Natural Land Bridge Art

3 hours later perfecting my one piece layering technique…


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Very cool!

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That looks really neat!!

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Can you elaborate? Always curious about technique.

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One run, different settings for each section for a layered look. Takes longer but I like the result

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Interesting. How does it compare to vary power?

In theory rasterizing it and then using vary power might yield the same kind of result?

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I like the results too, interesting piece. Congratulations @demarcusalexan !

I don´t even want to know how long that engrave took…

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3 hrs

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Vary power works better for smoother edges and photos. It can work but it’s hard to isolate what needs to be darker/deeper or lighter. This way, I can isolate each section so that I can do a second run if needed without having to reprint the wholepiece or having to isolate that section in Illustrator again.

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Were you working in vector?

I export at 600+ dpi and get super crisp edges, and if it’s vector it’s really easy to separate the channels. Might be worth seeing if you can work out a single pass workflow if you end up doing lots of these?

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Super crisp and cool!

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yes I’m working in vector. Each layer has its own settings in glowforge.

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That turned out beautiful. I love looking at your stuff!

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Very nice! And that’s a place we have on our “let’s go see it” list, as it’s only 3.5 hrs away. Someday. :slight_smile:

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That is the classic situation where I would use Gimp. It is very easy to isolate a single or couple shades of gray and put a vector around them or increas/decrease the spread or darknes/lightness of that particular area. For that reason I tend to go for variable engrave, but multiple vector engraves is an interesting idea.

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It’s on the way between CT and NC so when we built the new house we stopped once. It’s pretty neat but I wouldn’t do a special 7hr road trip for it. Nice stop if you’re passing by but even though we were making monthly trips we only stopped once. The Natural Bridge Hotel is a historic lodging and a good place for an overnight stay. Interesting history and they have exhibits going back to the original construction. Friendly staff.

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Well that’s good to know. Thanks!

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Impressive! Nice work !

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Wow, it’s a stunning piece!

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