Photographs

March, 2018

• 1 March

  Laser Engraving Photos On Acrylic

  

  In this video we will show you how to to take a photo and laser engrave that photo into the acrylic. We will also show you how to choose a proper quality photo to use with your laser. If you choose a bad quality photo than your photo will reflect …

August, 2016

• 25 August

  Why You Should Only Use JPEGS for Photographs

  

  When it comes to formats for exchanging files one of the more common formats that we use is JPEGS. JPEGS are good because most people can create them, the file size is small and when you say JPEG to someone they know what you are talking about. The problem with …
• 8 August

  Raster Images versus Vector Images

  

  This lesson will look at what is a raster image and what is a vector image. Many people get confused with the tow. A good thorough knowledge of both is essential when you are looking at working with computers and graphics. In computer graphics, a raster graphics image or bitmap …

July, 2016

• 29 July

  Lasering Engraving Photos with CorelDraw – You must get a good photo

  

  One of the problems with getting photos from customers is that the quality of the photo is out of our hands. A lot of people do not realize that the success of any photo that is lasered engraved is directly related to the quality of the original photo. The better …
• 6 July

  Images on Wood are Better with No Background

  

  One of the more popular items to put photos onto is wood or granite. The problem is that wood is really not the greatest medium to work on. For this reason we really need to give ourselves the best opportunity to get the photo right. One technique that should be …
• 4 July

  Creating a Photo on a Ceramic Tile Using the LMC 6044P Spray

  In this lesson we will look at how we will adjust a photo in CorelDraw so that we can process the photo on a tile tthat was bought from home depot hat is sprayed with the Thermark spray that is designed to mark tile and glass – LMC 6044P. My …
• 3 July

  Another Look at The Smart Carver Feature In Corel PhotoPaint

  

  As we mentioned in our previous tutorial the problem when you receive a photo from a customer is it sometimes does not match up with the size that it is going to engrave at. For example if you receive a 4 by 6 photo and want to engrave it as …
• 3 July

  Another Example of Doing a Photo – The Right Way

  

  In this lesson we will look at recreating this photo on both anodized aluminum and black granite. Note the one problem with this photo is that the hot casts a shadow on the boys face. For this reason I will need to put in a little more of an adjustment …
• 3 July

  ARA 2013 Presentation Lasering Photos

  

  This is a presentation done at the 2013 ARA Show in Las Vegas   Laser Engraving Photos from Mike Clarke
• 1 July

  Doing Photos in CorelDraw with your Laser Engraver – Introduction

  

  Laser  Engraving or Sublimating Photographs One of the biggest issues that faces us as engravers is reproducing photos onto a variety of products. Reproducing photos is not easy – even for those of us who have done a lot of it. Part of the problem is that there are so …