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Mega Millions Jackpot Rolls Over as No Winner Found for $385 Million Prize

No one won the $385 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday, February 13, 2026. The prize money will go to the next drawing, making the jackpot even bigger.

#MegaMillions, #Lottery, #Jackpot, #NoWinner, #NextDraw

https://newsletter.tf/mega-millions-no-winner-385m-feb13-2026/

The Mega Millions drawing on Friday, February 13, 2026, did not have a winner for the $385 million jackpot. The prize will increase for the next chance to win. The winning numbers were 34, 40, 49, 59, 68, and the Mega Ball was 1.

#MegaMillions, #Lottery, #Jackpot, #NoWinner, #NextDraw

https://newsletter.tf/mega-millions-no-winner-385m-feb13-2026/

We all like cat photos.
Procreate/nextdraw 2025
#nextdraw #cats #penplotter

ink drawing black on white. 2 Hands holding a phone horizontally to photograph a sitting cat. the phone UI is very detailed and realistic but in a sketchy way

Time lapse of recent 25.0816.01 print. 1 hour plot at 120X speed.

11"x15"
Uniball UM-153 red, blue, and black gel pens on watercolor paper

#penplotter #printmaking #nextdraw #penplotart #abstractart

25.0816.01

11"x15"
Uniball UM-153 red, blue, and black gel pens on watercolor paper

#penplotter #printmaking #nextdraw #penplotart #abstractart #MastoArt

Pen plotted print with curving thick line built from layers of red, blue, and black inks

The background to "Heliocode", our latest #PlotterArt piece submitted for the Wimbledon Art Fair fundraising sale. #NextDraw #Creativity

https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/04/28/heliocode/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Our Forge & Craft “mini-masterpiece”1 for the Wimbledon Art Fair for spring 2025, is titled Heliocode.

Throughout the past year, we’ve been experimenting with the use of paint as an element of our pen plotter work. This is not to the same extent as some of our friends in the community, who have built complete systems to pick and apply colours individually2 – instead, we’re using 3D printed styli to draw through poured paints. We’ve found this to be an interesting combination, juxtaposing the organic and unpredictable movement of the paints with the precision of the drawn lines.

Our previous mini-masterpiece, New Horizons, was in the show sale last November; a behind-the-scenes image crept into my previous post about plotter work.

The new piece, Heliocode, is something that Heidi spent a lot of time on, largely while I was travelling in my new role! The line art design was my principal contribution – that may reappear in different form, in a future project; experimentation with paint, and creation of the final artwork, were all thanks to her efforts. The design was was not intended to be reminiscent of the previous work, at all (in fact, it was never created with the intent to be plotted) – although, viewed one after the other, I can see that there’s a coincidental similarity.

Heliocode

The artwork was created with a Bantam Tools NextDraw 1117, and again combines poured paint techniques with the more strict stylus dynamics of a coded SVG design. We chose a vibrant yellow medium, and a dark violet for the line art. A slight imperfection still found its way into the pattern, which is part of the charm of working with a mixture of digital and analog tools.

Feel free to take a look at the new work, on the Wimbledon Art Fair sale site – it is one of a kind, at an affordable price.

You can also come to visit us at the event itself – find us in Red Studios 273, between May 8th – May 11th 2025.

The mini-masterpieces are made and donated by each of the artists taking part in the fair, as part of fundraising for the future of the show. ↩︎
See Licia He’s Painting with Plotters course, as one example. ↩︎

https://andypiper.co.uk/2025/04/28/heliocode/

#100DaysToOffload #art #artwork #bantamTools #creativity #forgeAndCraft #generativeArt #nextdraw #paint #paintingWithPlotters #penPlotter #wimbledonArtFair #wimbledonArtStudios

Our mini-masterpiece for #WimbledonArtFair May 2025 is available to buy from the studio store.

"Heliocode" was created with a #Nextdraw 1117 and combines poured paint techniques with the more strict stylus dynamics of a coded SVG design. A moment of imperfection still found its way into the pattern. #plotterart

https://www.wimbledonartfair.com/mini-masterpiece-sale-may25/p/forge-craft

A square white canvas with a broad daub of yellow paint through the middle and in the background. A design of square lines and circles is plotted through the white and yellow layers, using dark violet.

Putting down the last of 8 ink layers on this album cover commission study. Might just be the final I like it so much.

