In this lesson we will look at how we will adjust a photo in CorelDraw so that we can process the photo on a tile that was bought from home depot and that tile was sprayed with the Thermark spray that is designed to mark tile and glass – LMC 6044P.

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This is the second part of my tutorial on lasering photos onto glass. This example came from a seminar I did with some of my customers. This photo is approximately 50 years old. We had to get rid of some creases to get it looking at least good enough for the laser machine. Download the sample file

Remember that this is only the first step in this process. You need to get your power and speeds set properly and watch this video on how to laser glass – How to Laser Engrave Glass

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One of the more requested topics that I get asked for is how to laser engrave photos on wood. Although a lot of your success is going to be dependent on the amount of testing that you do and the photos that you recieve from your clients there are some basic steps that you can take to make your chances of success a little more positive. There is nothing special here. All you need to remeber is that wood is porus and will not hold a fine detailed photo. So do not worry about getting rid of the detail in a photo. It make actually make your engraved photo look better.

This lesson offers a quick tutorial on doing a photograph on the new Laser it Material with your CO2 laser machine. This material is available from Engravers Express of Caldwell Recognition