I’m so happy with how these turned out. The elephant is my favourite one though.
These are made entirely with thin nylon thread and 200 nails per board. I string them using a custom made machine, but a lot of work goes into preparing the boards and designing the best sequence to use.
Would you consider this ‘art’?
These all turned out quite well, but I especially love the elephant. These are limited editions, and will be available to buy through an online gallery (checkout my Instagram - @stringboard.uk) for more details.
This has been work in progress for a while now. I hope it serves you well. It is free to use and has been designed with a lot of care (especially on the backend processing).
Features:
* background removal, circular or square shapes
* optimal number of lines based on thread thickness and board size (tested IRL to ensure accuracy)
* image preprocessing control: background shade, contrast, brightness
* nail template pdf generation, pre-sliced to fit your board size/shape/number of nails
* stringing assistant to track progress and display next nail number (no sign in required)
The aim of this generator was to fill in the gaps left by other generators, so it’s one tool you know you can trust. I’ve built 20+ string art using my generator and the results have been very consistent. I set up this generator in such a way that you only need to input/tune variables that actually matter - everything else is handled automatically in the engine (e.g no line strength/ line thickness/ number of lines - just put in the thread you’re using and board size and it generates the correct number of lines for your project).