.
Alignment isn't quite there yet, but it's looking intriguing
Alignment isn't quite there yet, but it's looking intriguing
February 22, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I'm trying out a new technique where I first draw patterns on paper using the #penplotter, and then laser cut different patterns and stack the layers together. The goal is for the drawn lines to continue seamlessly from layer to layer.
Alignment isn't quite there yet, but it's looking intriguing
Alignment isn't quite there yet, but it's looking intriguing
I totally fell off the wagon, but one final day to round out the month.
#genuary Day 19. Op art
#genuary2025 #genuary19 #axidraw #penplotter
#genuary Day 19. Op art
#genuary2025 #genuary19 #axidraw #penplotter
February 1, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I totally fell off the wagon, but one final day to round out the month.
#genuary Day 19. Op art
#genuary2025 #genuary19 #axidraw #penplotter
#genuary Day 19. Op art
#genuary2025 #genuary19 #axidraw #penplotter
#genuary Day 16. Generative palette
Very simple design, but I got to try out some new Spectrum Noir Metallic pens. They're bright, clean, and uniform. Very nice to work with.
#genuary2025 #genuary16 #axidraw #penplotter
Very simple design, but I got to try out some new Spectrum Noir Metallic pens. They're bright, clean, and uniform. Very nice to work with.
#genuary2025 #genuary16 #axidraw #penplotter
January 17, 2025 at 5:32 AM
#genuary Day 16. Generative palette
Very simple design, but I got to try out some new Spectrum Noir Metallic pens. They're bright, clean, and uniform. Very nice to work with.
#genuary2025 #genuary16 #axidraw #penplotter
Very simple design, but I got to try out some new Spectrum Noir Metallic pens. They're bright, clean, and uniform. Very nice to work with.
#genuary2025 #genuary16 #axidraw #penplotter
#genuary Day 15. Design a rug
Truchet tiles!
(The middle silver lines are actually about 0.5mm misaligned, but it weirdly adds a bit of a 3D effect that I kind of like.)
#genuary2025 #genuary15 #axidraw #penplotter
Truchet tiles!
(The middle silver lines are actually about 0.5mm misaligned, but it weirdly adds a bit of a 3D effect that I kind of like.)
#genuary2025 #genuary15 #axidraw #penplotter
January 15, 2025 at 7:31 PM
#genuary Day 15. Design a rug
Truchet tiles!
(The middle silver lines are actually about 0.5mm misaligned, but it weirdly adds a bit of a 3D effect that I kind of like.)
#genuary2025 #genuary15 #axidraw #penplotter
Truchet tiles!
(The middle silver lines are actually about 0.5mm misaligned, but it weirdly adds a bit of a 3D effect that I kind of like.)
#genuary2025 #genuary15 #axidraw #penplotter
Day 14 of #genuary. Black and White
This prompt reminded me of a chessboard so I did a knight's tour on a 16x16 board. (It still boggles my mind that the algorithm for finding a knight's tour is so simple.)
#genuary2025 #genuary14 #axidraw #penplotter
This prompt reminded me of a chessboard so I did a knight's tour on a 16x16 board. (It still boggles my mind that the algorithm for finding a knight's tour is so simple.)
#genuary2025 #genuary14 #axidraw #penplotter
January 15, 2025 at 6:43 AM
Day 14 of #genuary. Black and White
This prompt reminded me of a chessboard so I did a knight's tour on a 16x16 board. (It still boggles my mind that the algorithm for finding a knight's tour is so simple.)
#genuary2025 #genuary14 #axidraw #penplotter
This prompt reminded me of a chessboard so I did a knight's tour on a 16x16 board. (It still boggles my mind that the algorithm for finding a knight's tour is so simple.)
#genuary2025 #genuary14 #axidraw #penplotter
January 14, 2025 at 5:28 AM
#genuary Day 12. Subdivisions
A maze within a maze within a maze within a maze. Fractal maze!
(Travel from one star to the other)
#genuary2025 #genuary12 #axidraw
A maze within a maze within a maze within a maze. Fractal maze!
