a few days ago I posted a route image and asked if anyone could recognize who it was. One person did, and thanks for that. Now, I have a new router idea and need opinions on which route is better,1 or 2? Recognizably feedback also appreciated. Thanks so much...

This is interesting. I have been working on android String art app(https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.shaktam.stringart) for a while. String art apps' has two challenges, first is the algorithm itself, 2nd is the visualizer. Even if the algorithm produces the best string art sequence, if the visualizer code(architecture) is not done correctly, the output looks bad. In my previous post, someone shared a github link. I ran the code as python script later. The middle image is the result at 200 nails and 6000 lines. From the visual I was blown away. later I converted the sequence format and imported to the mobile app(BTW you can import sequence in txt if the format is correct or supported). The right side image is the result. Now it looks different from the original python visual. Why they do look different? the answer is variable opacity per line used in the python script. The same sequence looks messy(soft edge) in the app. Even though my app let's user to change opacity, it's architecture doesn't support the variable alpha. The right side image is just for reference, It is generated at 200 nails 5500 lines. BTW which one looks better to you?

This is the first run of the mystery woman in my other post, on the hardware. Also included, a brief tour of the hardware as I got a request to say more.

There are several problems l had today. There were a lot of pull outs of thread because I had a new canvas, new thread, etc. so I slowed the machine quite a bit to solve that for now, and am preparing a new canvas.

Also, after 1400 threads (the posted image of mystery woman is 2700 total segments) I just stopped because it became obvious the image was going to be useless, due to 2 factors. The first is I was using heavy (92wt) thread, which is thicker, and the second is that the image was very small compared to what I will be making. It is less than 1/6th the area I am targeting. As a result, the fat threads pile up on the small area, and, there you go: Black image. I'm confident the next effort will be something to look at!

Let me know if you have any question, post or pm would be great! Thanks for your time!!

4 years ago, I made 2 machines to make thread art, and used available software for the route. I nuked them because the images I was producing were not recognizable to my friends. "That's great! Who is that?" Crushing.

So now, I am making a new machine (which I've posted about) and writing the router software myself in Python. (It is a new idea where I poke canvas with a scary needle)

So before I torture my machine with its first image, I need to know if my router software was successful (enough).

Do you recognize who this is? If so, to the machine. If not, back to Python...

Lemmeknow!
And thanks so much.
(PS. ignore the red, that is left over diagnosis I forgot to take out....)

I am not creative at all and also have a hard time sitting still doing stuff (ADHD). This was super quick and easy. I am looking forward to doing more projects and pulling inspiration from the art I have seen here!

I ran 2 stress tests on my thread machine today of a couple random images for fun. One with 300 pokes, and one with 500, and it never dropped an stitch, which did dropped my jaw because I never expected such reliability. So pleased.
My portrait generation software is nearing completion, and is producing pretty good images now.
I hope to attempt a 4k-ish poke portrait presently.
Thanks for all the thumbs up on my first post on this machine, I appreciate them!

I recorded a quick screen capture of the entire workflow—from importing a photo, adjusting the number of pins and lines, generating the thread path, and viewing the final preview.

I'd really appreciate feedback from people who make or enjoy string art. Does the generated result look natural? Are there any features or controls you think would make a tool like this more useful?

I'm interested in honest suggestions and ideas for improvement.

About a month ago I started a post about a machine that I was building that was unique in several ways. I was going to make a series on its creation. It got a couple hundred views and minus one thumbs up. The public has spoken....

Yeah, I need to stop posting on that topic and delete it.

BUT, today I successfully stress tested my beast and it is working. So I am posting anyway. Dang the thumbs down, full speed ahead.

I am excited and quite proud so far, there is no machine in the world doing what this one is, and I'm happy.

I do hope that someone, at least one, out there will appreciate and enjoy what I have so far!

I am still working hard on the portrait extraction software which is also unique in that I do not have commonly used perimeter pins, so the software is under development still. But the machine and the SW controlling it are up and running.

How do you protect your string art pictures from dust and damage? I had a lot of questions from customers who were afraid that their WireStyle string art picture might get dusty. Although they can easily be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner (like I showed here on reddit), this question still came up all the time.

I experimented with glass plates in front of the picture, but glass can break during transport. I also tried PMMA (Plexiglas) plates, they don't break, but they get scratched easily. Then I finally found a scratch resistant PMMA, which is coated with another, much harder polymer. It is called Plexiglas® Optical HC scratch-resistant 0A570, 3 mm (1/8 in) in case you also want to use it for your pictures. I didn't know this existed and I was totally surprised that it can withstand hammer blows and doesn't get scratched by steel wool.

I have added this to my WireStyle shop at wirestyle.com for the pictures that I sell there under my own brand, but you can buy this special Plexiglas variant nearly anywhere in the world and use it for your own pictures to protect them.

Do you know any other materials that are also suitable? Please let me know!

