i need your help with a logo for laser engraving
05-07-2008, 06:03 PM
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i need your help with a logo for laser engraving well i am purchasing a lower receiver for an AR-15 and am wanting some engraving done on it. i have the image i want but it needs to fall under certain criteria
here is the image
here are the requirements from the company i am ordering from
i will toss you a few bucks if you have a paypal account
im not sure if photoshop can do this or what kind of program i could use, but if i could get some assistance that would be greatly appreciated
thanks
-steve
here is the image
here are the requirements from the company i am ordering from
Originally Posted by anvilarms
High Resolution (600+dpi works great!)
Line Art
Silhouettes work very well.
DO NOT use the “Hairline” or “super fine” drawing tool as the laser will not pick that up. You must use at least the next side larger (Fatter) line.
Did we mention, HIGH RESOLUTION
Saved as one of the 3 following file extensions: cdr, psp, pdf. We MUCH prefer the cdr format as it is directly compatible with Corel, the program we use. .pdf would be the second choice. .psp can work but it is a real pan for us to use. NOTE: IF SENDING A .CDR FILE IT MUST BE SAVED AS A VERSION “X3”, OR OLDER, NOTING NEWER.
It MUST be Black and White only, no color, no gray, no grayscale – BLACK AND WHITE ONLY.
There must not be a background of any kind. No background box, no black screen, nothing. The image must appear to be “floating” on your screen. This does not mean that your image is not allowed to be inside a circle or square outline, it means the image must not be “placed on” a background. If you do not understand this, please consult a graphics design professional.
It needs to be saved as a VECTOR or fully scalable file. We WILL be changing the size of the image you submit. If it is not saved correctly not all of the lines will maintain the proper aspect ratio and width making your image look very poor.
(Just FYI: cdr is Corel Draw - the preferred format – the .pdf files seem to be working very well too)
When working on the image, remember, when put onto a lower receiver, the background will be black, the image will be white. Usually what you will be working on is a white background, your image is black. When you are, remember everything you see in black will be a white image on your lower receiver.
Line Art
Silhouettes work very well.
DO NOT use the “Hairline” or “super fine” drawing tool as the laser will not pick that up. You must use at least the next side larger (Fatter) line.
Did we mention, HIGH RESOLUTION
Saved as one of the 3 following file extensions: cdr, psp, pdf. We MUCH prefer the cdr format as it is directly compatible with Corel, the program we use. .pdf would be the second choice. .psp can work but it is a real pan for us to use. NOTE: IF SENDING A .CDR FILE IT MUST BE SAVED AS A VERSION “X3”, OR OLDER, NOTING NEWER.
It MUST be Black and White only, no color, no gray, no grayscale – BLACK AND WHITE ONLY.
There must not be a background of any kind. No background box, no black screen, nothing. The image must appear to be “floating” on your screen. This does not mean that your image is not allowed to be inside a circle or square outline, it means the image must not be “placed on” a background. If you do not understand this, please consult a graphics design professional.
It needs to be saved as a VECTOR or fully scalable file. We WILL be changing the size of the image you submit. If it is not saved correctly not all of the lines will maintain the proper aspect ratio and width making your image look very poor.
(Just FYI: cdr is Corel Draw - the preferred format – the .pdf files seem to be working very well too)
When working on the image, remember, when put onto a lower receiver, the background will be black, the image will be white. Usually what you will be working on is a white background, your image is black. When you are, remember everything you see in black will be a white image on your lower receiver.
im not sure if photoshop can do this or what kind of program i could use, but if i could get some assistance that would be greatly appreciated
thanks
-steve
05-08-2008, 06:43 PM
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Ok here you go. This is the file minus the text, which anyone can insert at any time.
Thumb:
PSD:
http://armorysound.com/veritas.psd
PDF:
http://armorysound.com/veritas.pdf
If you get that font name I can make adjustments accordingly. I basically just whipped this up, it should look great! It's all vector also, so it can be resized. I also didn't add the grungy effects because I don't think they will translate well to an engraving.
Thumb:
PSD:
http://armorysound.com/veritas.psd
PDF:
http://armorysound.com/veritas.pdf
If you get that font name I can make adjustments accordingly. I basically just whipped this up, it should look great! It's all vector also, so it can be resized. I also didn't add the grungy effects because I don't think they will translate well to an engraving.
05-08-2008, 07:55 PM
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wow that looks awesome.. i will see if i can find the font for ya. thanks man
i am a big boondocks fan, but that is not why i am getting this. i think its a great message, and will put a nice personal touch to my AR
i am a big boondocks fan, but that is not why i am getting this. i think its a great message, and will put a nice personal touch to my AR
