Pintograph is an app for the iPhone and iPad that draws complex artwork. This is a fun side project, so for now it is free in the App Store. We hope you enjoy it!
Here are some samples of art from Pintograph:
Pintograph simulates a simple machine, but the art it generates is surprisingly complex. As you can see in the screenshot below, the machine is animated in 3-D so you can study its movement as it draws.
Background
The Pintograph app is the brainchild of Asdiel Echevarria. He became interested in machines like harmonographs and pintographs that draw beautiful line patterns without much human intervention. Asdiel was mesmerized by the slowly unfolding artwork in videos like the one below.
The name Pintograph was coined by Fran McConville’s daughter. Fran created a nice web site for learning about these devices.
Feedback
If you love Pintograph then please write a review in the App Store! If you have suggestions then please e-mail us at 
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Having trouble with Pintograph? We’ve created an iOS troubleshooting article that might help. Over time we may add more iOS articles to our support site.
You can also share your art and comments on the Pintograph Facebook page.
The App Advice web site reviewed Pintograph in the Today’s Best Apps column. Sweet!
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If you make am animate-able version for Adobe After Effects, you will really have something.
Those of us who love to experiment, would love to see this application for Photoshop. thank you.
No Android version? Not everyone owns an iPad. I’ve got a Fire and would love to play with an app like this.
Not as of yet. I can’t say if or when we will make one, but this is just the beginning.
It is quite interesting App, but is possible to use a result in the print quality for work?
It could be a perfect plugin for illustrator if result will be editable vector paths.
There is also a quite interesting App from Kapitza Studio, making interesting patterns, but unfortunately also only just for fun (screenshot can be a result).
Thank you for the great suggestions Grantz. I will make sure the developers hear about your idea. Though I can not say if or when this will happen, I will make sure they know.
When do you think you will make the update where you can make your own drawings or ‘pintographs’ because I really like the app but it is slightly boring after a while
That is the most common suggestion for Pintograph and we would love to give direct control of the machine configuration. Since Pintograph is a side project, we might not get a chance to update it for a while. We will make an announcement when we do find time to do an update.
I love this app! Thank you!
This would make a great Photoshop plugin!!!
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