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How-To Laser Engraving Photo - All

The document provides step-by-step instructions for laser engraving a high quality photo onto wood. It begins with preparing the photo by cropping, removing the background, converting it to grayscale, and sharpening details. It then describes settings for importing the photo into a laser program and engraving it onto wood with a 40W laser. Test engraving an eye, it suggests using plywood or birch wood as accessible materials. The result is a laser engraved photo on wood.

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How-To Laser Engraving Photo - All

The document provides step-by-step instructions for laser engraving a high quality photo onto wood. It begins with preparing the photo by cropping, removing the background, converting it to grayscale, and sharpening details. It then describes settings for importing the photo into a laser program and engraving it onto wood with a 40W laser. Test engraving an eye, it suggests using plywood or birch wood as accessible materials. The result is a laser engraved photo on wood.

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Open in Adobe Photoshop.

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Crop photo as you need. Crop Tool (C)

Step 3: Remove background

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Step 5: Edit photo

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Large dark areas of photos light.


The intensity of black color on face should be 10-15%.
The eyes should be almost white. Black 3-6%.
Light hair strands create more light. Dodge Tool (O) Range: Highlights.
Dark hair strands darken. Burn Tool (O) Range: Shadows.

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Resolution: 200 pixels/cm (508 pixels/inch)

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Angle: 15 degrees
Shape: Round
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Depth: 1 Bit

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Eye - the best choice

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I do a lot of engraving on acrylic on a Trotec Speedy 300,and I use a different


method. I don't even bother taking out the backgrounds(personal choice). My
first step it to convert to grayscale,then I go 300 for the resolution,then I go to
adjustments>brightness/contrast and usually make both of those 25,but this
can change depending on the picture.
Next I go filter>sharpen>unsharp mask. I usually go amount-500%, radius-3,and
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I don't even convert to bitmap,I just save it as one. The laser settings are
definitely going to depend on your laser,and from what I understand,that goes
for each individual laser even if they are the exact same model.

I'll have to get some wood and try out your settings. Thanks.

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