Played around with this a little on a smaller scale, just finished the full-sized engrave (10”x16”). Very happy with how it came out. Need to clean it up and build a frame for it.
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Wow! I’ve not been able to get a photo engrave to look THIS good
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Test some gloss on a piece of scrap… I think this would look absolutely stunning with a coat of poly or gloss. Looks really good as is of course.
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illustrations/cartoons work better than photographs, i think.
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Nice clear engrave.
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that’s on the list to do. going to engrave a square with some light/dark and unengraved so i can see what the effect is with a finish. i need to make sure whatever i use to finish doesn’t darken the light portions too much and lose the contrast.
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I’m having a hard time determining if Batman is saying “take my hand,” or a milisecond away from flippin’ me the bird.
Just me?
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Haha yeah I was thinking some slight adjustments in a photo editing program could do just that.
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that’s what makes it perfect, right? it’s both family-friendly and a little eff-------… 
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ooh, very nice. Great results on the engraving.
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Very nice!
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I flashed on the Joker trying to tell Batman a joke -
“Knock knock”…
(Batman voice) “Come in”
Nice work on that, yes, frame worthy!
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I did an Elfquest on draftboard. No masking or anything. It came out pretty good (not this good), so it may be true that comics work better.
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i’ve found that the details are more forgiving on drawings/cartoons/renderings than photographs.
i work for an architecture firm. we have a ton of beautiful photography, but we also have a lot of incredible renderings that get done before the building is actually built. as well as a bunch of not-quite-as-fancy renderings out of revit and sketchup. the renderings are a lot more forgiving when it comes to printing at lower resolutions than the photos are.
I immediately thought the bird
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Looks pretty good to me.
How long did it take to engrave Batman?
2.5 hrs