(Travel from one star to the other)
#genuary2025 #genuary12 #axidraw
January 12, 2025 at 11:44 PM
#genuary Day 12. Subdivisions
A maze within a maze within a maze within a maze. Fractal maze!
(Travel from one star to the other)
#genuary2025 #genuary12 #axidraw
A maze within a maze within a maze within a maze. Fractal maze!
(Travel from one star to the other)
#genuary2025 #genuary12 #axidraw
Day 11 of #genuary. Impossible
A-maze-ing! Can you make it from one circle to the other?
Not exactly impossible, but tricky to solve if you're just looking at it. Had fun writing maze code and playing around with styles.
#genuary2025 #genuary11 #axidraw
A-maze-ing! Can you make it from one circle to the other?
Not exactly impossible, but tricky to solve if you're just looking at it. Had fun writing maze code and playing around with styles.
#genuary2025 #genuary11 #axidraw
January 12, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Day 11 of #genuary. Impossible
A-maze-ing! Can you make it from one circle to the other?
Not exactly impossible, but tricky to solve if you're just looking at it. Had fun writing maze code and playing around with styles.
#genuary2025 #genuary11 #axidraw
A-maze-ing! Can you make it from one circle to the other?
Not exactly impossible, but tricky to solve if you're just looking at it. Had fun writing maze code and playing around with styles.
#genuary2025 #genuary11 #axidraw
#genuary Day 10. Nothing but TAU
Tau means circles. In this case two sets of nested circles, and the moire pattern produced where they overlap.
#genuary2025 #genuary10 #axidraw
Tau means circles. In this case two sets of nested circles, and the moire pattern produced where they overlap.
#genuary2025 #genuary10 #axidraw
January 11, 2025 at 4:19 AM
#genuary Day 10. Nothing but TAU
Tau means circles. In this case two sets of nested circles, and the moire pattern produced where they overlap.
#genuary2025 #genuary10 #axidraw
Tau means circles. In this case two sets of nested circles, and the moire pattern produced where they overlap.
#genuary2025 #genuary10 #axidraw
#genuary Day 9. Textiles.
Simple weave pattern, but got to try out some new metallic pens that look really nice together.
#genuary2025 #genuary9 #axidraw
Simple weave pattern, but got to try out some new metallic pens that look really nice together.
#genuary2025 #genuary9 #axidraw
January 10, 2025 at 5:30 AM
#genuary Day 9. Textiles.
Simple weave pattern, but got to try out some new metallic pens that look really nice together.
#genuary2025 #genuary9 #axidraw
Simple weave pattern, but got to try out some new metallic pens that look really nice together.
#genuary2025 #genuary9 #axidraw
Catching up on #genuary. Day 8. Make a million.
This drawing has 1,048,575 squares. The pattern doubles 19 times.
...
Okay, not really. After 9 doublings my pen was just layering more and more ink. Making a million of something physical is tricky!
#genuary2025 #genuary8 #axidraw
This drawing has 1,048,575 squares. The pattern doubles 19 times.
...
Okay, not really. After 9 doublings my pen was just layering more and more ink. Making a million of something physical is tricky!
#genuary2025 #genuary8 #axidraw
January 10, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Catching up on #genuary. Day 8. Make a million.
This drawing has 1,048,575 squares. The pattern doubles 19 times.
...
Okay, not really. After 9 doublings my pen was just layering more and more ink. Making a million of something physical is tricky!
#genuary2025 #genuary8 #axidraw
This drawing has 1,048,575 squares. The pattern doubles 19 times.
...
Okay, not really. After 9 doublings my pen was just layering more and more ink. Making a million of something physical is tricky!
#genuary2025 #genuary8 #axidraw
Catching up on #genuary. Day 7. Weird software.
For this one I created circuits using Kicad and freerouting. At first I was planning on doing something really complicated but I ran into limitations in freerouting so I went with something simple instead.
#genuary2025 #genuary7 #axidraw
For this one I created circuits using Kicad and freerouting. At first I was planning on doing something really complicated but I ran into limitations in freerouting so I went with something simple instead.
#genuary2025 #genuary7 #axidraw
January 10, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Catching up on #genuary. Day 7. Weird software.
