Here is some of my own artwork. I originally designed this to be made in pieces using veneer or HPL, etc.
I decided to cut it out of a cheap piece of 1/4" plywood Ito see what it would look like. You can see the football patch.
The settings I used did not cut completely through the plywood and at first I was disappointed. Then I had the idea to just stain the wood to simulate paint by number.
It’s not perfect, but it came out pretty good. This picture is intended to be seen at a distance, so keep that in mind when looking at the image.
The concept does offer some interesting ideas for this technique.
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I like the effect! 
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Very cool … and a creative save, too 
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@buschtrent Great Work! great way to salvage the project. This has a lot of potential for other projects. Thanks for sharing!
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That is really cool! Although not your intended result, I think it turned out great.
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What an interesting piece!
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Bravo. Awesome effect.
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That’s an interesting effect. I could see that looking good for some rustic scenery.
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I like it a lot. I wonder if you could design it with this finished look in mind, shading different “paint by numbers” areas in different ways? That would be cool.
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Cool idea. I can totally see some cool applications of this technique.
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Well, I think it is pretty darn slick.
Now, ignore the fact that my artistic ability is slightly higher than my musical ability.
I think my daughters will love to do something like that some day when we GET the dang thing in the house.
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When you said it was meant to be seen far from a distance I started squinting at it and WOWSERS! That looks so cool!!! SO SO COOL!
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Ok, that is getting locked away for future use!
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I like it. Nice job.
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This is fantastic! Curious how it would look with veneer.
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I really love this!
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