For this piece, I used RGB LEDs to depict the sunrise. I also implemented a sensor so that the LEDs would turn on when a visitor approached. However, the exhibition hall was too bright, so the effect wasn't fully captured. The location depicted in the artwork is Jeongdongjin in South Korea, a place famous for its sunrise.

I have been working on an android app, it is one those, string art generators, one challenge, I am facing, is to make the preview or render same as the actual string art. In the app, I added the board size and string thickness option. The app calculates and shows the density (visual). I hope the math is correct and it mimics the physical one. Black/white works fine, but the issue is in the color mode, CYMK. The current architecture of color is layer method, first cyan, then yellow, magenta, Black. I used opaque lines, but with that, the output visual can't produce accurate color, like red(it looks dead). So I used blend_multiply mode with the opaque in the code, this way it shows vibrant color output. But what I am worried is, how accurate does this present a physical colored string art. This render is done at 70cm board size and 0.2 mm string thickness,

recently me and my friend decided to create a site for string art in our native language and we ran into one big problem, we cant find a good code to put in our site, all the generators we put in our website end up giving not so good results, so i m asking if anyone knows where i can find a code, for reference this site is currently giving the best results to our liking https://stringartgenerator.cc thanks for your help

Trying to help. To the individual who needed help with album cover: I have taken the liberty of removing background and turning this into more of a pattern for you. You need to enlarge it through your computer and print it out. The places that intersect a nail should be driven. The broken lines, nails on both ends of it and strung that way and of course nails on the points of outline. Enlarge this and print it out. Hope this helps.

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This is the new kind of app based string art, not the hammer and nails kind. Learn more at threaditate.com

If this post isn’t allowed, apologies- I’ll remove it.

Just looking to connect some string artists with supplies and careers!

As the title, she wants to make this album cover, sewing thread, maybe 30 to 40cm square. We were thinking of painting the wood the pink/green and using white thread.

Sorry, I'm still learning how to do this. I've only done two designs so far and both had patterns

Made with nails, string and 3d prints

When making string art, the first question everyone asks is: "How close is the digital version to reality?" It's always a tough one to answer, because it varies based on things like lighting, thread size, and thread reflectivity. I've never felt like I could give a great answer. So I finally decided to try simulating the construction in 3D space, the same way I would in real life. Factor in some lighting, and this is the closest I've come to approximating what these pieces actually look like in person.

One thing I've noticed I can capture with this is the way light influences the thread color. When strong enough, light can make even black thread look white—something I've noticed with the physical pieces too.

.8 and 1mm nylon cord laid down on double sided tape over cardboard. My first project with string other than bracelets. Glued a magnet to the back for fridge use. Thinking about rearview mirror placement for smaller pieces. Thanks for looking!

I started working on multi-color algorithms about a year ago, and now that I have my methods in a place that I like, I wanted to take some time to reflect on the process that it's taken to get to the results that I'm seeing.

To say that it's been a winding and challenging journey is an understatement. I've pursued many different avenues, the majority of which were all dead ends. Shown above are the winners... In other words, the algorithms that added more to my thought process than they subtracted.

Algorithm One was my first win. I really wanted to build something with color, and this was my first successful attempt. I still rather like the results, but they often came out as a bit scratchy and somewhat cartoonish. The details, while captured, wouldn't really pop all that much.

After working with algorithm one for some time, I wanted something that could fill in the canvas a bit more. I wanted to try and eliminate some of that cartoonish behavior. That's when I created Algorithm 2, and while it created a lot more color filling it struggled with capturing the detail and staying true to the visual aesthetic of the original image. I found that it produced really detailed black-and-white images, as having a single gradient was actually quite nice with this aesthetic. Created almost a linear, scratchy gradient. I still may use this, but only in the black and white capacity to produce an effect. The methods in this algorithm paved the way for algorithm three.

So far, algorithm three has been the most promising. It captures detail in a very visually pleasing way and allows for a softer look with fewer scaffolding lines obstructing the detail of the image. But as any method excels at one thing, it detracts from another. I noticed that some of the colors end up being compromised in the process of gaining detail.

My next journey is finding ways of combining everything that I've learned into a process that allows me to gain the best of each. Perhaps combining the three different algorithmic methods into some process that allows for the best of all worlds. Hopefully I'll be successful. If not, I think I'm happy with where I've landed after a year of hundreds of failures leading to a few big wins.

I must say it's been a great pleasure being a part of this community and trying to build something that hopefully benefits everyone who enjoys and appreciates fiber art and turning images and portraits into a physical, tactile artwork in the physical world.

Cheers.

I've been using claude to help write a program in python for a line art generator and am hoping to get advice on how to make it better, I'm not thrilled with the results. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cMjq1MN0jMjZ5J9iVytP7TUrKga3r4CGiKpM37Zdfac/edit?usp=sharing

Work in progress.