Pilot G2 pens on 12-3/8" square Arches paper.

#penplotter #printmaking #albumart #nextdraw

Pen plotter putting down the last blu ink layer on an 8 color abstract print with circles in gradient tones of red, green, and blue.

2504.08

Pilot G2 pens and paint on 10"x14" Arches

#nextdraw #penplotter #abstractprint #printmaking #pendrawing

Pen plotted abstract print made with various color pens. Intersecting circles in green and red tones and a large black freeform line.

Sneaking in some Sunday plotting. The lime and hunter green Pilot G2's create a great moss like texture when combined. Or maybe I'm just ready for Spring to get here.

#NextDraw #penplotter #printmaking

Pen plotted moire line pattern created with red and green tone pen inks.

25.0309
Monoprint from last night made with 7 different Pilot G2 pens and some white acrylic paint. Think I'm going to cut 2 pens out to make it a little less muddy.

#printmaking #gelpens #nextdraw #penplotter

Abstract pen plotted monoprint. A single vertical wide dense line made by layering multiple pen inks on top of each other adjacent to a diminishing line of black dots.

The last week of the month is always production mode. My #NextDraw runs pretty much non-stop for days. These 'swatches' aren't the most dynamic prints but they were relaxing to set up and enjoyed the various patterns that developed with different colors and line widths.
#plotterart #penplotter

Pen plotter being used to print swatch patterns that look like miniature rugs

Some test prints from last month plotted with a glass dip pen and inks.

#penplotter #nextdraw #printmaking

Abstract pen plotted print with thick red, green, and blue ink lines intersecting.

Abstract pen plotted print with thick black ink lines intersecting.

Abstract pen plotted print with straight red, green, and blue ink lines intersecting.

Happy New Year!
January '25 Subscriber Set

I recently bought a glass dip pen and this month's prints use line work that extends out to the limits that one dip of ink will get you. A set of red, green, and blue inks was used along with a white Signo gel pens.

#nextdraw #printmaking #penplotter

Set of 3 abstract pen plotted prints with red, green, and blue inks.

Abstract pen plotted print with red, green, and blue inks.

December subscriber set.

The top layer of white ink and overall build up of the ink give these prints a great texture. Really like the results but I went through at least 7 of the white pens

UM-153 gel pens and red acrylic paint on 5"x7" paper

#penplotter #nextdraw #abstractart #printmaking #moire #MastoArt

Abstract pen plotted print made with red, gold, blue, white, and black gel pen lines

Set of abstract pen plotted prints made with red, gold, blue, white, and black gel pen lines

November subscriber prints.

Watercolor paint and gel pens on 5"x7" BFK Rives paper

The paint in these prints was applied with a round 1/2" diameter foam brush. The two colors overlap a tiny bit allowing the paints to interact directly on the print.

#penplotter #nextdraw #plottertoot #moire #linedrawing #modernart #contemporaryart #inkdrawing #gelpens

Minimal abstract print made with a pen plotter. Blue and white watercolor paint with blue, black, and white pen ink.

Minimal abstract print made with a pen plotter. Green and yellow watercolor paint with blue, black, red, and white pen ink.

Minimal abstract print made with a pen plotter. Red and blue-black watercolor paint with blue, black, red, and white pen ink.

Set of 3 minimal abstract prints made with a pen plotter. Watercolor paint with blue, black, red, and white pen ink.

24.1013
5"x7"
Signo 0.5mm gel pens and watercolor on BFK Rives.

I've been plotting on bristol almost exclusively because it's so smooth and takes pen line work so well but as I use more mixed media I'm finding other papers work better overall. This BFK Rives is great at taking the watercolor with no bleeding or curling.

#penplotter #nextdraw #plottertoot #moire #linedrawing #modernart #contemporaryart #inkdrawing #gelpens

Red and blue gel pen moire line work in abstract polygon shape with black pen border. Blue black watercolor color block.

October subscriber prints.

Fluid acrylic paint and Signo UM-153 pens on 5"x7" bristol

Was a busy month and got a late start on this print set. Not going at my usual pace, with it's usual time for trial and error left me feeling rushed which may have impacted my thoughts on these prints. As with all work, parts I like and parts I don't but need to look at with fresh eyes.

#penplotter #nextdraw #plottertoot #moire #linedrawing #modernart #contemporaryart #inkdrawing #gelpens