{"id":20154,"date":"2025-06-20T14:55:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T20:55:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/?p=20154"},"modified":"2025-07-07T11:40:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T17:40:31","slug":"preparing-photos-for-glass-engraving-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/laser-machine\/fusion-m2\/software-techniques\/preparing-photos-for-glass-engraving-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"Preparing Photos for Glass Engraving in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 uk-heading-bullet>Glass Engraving Steps<\/h2>\n<ol class=\"uk-list uk-list-large uk-list-decimal uk-list-divider\">\n<li>\n<p>In the Channels tab, select only the Green channel.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_01.png\" alt=\"Selecting Green Channel in Photoshop\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_01_5.png\" alt=\"Selecting Green Channel in Photoshop\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Image &gt; Calculations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_02.png\" alt=\"Image Calculations menu\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_02_5.png\" alt=\"Image Calculations menu\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Set the Blending to <strong>Overlay<\/strong>, adjust the opacity to approximately 80%, and set the Result to <strong>New Document<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_03.png\" alt=\"Overlay blending and new document settings\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Image &gt; Mode &gt; Grayscale<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_04.png\" alt=\"Grayscale mode in Photoshop\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_04_5.png\" alt=\"Grayscale mode in Photoshop\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>With the photo selected, click <strong>Remove Background<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_05.png\" alt=\"Remove Background button\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_05_5.png\" alt=\"Remove Background button\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click on the mask and select <strong>Apply Layer Mask<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_06.png\" alt=\"Apply layer mask option\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Duplicate the layer.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_07.png\" alt=\"Duplicating a layer\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Change the blending mode from \u201cNormal\u201d to <strong>Screen<\/strong> for the new layer.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_08.png\" alt=\"Changing blending mode to Screen\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_08_5.png\" alt=\"Changing blending mode to Screen\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to the Channels tab and <strong>Ctrl + Click<\/strong> on the Gray channel.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_09.png\" alt=\"Ctrl + Click on Gray channel\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_09_5.png\" alt=\"Ctrl + Click on Gray channel\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Select &gt; Inverse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_10.png\" alt=\"Select inverse\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>In the Layers tab, click the <strong>Mask<\/strong> button.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_11.png\" alt=\"Clicking the mask button\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Double-click the copy layer to open the <strong>Layer Style<\/strong> menu.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_12.png\" alt=\"Layer Style menu\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Hold down <strong>Alt<\/strong> and click on the white arrow under Current Layer. Drag it all the way to the left and click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_13.png\" alt=\"Dragging the white arrow in Layer Style\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Expand Menu<\/strong> button, then select <strong>Merge Visible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_14.png\" alt=\"Merge visible layers\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click on the merged layer and choose <strong>Duplicate Layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_15.png\" alt=\"Duplicating the merged layer\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Image &gt; Adjust &gt; Invert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_16.png\" alt=\"Inverting the image\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_16_5.png\" alt=\"Inverting the image\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Change the blending mode from \u201cNormal\u201d to <strong>Vivid Light<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_17.png\" alt=\"Vivid Light blending mode\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_17_5.png\" alt=\"Vivid Light blending mode\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Filter &gt; Blur &gt; Surface Blur<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_18.png\" alt=\"Surface Blur filter\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Set the Radius to ~15 and the Threshold to ~200.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_19.png\" alt=\"Surface Blur settings\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_19_5.png\" alt=\"Surface Blur settings\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Hold down <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E<\/strong> to duplicate the visible layers into a new merged layer.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_20.png\" alt=\"Duplicate merged layers shortcut\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Change the blending mode of the new layer from \u201cNormal\u201d to <strong>Overlay<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_21.png\" alt=\"Overlay blending mode\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_21_5.png\" alt=\"Overlay blending mode\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Right-click on the <strong>Vivid Light<\/strong> layer (the middle layer) and select <strong>Delete Layer<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_22.png\" alt=\"Deleting the Vivid Light layer\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Click the <strong>Expand Menu<\/strong> button and choose <strong>Merge Visible<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_23.png\" alt=\"Merging visible layers again\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Levels<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_24.png\" alt=\"Adjusting levels\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Move the left and right sliders inward to adjust the image contrast and brightness as needed.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_25.png\" alt=\"Level adjustments\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_25_5.png\" alt=\"Level adjustments\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Go to <strong>Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Invert<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_26.png\" alt=\"Final invert\" \/><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_26_5.png\" alt=\"Final invert\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Resize the image and print it to the laser Dashboard.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/support.epiloglaser.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/glass_engraving_27.png\" alt=\"Printing to laser Dashboard\" \/>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\r\n\t\t\t<div id=\"daexthefu-container\"\r\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-container daexthefu-layout-side-by-side daexthefu-alignment-left\"\r\n\t\t\t\tdata-post-id=\"20154\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-feedback\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-text\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"daexthefu-title\">Was this helpful?<\/h3>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-buttons\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-yes daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-text\" data-value=\"1\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-button-text\">Yes<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-no daexthefu-button daexthefu-button-type-text\" data-value=\"0\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-button-text\">No<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-top-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<label id=\"daexthefu-comment-label\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-label\"><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-number\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-character-counter-text\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<textarea id=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\" class=\"daexthefu-comment-textarea\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tplaceholder=\"Type your message\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tmaxlength=\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t400\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"><\/textarea>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-comment-buttons-container\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-submit daexthefu-button\">Submit<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"daexthefu-comment-cancel daexthefu-button\">Cancel<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"daexthefu-successful-submission-text\">Thanks for your feedback!<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glass Engraving Steps In the Channels tab, select only the Green channel. 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