US 2017/0106693 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD OF POINTILLIST PAINTING

Abstract

A system of pointillist painting, including a colorant dispenser having a syringe configured for storing a liquid colorant, and a colorant dispensing tip operable to be moved to successive specified positions on a painting surface, where the colorant dispenser is operable to apply specified amounts of a liquid colorant to the painting surface and creating a plurality of colorant dots each having a two-dimensional coverage and three-dimensional profile at the specified positions on the painting surface; and an air nozzle coupled to the colorant dispensing tip operable to controllably direct a controlled puff of pressurized air at least one of the plurality of colorant dots already deposited on the painting surface to modify at least one of the two-dimensional coverage and three-dimensional profile thereof is disclosed.

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A system of pointillist painting, comprising:

a colorant dispenser having a syringe configured for storing a liquid colorant, and a colorant dispensing tip operable to be moved to successive specified positions on a painting surface, where the colorant dispenser is operable to apply specified amounts of a liquid colorant to the painting surface and creating a plurality of colorant dots each having a two-dimensional coverage and three-dimensional profile at the specified positions on the painting surface;
and
an air nozzle coupled to the colorant dispensing tip operable to controllably direct a controlled puff of pressurized air at least one of the plurality of colorant dots already deposited on the painting surface to modify at least one of the two-dimensional coverage and three-dimensional profile thereof.

A system of pointillist painting, comprising:

an automated 3-D positioning system disposed proximate a painting surface;
and
a colorant dispenser coupled to a gantry structure and having a dispensing tip, the gantry structure operable to move the colorant dispensing tip to a specified position on the painting surface, where the colorant dispenser is operable to apply a specified controlled amount of a liquid colorant to the painting surface, the colorant dispenser adapted for depositing a colorant dot having a two-dimensional coverage and three-dimensional profile at the specified position on the painting surface, wherein the colorant dispenser further comprises:
a syringe comprising a colorant chamber configured for storing a liquid colorant, and a piston disposed in the colorant chamber, the syringe operable to exude the specified amount of liquid colorant to form the colorant dot on the painting surface;
and
a colorant manipulation device disposed proximate to the colorant dispensing tip operable to controllably modify at least one of the two-dimensional coverage and three-dimensional profile of the colorant dot already deposited on the painting surface.

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System and method of pointillist painting

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