Introducing the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ Art Machine System
Bantam Tools proudly announces the launch of the new Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ Art Machine System—designed for professional artists who want to create physical art from digital designs using traditional materials. The Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ offers a reliable, extensible solution to bring artistic visions to life.
The Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ is a professional-grade art machine available in two sizes: the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ 1824, with a travel area of 18x24 inches, and the larger Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ 2436, with a travel area of 24x36 inches. Custom-designed electronics ensure quiet, yet high-performance operation. Featuring a magnetic, sound-dampening work surface and standalone operation via micro-SD card, the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ allows artists to work efficiently without having their laptop tethered. Each Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ comes with Bantam Tools Studio™—our powerful, easy-to-use software that simplifies workflows by converting SVG files into G-code.
With the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™, artists will create quality art to inspire collectors, gallerists, museum curators, and other artists. Using traditional implements and materials controlled with the machine’s precision, artists can utilize media including brushes, charcoal, oil sticks, pastels, and pens on paper, canvas and archival materials
that will stand the test of time.“Artists use software like Adobe Illustrator, Inkscape, AI tools, and programming tools like p5.js. When artists add the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ to their digital workflow they have unprecedented opportunities to create captivating, cutting-edge physical manifestations of their art.” said Bre Pettis, CEO of Bantam Tools.
The Bantam Tools ArtFrame™’ has a configurable toolhead that allows artists to set the pressure for mark-making tools. The toolhead is designed with room for expansion with control and wiring included for additional extended applications. Its gantry design maintains consistent height across surfaces and enables significant pressure, essential for those using paint pens, graphite pencils, or pressing a brush into a gessoed canvas.
“I’m proud of our team’s work in developing this new software and hardware platform that will fuel a new generation of computer-controlled art machines,” said Windell Oskay, CTO of Bantam Tools.
In addition to achieving FCC certification for domestic machines and CE certification for international editions, the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ demonstrated its reliability and endurance when two prototypes ran for four months at the Whitney Museum of American Art's Harold Cohen: Aaron exhibition, producing thousands of drawings.
“Bantam Tools and Evil Mad Scientist joined forces this year, and when I saw the Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ in action at the Whitney Museum of American Art, I knew we were creating something exceptional,” said Lenore Edman, COO of Bantam Tools. “I’m proud to lead the team manufacturing these machines in Peekskill, New York.”
The Bantam Tools ArtFrame™ is available now at www.bantamtools.com.
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