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Jay Selway
05-06-2015, 10:44 PM
Thought I'd share a recent piece I designed. It's inspired by old-school Sanborn insurance map covers. I did the illustration, then engraved it on a solid maple panel. Ran it at 1200 dpi to get a really dark and detailed burn.

What do you guys think?

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Bert Kemp
05-06-2015, 11:45 PM
I like it nice job
Chris J Anderson
05-07-2015, 12:20 AM
nice - really nice
Bill George
05-07-2015, 9:14 AM
Beautiful job
Ron Gosnell
05-07-2015, 9:35 AM
Very nice, I'm jealous
Chris DeGerolamo
05-07-2015, 10:00 AM
Plan your work, work your plan. It shows that you did both. Well done.
Dee Gallo
05-07-2015, 11:38 AM
I love the combination of classic design and fontwork executed by a modern laser - well done! The wood looks so rich and you managed to get a nice tone for the lines, that's the mark of someone who knows what he is doing!
Jeffrey Dewing
05-07-2015, 12:58 PM
Very nice work. You said you ran it at 1200 DPI, What is the highest DPI possible? I have Corel X7 and a Speedy 300 80 watt and was under the impression that 1000 DPI was the highest I could go? I love the design as well as the detail!
Jay Selway
05-07-2015, 3:12 PM
Jeffrey, I use an epilog helix, which can engrave at 1200 dpi.

Thanks everyone for the kind words. Almost everything I've learned about lasers I've learned here! So thank you guys!!
Mike Chance in Iowa
05-07-2015, 6:19 PM
Great work. The maple really compliments the graphics and font design. The graphic details inside the font looks great too. Those old maps and documents are amazing pieces of work.
Jeffrey Dewing
05-08-2015, 12:59 AM
Thanks for the response, and update on the DPI! That is great looking art!I'm still working on my corel and haven't come close to that kind of detail! I'm Jealous!
Jay Selway
05-08-2015, 3:39 PM
Thanks for the response, and update on the DPI! That is great looking art!I'm still working on my corel and haven't come close to that kind of detail! I'm Jealous!

Keep at it! Start with a pencil to flesh out your idea before getting on the computer. Expose yourself to as much artwork as possible (behance.net is great). The more you see, the better you'll get!
Don Corbeil
05-10-2015, 12:57 PM
That's nice work.
I found the original sanborn - did you trace a good portion of the 'washington' letters, or do it from scratch by hand? It must have taken a lot of time if you did it from scratch.

http://www.logobird.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/sanborn-fire-map.jpg http://www.sawmillcreek.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=313095&d=1430966684