Class assignment #1 (laser cut - living hinge notebook)
Image source:
I decided to use a few linoleum block prints I made last year of Russian nesting dolls (matryoshka). They are intended to be rotated and used over and over to make a repeating pattern.
Converting images to digital:
I then scanned some of the best prints and cleaned them up in Photoshop
I took a selection of this with the magic wand, made a black copy on a new layer and imported it to Illustrator.
Once in Illustrator, I added it to the living hinge template and adjusted the sizes.
I also set the images to RGB and rasterize.
BLACK = Raster engrave
BLUE = Vector engrave
RED = Vector cut
Laser Cutting -
Final Product -
I am pretty happy with the outcome of my first laser cut exercise. I am glad I used my own design on the cover. Translating my art into different digital mediums interests me. I hope to incorporate more of my original illustrations into the rest of our projects.
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