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Whatever your thoughts are on Laser cutters in schools they are here to stay. It is getting past the two dimensional nature of what they make to produce something with style.

There are a number of short projects that can be undertaken with the laser cutter this projects is just a quick inspirational dip into the production of engraved pictures.

When looking for picture for the laser cutter if often include the words "Line Art" in my search this helps to find the monochromatic type of

I have included a few models in the resources and some ideas for bridge manufacture and testing.

 

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Made from a 300mm by 300mm B&Q mirror tile.

A mirror is not an easy thing to photograph as it wants to show you everything around it so this is the best picture i have at the moment.

This project although simple has opened up a whole series of ideas. The obvious marketability for the above mirror (Subject to settlement of copyright) is very obvious and how easily it would role out into different programs / bands / projects / hobbies etc.

However I would like to see this technique used in a bathroom with flower lineart that is then hand coloured (Much like an animation cell used to be in the old days) the potential to make a colour freeze in mirror form in the tiles around the edge would if done well grace the finest bathrooms. Once again the same idea would role out into a number of art choices Sea life / Penguins (Comedy or otherwise) / Waterfalls / even a complete peripheral picture making a lagoon feel.

Using a bit of pythagoras to adjust for the average distance of the eyes from the scalp and the knowledge that light travels in a straight line a self measuring scale could be made where the user reads off their height whilst stood at a set distance from the mirror.

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Warning messages (Now Wash You Hands Please) - Adverts - Washroom (Instructions on using smart taps - Directions to hand driers.)

Manufacture

This mirror was placed face down and cut on the 100EX to remove the silver backing. The back was then sprayed black to bring the picture our. Any colour could have been sprayed but black was chosen to enhance the lineart.

Lineart Downloaded from the DeviantArt Website - Artist - Vanbriesen.