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Preparing Photos for Glass Engraving in Photoshop

Preparing Photos for Glass Engraving in Photoshop

Glass Engraving Steps In the Channels tab, select only the Green channel. Go to Image > Calculations. Set the Blending to Overlay, adjust the opacity to approximately 80%, and set the Result to New Document. Go to Image > Mode > Grayscale. With the photo selected, click Remove Background. Right-click (...)

Naming Your Laser Engraving Files

Naming Your Laser Engraving Files

Naming Your File in Your Design Software When creating a file for the Epilog Laser, clarity is helpful down the line. A well-named file helps you identify your project instantly, even weeks later. It also ensures anyone on your team knows exactly what the file contains without opening it. A (...)

Manipulating Clip Art to Create Unique Designs

Manipulating Clip Art to Create Unique Designs

How can I change a piece of clipart so it will engrave well?

One of the most common challenges we hear from customers has absolutely nothing to do with lasers. Instead, we hear a lot of laser operators looking for unique and creative artwork they can use to create samples or custom projects for customers. If your customer doesn’t supply you with a (...)

Creating a Multiple Name Badge Layout using Print Merge

Creating a Multiple Name Badge Layout using Print Merge

How do I create a PhotoLaser Plus file with a name badge layout using print merge?

One of the most common questions we receive is regarding name badge layout. Although it looks easy, finding a quick way to create multiple name badges can create some major complications. Since working with PhotoLaser Plus, we’ve discovered a great benefit of the software is that it does an excellent (...)

Design Tips for Non-Designers

Design Tips for Non-Designers

I'm not a designer, so how do I create great looking samples with the laser?

Depending on the engraving services you provide and how you operate your business, you may be required to produce different designs, either for your own sample purposes or when completing jobs for customers. This can make even the best engravers a little nervous – especially those who don’t necessarily consider (...)

Color Management Settings CorelDRAW X5, X6, X7

Color Management Settings CorelDRAW X5, X6, X7

How do I adjust the Color Management Settings in CorelDRAW to Eliminate Pixelated Engravings?

Some of our users have reported unsatisfactory engraving results when using CorelDRAW. We believe this is caused by certain Color Management settings, which can result in a “pixilated” output when using the color black or when using the Color Mapping feature (see image below.) This issue can be resolved by (...)

Removing the Background from a Photo

Removing the Background from a Photo

How do I remove the background from a photograph?

Anyone who has engraved photographs has had the experience of someone bringing in a photograph with a dark background that has no contrast with the person that is in the picture. While you can fix a lot of the problems with software like Photograv, to really make the photo stand (...)

Print Merge in CorelDRAW

Print Merge in CorelDRAW

How do I create several plaques with different names in Corel using Print Merge?

In our last discussion of Imposition Layout (see related articles), we showed you how to use CorelDRAW’s Imposition Layout feature to engrave several plaques to fill the engraving table without having to duplicate the image. Now we’re going to take this concept to the next level and add in the (...)

Printing Mulitple Items with CorelDRAW’s Imposition Layout Feature

Printing Mulitple Items with CorelDRAW’s Imposition Layout Feature

How do I create multiple items at one time without having to duplicate the image?

Corel’s Imposition Layout feature was designed so that you can print more than one page of a document on a single sheet of paper. This is a handy feature when creating magazines, manuals and other multi-page documents. We’re going to use this same tool to engrave several plaques to fill (...)

Duplicating Around a Center Point in CorelDRAW

Duplicating Around a Center Point in CorelDRAW

How do I create a graphic with duplicated sections rotated around a center point?

The Duplicate tool in CorelDRAW is one of our favorite features because it allows us to quickly design many of our laser projects. For certain projects, we often customize the Duplicate tool to copy a design and rotate it around a specific point on the page. This is helpful when (...)

Using What the Font to Identify Fonts

Using What the Font to Identify Fonts

How do I identifiy a font in a document a customer sends me?

Have you ever received an engraving file without the font files included or the fonts are in a bitmap format? Every engraver knows the frustration of trying to match up a font to the sample that you receive from a customer. Corel has a new feature that will allow you (...)

Layering a Clip Art Image

Layering a Clip Art Image

How do I create a multiple level engraving effect from a piece of clipart?

In our 3D acrylic Sample Club download, we engraved parts of a clip art image on five cut pieces of acrylic. When placed together, the engraved acrylic creates a 3D effect because of the different levels of each engraving. In this article we’re going to show you how you can (...)

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