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So what's the difference between plotted and printed artwork?

A common source of confusion that I experience when posting my artwork on social media is: _why?_ Why use a plotter when you could use a printer? It's slower. Less exact. More expensive. It fails, far too often. Inkjet printers became ubiquitous in the 1980s because they solved nearly all of these problems. So why are…
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Aug 13, 2025So what's the difference between plotted and printed artwork? by cosiiine26183

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