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Colour Spirals

A circular shape made of four tightly-wound coloured spirals. The overall colour is a purple to blue gradient from left to right
Print Date
Print Duration
20 minutes, 32 seconds
Paper Size
223×211 mm
Distance Drawn
73.87 m

This design is incredibly simple, but can create lovely effects when the colours blend. Identical spirals are placed above each other, evenly rotated to accommodate the number of colours. They are then offset slightly, which creates the multicolour effect. Varying the offsets for each spiral produces unique results, revealing different proportions of each colour.

Pens used

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Ultramarine, 88/32

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Red, 88/40

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Dark Blue, 88/41

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Azure, 88/57
An extreme close-up of the of the center of the spiral, showing that although the overall view appears purple, it is in fact mostly made up of separate red and blue lines
The same close-up view of a second spiral, made up of shades of green, blue, and lilac
A printing-in-progress shot showing the fourth layer of colour being added
The same design with different colour selections

Pens used

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Apple Green, 88/33

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Turquoise Blue, 88/51

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Azure, 88/57

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Lilac, 88/58
An completed overview of the second colour scheme, with the gradient this time moving from lime at the top, to turquoise at the bottom