My daughter, the pet groomer (StylaPet.com) also does art in mediums other than fur on occasion. I was visiting and saw this scratch art on the wall that she did. I took a photo and wanted to see what I could do with it on Hiakari.
I had to clean up my reflection and compensate for the loss of contrast due to the glass in the frame.
Then I did some tests to see what I might expect with different “Min Power” settings. In the end, ensuring that the contrast was high and the white was pure white made the biggest difference.
I masked some painted plywood and engraved with Vary Power and 70% power. Afterwards, I brushed out the char. I wiped black acrylic into the engraving and removed the masking. The result turned out well. I’m amazed given the quality of the starting image.
This baby can do amazing detail. I was mostly shocked at what I could do with such a poor starting shot. The factor in my favor was that it was a pure black and white art piece.
I’ve never considered lasering an already painted piece! Did you have any problems with fumes? Was it just regular acrylic paint? That’s a very exciting idea!
It’s a bit risky if you don’t know what the coating is. This is a small piece about 3x3" and my vent works very well. I have used acrylic paint to prepaint a piece. I would think that is safe.
. Happy to share! You’re right. I’m evil. 