For this one I created circuits using Kicad and freerouting. At first I was planning on doing something really complicated but I ran into limitations in freerouting so I went with something simple instead.
#genuary2025 #genuary7 #axidraw
For this one I created circuits using Kicad and freerouting. At first I was planning on doing something really complicated but I ran into limitations in freerouting so I went with something simple instead.
#genuary2025 #genuary7 #axidraw
Day 6 of #genuary. Primitive (shapes) landscape
aka... so many rectangles
#genuary2025 #genuary6 #axidraw
aka... so many rectangles
#genuary2025 #genuary6 #axidraw
January 6, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Day 6 of #genuary. Primitive (shapes) landscape
aka... so many rectangles
#genuary2025 #genuary6 #axidraw
aka... so many rectangles
#genuary2025 #genuary6 #axidraw
Day 5 of #genuary. Isometric
I start with a cube, then for each cube randomly either draw it, skip it, or subdivide it into 8 smaller cubes and recurse. Ended up looking quite cool.
#genuary2025 #genuary5 #axidraw
I start with a cube, then for each cube randomly either draw it, skip it, or subdivide it into 8 smaller cubes and recurse. Ended up looking quite cool.
#genuary2025 #genuary5 #axidraw
January 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Day 5 of #genuary. Isometric
I start with a cube, then for each cube randomly either draw it, skip it, or subdivide it into 8 smaller cubes and recurse. Ended up looking quite cool.
#genuary2025 #genuary5 #axidraw
I start with a cube, then for each cube randomly either draw it, skip it, or subdivide it into 8 smaller cubes and recurse. Ended up looking quite cool.
#genuary2025 #genuary5 #axidraw
Day 4 of #genuary. Black on black
For this prompt I tried creating a stipple image of the moon using black ink on black paper, but it didn't really work. Too low contrast to actually see the image. So, instead I did a second image using silver ink.
#genuary2025 #genuary4 #axidraw
For this prompt I tried creating a stipple image of the moon using black ink on black paper, but it didn't really work. Too low contrast to actually see the image. So, instead I did a second image using silver ink.
#genuary2025 #genuary4 #axidraw
January 5, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Day 4 of #genuary. Black on black
For this prompt I tried creating a stipple image of the moon using black ink on black paper, but it didn't really work. Too low contrast to actually see the image. So, instead I did a second image using silver ink.
#genuary2025 #genuary4 #axidraw
For this prompt I tried creating a stipple image of the moon using black ink on black paper, but it didn't really work. Too low contrast to actually see the image. So, instead I did a second image using silver ink.
#genuary2025 #genuary4 #axidraw
I'm going to try and do some portion of #genuary (a set of prompts to make procedural art).
Here's day 2. Layers upon layers upon layers. #genuary2025 #genuary2 #axidraw
Here's day 2. Layers upon layers upon layers. #genuary2025 #genuary2 #axidraw
January 3, 2025 at 7:11 AM
I'm going to try and do some portion of #genuary (a set of prompts to make procedural art).
Here's day 2. Layers upon layers upon layers. #genuary2025 #genuary2 #axidraw
Here's day 2. Layers upon layers upon layers. #genuary2025 #genuary2 #axidraw
New axidraw plots for the new year
January 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
New axidraw plots for the new year
I love doing quick secret projects with the AxiDraw.
December 18, 2024 at 6:37 AM
I love doing quick secret projects with the AxiDraw.
Getting back in the habit of posting art/math/code/random stuff.
I wanted to create sunflower style patterns with growth based on the golden angle. I first used the standard sqrt(n) for the radius, but I found that n^2 actually looked a lot cooler.
I wanted to create sunflower style patterns with growth based on the golden angle. I first used the standard sqrt(n) for the radius, but I found that n^2 actually looked a lot cooler.
November 19, 2024 at 5:45 AM
Getting back in the habit of posting art/math/code/random stuff.
I wanted to create sunflower style patterns with growth based on the golden angle. I first used the standard sqrt(n) for the radius, but I found that n^2 actually looked a lot cooler.
I wanted to create sunflower style patterns with growth based on the golden angle. I first used the standard sqrt(n) for the radius, but I found that n^2 actually looked a lot cooler.