The image was imported into photoshop, converted to B&W. I hit noise/reduce and then reversed it to a mirror image, then saved it as a PNG.
When I put the mirror into the Glowforge, I did it shiny side down, so I was able to engrave the back.
Next time, I’ll center it better, but it’s really stunning to look at. The tiles are cheap, and someone with little talent like me can still create a pretty sharp output.
It’s worth noting, @jamesdhatch and @Jules that it’s not actually MADE from Kewpies.
It contains 0% Kewpie, actually.
It’s also interesting that Kewpies are very very big in Japan. I had to go all the way to a Japanese company to get these Kewpies for the cover of my book:
That doesn’t necessarily rule out it being a Kewpie “by-product.”
Goat’s Milk contains zero goats, and Girl Scout Cookies (presumably) contain no Girl Scouts…
I did the same and WOW!!! It is awesome when looking at it with the correct light behind it!!! This was a gift for a relatives 50th… I have 4 requests for something else kind of like this.
Yes it was worse when Gerber tried to introduce their baby food to countries in Africa. What with all the Tribal Languages and massive illiteracy in European Languages folks would just put a picture of what was inside on the label. Gerber did not know this and ran into a lot of trouble.
Thank you for the tutorial, and FWIW I love the quote that you chose! Too often, we are our own worst enemies when it comes to creativity, expecting perfection on the first try. IMO, there is greater reward in being willing to take risks, and make a few (or even many) mistakes along the way.