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<p>Fabian: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Wooden piece 3d engrave.jpg|right|300px]]<br /> [[:Category:Engraving|Engraving]] photos on various materials can be an awesome alternative to just printing them on [[paper]]!<br /> <br /> Here are some tips for creating beautiful laser engraved pictures (confirmed to work on [[plywood]], but should be rather general).<br /> <br /> ==Photo Preparation==<br /> <br /> * it's very important to convert your photo to grayscale and desaturate it (e.g. using [[GIMP]] or [[Photoshop]]) - people have to look like ghosts<br /> ** this is because your substrate, unlike white paper, will likely make everything darker<br /> * (optional, but beneficial in many cases) remove the background or at least make it even fainter than the part of the photo you are interested in<br /> * open the altered file in [[Visicut]] or another laser cutting program and apply the appropriate engraving settings for the chosen material as usual<br /> * check that you don't have large areas that are to be engraved completely or areas without engraving, but varying densities of points everywhere<br /> * zoom in on a critical area with high contrast - eyes are nice for that - and check again<br /> * (if you haven't edited the background) try to estimate how well the background is separated from the main part of the photo, i.e. is there a clear difference in point density?<br /> ** if not, think about removing or altering the background again<br /> * Once your photo is edited like described above you could also add text or a frame for cutting the photo out of the wooden plate<br /> * if you apply different colors for the text or the frame the afterwards cutting tool [[Visicut]] will easily distinguish between them<br /> <br /> ''If you are interested in more details, please let [[Lukas]] know and he will do his best to add pictures as soon as possible!''<br /> <br /> ==3D Engraving== <br /> <br /> Depending on what wood you are planning to use the laser cutter settings may vary a lot. If your wood is somehow valuable or you only have one chance to get it right, it is advisable to give it a test run on regular piece of cheaper [[plywood]].<br /> <br /> * make sure to [[Wanted:Laser_Cutter#Focusing | set the focus right]] <br /> * for engraving the piece of wood shown below, the following settings were chosen:<br /> ** Power 100; Engrave: Speed 100; 3D Engrave: Speed 10<br /> ** Even though I like the outcome I would recommend using a slightly higher speed (maybe 15-20) which would not burn too deep into the wood and result in a brighter photo<br /> <br /> [[File:Laser 3d engraved Photo.jpg|left|thumb|Close-up of the 3d engraved photo|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Engraving]]<br /> [[Category:Laser Cutting]]<br /> [[Category:Methods]]</div>

Fabian https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=Laser_Engraving_Photos&diff=2244 2018-01-24T21:39:49Z

<p>Fabian: </p> <hr /> <div>[[File:Wooden piece 3d engrave.jpg|right|300px]]<br /> [[:Category:Engraving|Engraving]] photos on various materials can be an awesome alternative to just printing them on [[paper]]!<br /> <br /> Here are some tips for creating beautiful laser engraved pictures (confirmed to work on [[plywood]], but should be rather general).<br /> <br /> ==Photo Preparation==<br /> <br /> * it's very important to convert your photo to grayscale and desaturate it (e.g. using [[GIMP]] or [[Photoshop]]) - people have to look like ghosts<br /> ** this is because your substrate, unlike white paper, will likely make everything darker<br /> * (optional, but beneficial in many cases) remove the background or at least make it even fainter than the part of the photo you are interested in<br /> * open the altered file in [[Visicut]] or another laser cutting program and apply the appropriate engraving settings for the chosen material as usual<br /> * check that you don't have large areas that are to be engraved completely or areas without engraving, but varying densities of points everywhere<br /> * zoom in on a critical area with high contrast - eyes are nice for that - and check again<br /> * (if you haven't edited the background) try to estimate how well the background is separated from the main part of the photo, i.e. is there a clear difference in point density?<br /> ** if not, think about removing or altering the background again<br /> * Once your photo is edited like described above you could also add text or a frame for cutting the photo out of the wooden plate<br /> * if you apply different colors for the text or the frame the afterwards cutting tool [[Visicut]] will easily distinguish between them<br /> <br /> ''If you are interested in more details, please let [[Lukas]] know and he will do his best to add pictures as soon as possible!''<br /> <br /> ==3D Engraving== <br /> <br /> Depending on what wood you are planning to use the laser cutter settings may vary a lot. If your wood is somehow valuable or you only have one chance to get it right, it is advisable to give it a test run on regular piece of cheaper [[plywood]].<br /> <br /> * make sure to [https://wiki.comaking.space/Wanted:Laser_Cutter#Focusing | set the focus right] <br /> * for engraving the piece of wood shown below, the following settings were chosen:<br /> ** Power 100; Engrave: Speed 100; 3D Engrave: Speed 10<br /> ** Even though I like the outcome I would recommend using a slightly higher speed (maybe 15-20) which would not burn too deep into the wood and result in a brighter photo<br /> <br /> [[File:Laser 3d engraved Photo.jpg|left|thumb|Close-up of the 3d engraved photo|400px]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Engraving]]<br /> [[Category:Laser Cutting]]<br /> [[Category:Methods]]</div>

Fabian https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=File:Wooden_piece_3d_engrave.jpg&diff=2243 2018-01-24T21:31:56Z

<p>Fabian: finished project: 3d engraved photo and engraved text</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> finished project: 3d engraved photo and engraved text<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{CC-by-sa-4.0}}</div>

Fabian https://wiki.comakingspace.de/index.php?title=File:Laser_3d_engraved_Photo.jpg&diff=2238 2018-01-24T20:52:49Z

<p>Fabian: Using 3d engrave it is possible to engrave photos into all kinds of wood</p> <hr /> <div>== Summary ==<br /> Using 3d engrave it is possible to engrave photos into all kinds of wood<br /> == Licensing ==<br /> {{CC-by-sa-4.0}}</div>

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