Someone suggested posting a picture of all the cuts merged, here it is. The cuts have been ordered and are coming in the mail asap.
Category: Layers Cuts
Layers – Erica
Design Concept For my subject I chose cacti because they’re all over the place back home and they just make me happy. I decided to play with the idea of layers and make it a sort of futuristic cactus sculpture. To do this I’m planning to have the different layers offset from each other and…
Michelle’s (very late) Layer’s Project + Progress
Hello world! I know this project is very late, but I’m glad it’s done now! I underestimated how small I made the proportions for this project, so the piece came out with so many details that i had to assemble most of it with tweezers. I also last minute chose not to add in a…
Layers First Cuts ish
I was having issues downloading my svg files onto the computer and connecting with the laser, which unfortunately cut into a lot of my time today. I got the first two cuts done out of 5 (the backing and the first set of waves); the next reservation I could get was Saturday night so hopefully…
Layers Project Final
Here it is! Alice is finally complete after lots of painting and cleaning up. I am not entirely happy with this piece, but I a pleased with the risks I took and how I worked around issues. If I would do this project over, I would’ve worked more with the accuracy of my sizing and…
Shane: Layers Project
Layers Cut post: I will be using acrylic paint for this entire project. I am thinking about different colors and possibly a sunset theme. What colors could I paint the mountain, sky, and clouds?
sameer: layer piece progress
I am going to add some more texturing to each layer with raster engraved lines, but I had some issues with Inkscape and Retina Engrave and so I wasn’t able to get my 2nd draft for class today. I added the lines with a fill pattern in Inkscape. When I load the design into Retina…
Layer Cuts – Update
(It took me a while to get my account back so I’m sorry for the late update) I finnished my Illustrator vectors (it was a pain, to be honest, to draw the horns) and ready to have my laser cutting. This is not my first laser cuts for the project : It’s my third attemp….
Layers Cuts – Amanda Smith
The only paper I had on hand to see the layers with was rainbow construction paper, but I honestly think it looks cooler with the crazy colors. The small cutouts actually got blown away by the fan system in the laser cutter, and so I would probably need to stick the paper onto a piece…
Layer Project: First Cuts
Currently for my project I have three layers designed: one with the moon, the hill, and the people standing on the hill. I’m most likely going to add more layers to it after seeing how these three look together. I think the added layers would make the piece more interesting. These cuts aren’t perfect because…
Layers Test Cuts – Vanshika
While working on inkscape, I decided to change up my original idea in order to add more details and layers. I decided to incorporate an astronaut because it brought out the stars really nicely. I kept the constellations as a layer because that was my original intention. Powers Used: ** I used 1/4 inch acrylic…
Layers Cut – Jakob Sperry
I am pretty happy with how my piece turned out. personally I like the idea of using wood to represent a water drop because it is normally such a rigid and strong material, using it to represent a fluidity and motion is really interesting to me. Do I need more layers to properly represent the…
Layer Project | First Cuts
Last night I was able to complete the first cut and assembly of the Layers Project. I was able to use a cardboard box to cut my test pieces and had the power set to 15% for one pass. (The laser did cut at 10%, but the 15% was to make up for the distance…
Layers Cuts round 1 – Sydney (Update)
I am not going to lie, I was kinda frustrated with my first round of cuts. To begin, there were not long enough laser sessions for me to fully test cut my piece, so I only got a few layers of the wood done, and no acrylic. But, I plan to go back to the…
Alexander Breiling Layers Project Update
Update: I have finished all of my cuts but the paint is taking a bit longer than expected to arrive so I have yet to paint and assemble the whole piece. I should have the whole project finished by tomorrow afternoon. For now, here is what I have, with the pieces placed in approximately the…
Layers Cuts 1 – Emily
Cutting out the design showed me what I needed to adjust in the design so pieces that aren’t meant to be cut out don’t end up that way (the top of the bucket and the sun setting). Additionally, I think before going into final versions more testing of cuts is needed because I consistently had…
Iris Morin: Layer Cuts + UPDATE
Hi Everyone! Here are my current designs for each layer, blue and black are vector engraves and red is vector cuts. For my first cuts on this project I ran into many more issues than I anticipated and was only able to cut out layer 40 and 80. As you can see layer 40 is…
Layers project, Finished
The image that has many colors is the file to help me visualize the final product as well as when I begin assembly. The way it works is that for each of the 5 flowers each color represents a different layer that will be stacked on top of the one under it. The silhouette will…
Layers Update
Here are the different layers I have planned for my design for right now. So I have hit a bump in the road for my layers design right now. I knew going in that the cutting process would be challenging because the wood veneers are really thin and because I have small pieces in my…
Layer Cuts – Imogen
I did all ten layers of my piece on plain card-stock today, and I really love how it turned out! It took a little while getting through all the layers but it was cool to see how they built on each other to achieve this final result. I’m going to tweak a few small parts…
sameer: layers cuts
I changed my initial layers cut design. This draft has 5 layers and is pretty small. I plan to engrave circles or flowy lines onto each layers and make the whole thing bigger. Thoughts on using acrylic? Also did we figure out the best way to assemble acrylic layers?