Pen Plotter Limitations: Speed and Color Challenges
2025-08-14
While pen plotters offer speed and precision advantages over hand drawing, they are significantly slower than inkjet printers, making large-scale artwork production time-consuming and limiting edition sizes. Multi-color plotting presents further challenges, requiring manual ink or paint changes and leading to potential misalignments. The author even designed a 3D-printed pen holder to address alignment issues but still requires manual pen switching. Compared to professional printing, pen plotters fall short in resolution and color accuracy.
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