PhotoSueding

The idea for the program emerged from collaborations with Harshit Vishwakarma. I was especially moved by his sketching style using fat, oily, markers and playful stickers. I decided to create a digital sketching tool he and I could use to create artworks inspired by his style, trading the sticker for the emoji. The program was designed as a custom VJing tool with various controls including responsiveness to music. I did most of the programming in Processing and Harshit experimented with the use of brushes and aesthetic.

After months of experiments, the program showed promise but felt slow and clunky.

We decided to remove most of the features and to keep the core component: the sketching. We realized the tool was especially successful and evocative when working with type.

Around that time we decided to create a newsprint publication for Processing Community Day and created a video showing the possibilities of the tool for the event. And Computational Mama made us an online version of the app!

We created a new version not long after that for a live gig (first actual VJ application!) with Cursorama. We also created our own brushes inspired by the branding of the event using Google Warehouse and Thingiverse assets rendered in Keyshot.

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Since, we've continued experimenting and invited other artists to use the tool.

SYSTEM REBOOTING: Hugo Pilate (PhotoSueding + AfterEffects)
FUTURE OF CRAFT: Cursorama + Hugo Pilate (PhotoSueding + Touchdesigner)
SARI CORAL: Hugo Pilate (PhotoSueding)
DIGITAL QUILTING: Anisha Thampy (Procreate + PhotoSueding)
MIGRATION: Harshit Vishwakarma (Procreate + PhotoSueding)
COUCH POTATO: Harshit Vishwakarma (Procreate + PhotoSueding)
SIGNING PARTY: Harshit Vishwakarma (Illustrator + PhotoSueding)
COVID: Hugo Pilate (PhotoSueding)