This is my first attempt at a Photo VCarve using VCarve Pro 11. I used maple, a 60 degree VBit, 100% line spacing, 45 degree raster and max depth of .05 inches. I flattened the board with a spoilboard bit, then sanded it to 320 grit before carving. After the board was done I sprayed 2 coats of lacquer and let dry overnight before spray painting the black. I let that dry for 24 hours before sanding the spray paint with 150 grit to bring out the picture. I was quite surprised it worked the first time.
First Photo VCarve
- A6ETramMN
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First Photo VCarve
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Re: First Photo VCarve
Beautiful job!
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Re: First Photo VCarve
Thanks. Next time I’ll VCarve an ellipse around the outside of the oval cropped picture to make a clean line.
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Re: First Photo VCarve
Is there a training video on how to do this? I did a search on the Vectric web site but didn't find anything.
Thank you!
Rex
Thank you!
Rex
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Re: First Photo VCarve
Dang, that is a great looking photo carve for a 1st try! I cant wait to see your "improvements". Well done!
Joe
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I have a chip on my shoulder....several more in my hair and lots more all over my shop floor.
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Re: First Photo VCarve
There are videos but most of the time I wing it
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Craig
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Re: First Photo VCarve
Thank you!
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Re: First Photo VCarve
Don’t you just love it when a project turns out this nice? Well done!
Steve Harp
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