Machines that create art have caught people’s imagination throughout history. So it’s only natural that one day a machine would exist to draw those very machines. Friends, that day has come. Art and ...

It might not be Van Gogh, but this robot’s work certainly provokes a reaction. When let loose on paper, the robot runs riot drawing bold, bizarre and seemingly random shapes. The machine, named Robo ...

Introduction Have you ever wished you could copy a drawing but make it larger or smaller? If you’ve ever tried to create a larger or smaller copy of your work, you’ve probably realized that it is very ...

Not all of us have CNC machines, laser cutters and 3D printers, and I’ll bet most of us didn’t start out that well equipped. The low-cost drawing machine that [jegatheesan] made for his daughter ...

Inspired by the Martin Scorsese film Hugo, an obsessive Lego enthusiast built a programmable machine that writes messages and draws pictures. All you have to do is turn a crank. Andrew Carol, who ...

The Martin Scorsese film Hugo did something fantastic: it gave life to a machine. The automaton featured in the film mirrored technology that really existed in the 18th and 19th century–a time when ...

Makers Justin and his friend Brett have created a fantastic DIY joystick-controlled laser drawing machine powered by an Arduino development board. The framework has been constructed from laser-cut ...

Charles A.A. Dellschau, “Long Cross Cut on Wather on Land and up to the Clouds” (May 15, 1911) (all images courtesy Stephen Romano Gallery) Prussian immigrant Charles A.A. Dellschau spent most of his ...

An earlier version of this gallery appeared as the article "8 Common Drawing Mistakes to Avoid," originally published March 25, 2015. Many engineers still make and use engineering drawings. Here is ...