First post here - I’ve been experimenting with creating art by selectively anodizing titanium. Patterning anodized titanium isn’t new, but this process allows me to create full pictures, which I think is the first time this has ever been done.

This piece started off as a photo of a beach at sunset that I color mapped into the anodized Ti spectrum and printed.

    • scribbler@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      I make the print by anodizing - I have a pen plotter I converted for this and I use the cathode as my ‘pen’ to print the image.

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    4 months ago

    I think this is a very clever idea! Very cool! You mentioned that it was anodized to look like this [2]. The colors, to me, are reminiscent of the colors that steel produces when heated [1]. Is there any similarity in the process, or is this something completely separate?

    References
    1. “Heat Tint (Temper) Colours on Stainless Steel Surface Heated in Air”. British Stainless Steel Association. Accessed: 2025-01-04T22:16Z. https://bssa.org.uk/bssa_articles/heat-tint-temper-colours-on-stainless-steel-surface-heated-in-air/.
      • §“Heat tint colour chart”
        • This chart shows the range of colours that form on the surface of stainless steel (described as an oxide layer), as a function of temperature, when it is heated.
    2. “Titanium Sunset”. @scribbler@lemmy.world. “Art Share” !artshare@lemmy.world. sh.itjust.works. Lemmy. Published: 2025-01-04T21:47:50Z. Accessed: 2025-01-04T22:30Z. https://sh.itjust.works/post/30589186.

      […] I’ve been experimenting with creating art by selectively anodizing titanium. […] This piece started off as a photo of a beach at sunset that I color mapped into the anodized Ti spectrum and printed.