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Riff Spiral

A closeup view showing a section of four overlapping spirals. Each spiral has a unique “wobble”, creating interesting texture and colour combinations
Print Date
Print Duration
23 minutes, 2 seconds
Paper Size
223×211 mm
Distance Drawn
82.64 m

Building on my earlier Colour Spirals plots, this piece introduces a sense of randomness resulting in an interesting texture. The points within the rotations are offset by a repeating waveform of a famous guitar riff. As each rotation has the same number of points regardless of size, the effect gets smoother as the rotations get larger.

The complete multi-coloured spiral centered on white square paper
The repeating patches of yellow give an indication as to the length of the riff

Pens used

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Yellow, 88/44

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Black, 88/46

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Pink, 88/56

  • Stabilo Point 88 Fineliner

    — 0.4mm
    Azure, 88/57