Spent a little time in Illustrator refining this design from a previous one. Wanted to round out the O and add a heart to give it a touch more personality. I think it’s really close to being a finished design, so I want to think next about the various combinations of materials I could use that would make it look even better.
What are your thoughts on combinations of colors, woods, acrylics, etc? What can you see looking awesome?
An easy way to test how it might look would be to tape a diffuser (can be anything, even a paper towel) behind the heart and just aiming a flashlight at it, just to see how it looks.
Backlighting? I was thinking a red, white, or other light color acrylic cut-to-fit inset for the middle of the “O”. The acrylic could also be etched to give it a frosted-glass look, or to have a heart in the heart. (Or multiple small hearts engraved in a heart acrylic inset.)
You could cap it with clear acrylic and fill it with stuff. I would still leave at least one layer above the acrylic for a lip, but that’s just one idea