So I am making a run of Shaker type dovetail footstools 12"h x 12"w x 18"l with a design on the top, personalized for the person(s) who will receive these, using a router to make a simple groove of the design. By way of example, one of the designs will that of our local mountain, San Gorgorio Mountain. The design will be about 5x7 inches. I may add an outline of a bear underneath it and a pair of Ponderosa pines to the side, if I am on the right track.
I have zero artistic ability from a drawing standpoint, so what I did was grab a good picture of the mountain and using Adobe type photoshop software, strip everything off the photo except the outline of the mountain and a few accent lines for valleys. The resulting outline is about 3 pixels wide, about 8x10 canvas, solid black with everything else erased, not whited out. I used the erase tool. I intend to give this modified jpeg or Adobe type software file to a CNC guy to convert to a file which can be recognized by a CNC. I think I've read the file is a "G" type file. Once the top part of the stool is done and dovetailed and ready for glue up, I'll have it CNC'ed with the design. My assumption is that being a router type groove, the design has to be relatively simple and in solid black.
I attach the photo of the mountain, and the resulting outline. Am I on the right track here? Thanks for all who respond.
San Gorgonio Mountain.jpgSan Gorgonio Mountain Outline2.jpg