Is this really plotted by a robot, or is it printed?

It is physically drawn. A precision plotting robot holds a real pen and draws every single line on paper — exactly like a human would, but with mechanical consistency. No inkjet. No toner. No digital print.

How long does the robot take to plot my piece?

Plotting time varies with the size and complexity of each artwork. Every line must be physically drawn across the paper, so more detailed compositions naturally take longer to complete.

Will the inks fade over time?

We use real ink applied directly to the paper by the plotter. Ink colours and pen types may vary depending on the artwork. To help preserve the piece, display it away from direct sunlight and excessive humidity.

Does it come with a frame?

No frame is included. We ship unframed intentionally — so you can choose a frame that complements your space perfectly. The piece fits any standard 11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm frame available at IKEA, Artifact Uprising, or local framers.

What is the production timelapse?

Every order includes a personal timelapse video of your specific piece being drawn by the robot. It's sent digitally after your piece ships. Perfect for sharing — or for keeping as a record of your piece's creation.

Can I order a custom design?

Yes. We accept commission work for custom blueprints — aircraft, ships, cars, architecture, or any technical subject. Visit our Commission page to start the conversation.

Is this AI-generated art?

No. Every drawing starts from a real source — a technical plan, real geographic data, a photo you send me, or code I write myself. What the robot traces is a human decision, not an automatic generation.

How is this different from a giclée print?

A print sprays droplets onto the surface. Here, a physical tip presses into the paper and leaves a groove of real ink. In raking light you see the line in relief. Under a loupe you see the crushed fibre. It isn't the same object and it doesn't age the same way.

Stephenson's Rocket (1829) — Blueprint · Blue — Landscape

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Stephenson's Rocket (1829) Blueprint Wall Art

Name: Stephenson's Rocket (1829)
Brand: CodeInk.art
SKU: stephensons-rocket
Price: 99 CAD
Availability: InStock

$99 CAD

Open production · Made after your order

Free shipping — Canada only

A hand-plotted technical blueprint, drawn stroke by stroke in real ink.

✓Made-to-order
✓Free shipping — Canada only
✓14-day returns

Personalize (optional)

We'll hand your exact text to the operator before plotting — 40 characters max.

Secure checkout via Stripe. Your piece is plotted after you order.

A technical plan of Stephenson's Rocket, drawn in pen, line by line, on 250 g/m² paper, 11 × 17 in (27.9 x 43.2 cm). A physical nib presses into the paper and lays down real ink, in Québec. On the back: a serial number and a date, drawn in UV ink in the same pass as the artwork.

The Rocket's silhouette exists as a file, everywhere — a drawing anyone can call up on a screen. What doesn't exist everywhere is a copy that can say who drew it, where, on what day, and under which number.

Built in 1829 by Robert Stephenson and Company and designed by Robert Stephenson, the Rocket was a 0-2-2 steam locomotive with two outside cylinders set at 38 degrees, running at 50 psi (340 kPa) of boiler pressure. It topped out at 30 mph (48 km/h) and weighed 4.3 tonnes (9,500 lb), figures that won it the Rainhill Trials in October 1829 and set the basic layout — multi-tube boiler, separate firebox, direct-drive cylinders — that steam locomotives would follow for the next century. The Rocket is preserved today at the National Railway Museum in York, UK.

At a Glance

◆Built 1829 by Robert Stephenson and Company
◆Designed by Robert Stephenson
◆0-2-2 wheel arrangement, 50 psi boiler pressure
◆Top speed 30 mph (48 km/h)
◆Winner of the Rainhill Trials, October 1829
◆Preserved at the National Railway Museum, York, UK

Each piece is physically plotted by the studio's precision robot in Québec City, using Stabilo® Fineliners and Sakura® Gelly Roll inks on 250 gsm (120 lb) stock — stroke by stroke, never printed. A physical tip presses into the paper and lays down real ink. The result is a tactile, hand-plotted finish — never printed.

Specifications

codeink@robot:~$ ./specs --piece stephensons-rocket

> FORMAT: Tabloid Standard [11" x 17" / 27.9 × 43.2 cm]

> INK SYSTEM: Stabilo® Fineliner / Sakura® Gelly Roll

> SUBSTRATE: 250gsm High-Density Stock [120lb]

> EXECUTION: Precision Vector Plotting

> PLOT TIME: ~1–1.5 h of machine drawing time

> PRODUCTION: Open · drawn after you order

> ORIGIN: Québec City, Canada

What the robot does, what a person does

The robot

◆runs the file
◆draws
◆lays down ink
◆repeats without tiring

A person

◆picks the machine
◆designs the linework
◆decides which lines disappear
◆sets pressure, speed, pen height
◆watches the drawing
◆signs, numbers, packs

Drawn by a robot. Designed by a person.

Included

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Production timelapse included — every order · no extra cost

Watch your piece being plotted, line by line, by the studio's robot. A personal timelapse of your production is sent with every order — to share, or to keep as a record of how your piece came to be.

Hidden signature

The CodeInk signature glowing under UV light on the back of a plotted piece

Real footage — an early production piece, shown under blacklight.

A signature only UV light reveals

On the back of every piece, in the same pass as the drawing, we plot a signature invisible under normal light — codeink.art, the piece's name and serial number, the year, and Québec. Shine a blacklight on it and it glows.

“What surprised me most drawing the Rocket is how tall and narrow it reads next to anything that came after it — that single thin chimney runs nearly the full height of the boiler. The angled cylinders are the other oddity: nothing on a later locomotive sits at that slant, so the whole machine has a slightly unfinished, improvised look, which is fair, because in 1829 it basically was.”
— Carlos, CodeInk.art, Québec

Open production

This piece isn't a limited edition — production stays open. Small variations in ink flow and line closure can occur during physical plotting, giving each plotted piece its own production trace.

The pen wears down as it draws. Ink runs denser at the start. One line closes a hair away from the last. Nothing gets corrected and nothing gets hidden: it's the simplest proof the object was made rather than duplicated.

PERFECTLY imperfect.

codeink@robot:~$ ./trust --verify▌

A real process, not a printer

Each piece is physically plotted, pen on paper, in Québec City — watch the machine work.

Watch the process

14-day returns

Real defects — shipping damage, wrong colour, missing lines — are replaced free of charge.

Read the policy

Secure checkout

Payments are processed by Stripe. CodeInk.art never sees or stores your card details.

Numbered and signed

A unique serial number and the date are plotted on the back in UV ink — invisible to the naked eye, laid down in the same pass as the drawing.

Carlos, founder of CodeInk.art, in his studio in Québec City

The Origin

“When I arrived from Colombia into the cold winters of Québec, I realized that while languages can be barriers, art and geometry are universal. I found comfort in the precision of code and the warmth of paper. CodeInk.art is my way of merging those two worlds: the story of where we come from, drafted with the technology of where we are going.”

Meet the founder →

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Questions & Answers

Everything you need to know

> STATUS: RESOLVED

No. This is an independent piece of art — it isn't affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the National Railway Museum or any other rights holder. The locomotive's name is used only to describe the real subject being drawn.