Sharing just because he was so beautiful and is missed horribly. Our first Neapolitan Mastiff, Napoleon.
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resting wrinkle-face is the best.
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He is so cute…sorry for your loss. That would make an awesome 3d engrave.
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I’m so sorry. A beautiful dog.
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Loosing a beloved pet is the very worst. Truly sorry for your loss.
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I know the pain. So sorry for yours. I’m glad you have other dogs to help you.
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Sorry for the loss of your friend.
I agree with this! There is enough shade difference in that to do a cool (near 3D) engraving. The darker areas get more power and lighter ones less so running multiple passes will sculpt it!
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That’s a beautiful shot of Napoleon. {Hugs} on your loss 
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Pets truly become family members. So sorry for your loss
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Thank you, I’d love to do one but I haven’t figured out the 3d depth maps yet.
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So sorry for your loss. We lost our 12 and 13 year-old Goldendoodle and Lab within a month of each other in October. I had not been on this page yet today and had just taken a break from trying to figure out how to make all of the adjustments to a photo of our dogs so I can make a 3D Christmas ornament we’ll have to put on the tree next year…well, this year now. 
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Try my suggestion, go greyscale, adjust the brightness, sharpen, and with each pass the dark cuts deeper. 
I think you might be surprised - I was.
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I’ll do that. I just bought the Adobe Suite so I’ll give it a sharpening and try it tomorrow. Thank you.
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Oh, what a sweet face. I’m so sorry for your loss.
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I think the second one would do well.
I think that would work, I have only done the basswood and Cherry just because the outside of the engraving is finished, but there are good ways to finish it. The dimension it will be the eye-drawing aspect IMO. As a test to see if the result pleases you enough to commit a more expensive material.
I remember doing three passes on this with vary power;
And being quite surprised at how well it turned out.
I’m anxious now to see the result of that great shot of that beautiful animal!
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Regarding lightness/contrast, bump up the contrast and lighten (see the white walker above) to where it looks too much. Also sharpen a lot!
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yes, when you engrave a photo, it needs to look like you overdid it, otherwise it will engrave darker than you expect.
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