Preparing Artwork for Lasering Photographs on Black Granite/MarbleNext, I am going to take the image intoCOREL PHOTO-PAINT X3.3.

After resizing the artwork to fit the plate,I noted on the Status Bar (bottom of CorelDRAWscreen) that image size was 337 x 337 dpi.It is recommended by ULS that you use 250 dpi.IвЂ™ll make that change in Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3.Written By Robert Hensley 2006 1 Resize your image to fit you material.For this example, I am using a 6 x 6 piece ofmarble. When I process the image in PhotoGrav, it will invert the wolf and the blackbackground.Original ArtworkAfter Adding Background inCorel PHOTO-PAINT X3Simulated Results on GraniteHere are the actual steps below.1. IвЂ™ll take the image into Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3, andadd a background. For my lesson I want the wolf to appear on theblack marble without any kind of background. But the image has a whitebackground, and if inverted it would turn black. However, since thematerial I want to engrave is black, I have to invert the image for it to appear on the granite, orany other black material.I could invert the image in CorelDRAW (Effects - Inverse - Invert).

Normally, for whitematerials, I could send the image straight to PhotoGrav, and then laser. Preparing Artwork for Lasering Photographs on Black Granite/MarbleSoftware: CorelDRAW X3, Corel PHOTO-PAINT X3, & PhotoGrav 2.11 SoftwareThis general procedure was written specifically for use with Universal Laser Systems, but it can beused with most lasers.In this lesson, I want to laser the wolf image on a piece of marble or granite.

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