Laser engraving, also known as deep etching or relief printing, is a process where an image is burned into a material such as wood, metal, or glass using lasers. One of the most overlooked and important aspects of graphic design is preparing for laser engraving.
We'll take you through everything from selecting the font type and drawing various shapes or letters to exporting the completed artwork as a Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) file.īefore we begin, there are a few things you'll need to have: To help ease the learning curve, we will go over the fundamental steps you should follow when designing for laser engraving using CorelDRAW. Even highly skilled graphic designers find it a little hard to maintain the quality of laser-engraved artwork during printing. But the truth is, laser-engraved artwork is an extremely delicate process. It is even more so for novice designers, who often find it hard to produce quality artwork right off the bat.
For most graphic designers, designing artwork for laser engraving is a daunting process.
