Follow our new tutorial to create your own multi-coloured paper silhouette artwork. This technique is especially useful when creating presents or gift cards.
Preparation
Materials required:
1 Sheet Laser Paper Orange-Red
1 Sheet Laser Paper Slate Grey + self adhesive
1 Sheet Laser Paper Blue + self adhesive
1 Sheet Laser Paper Dark Blue + self adhesive
1 Sheet Laser Paper Black + self adhesive
Material to cover the laser bed, such as plain paper
We used the 1.5" lens as we wanted to make very delicate and detailed cuts.
Step by Step
Trotec laser print settings: LaserPaper
Step 1: Design
Import our pre-created graphics and adapt it to your requirements. Send the 5 various graphics to your Trotec Laser with the following settings:
Process mode
Resolution
Cut line
Standard
500dpi
none
Halftone
Others
colour
Enhanced geometries, Inner Geometries first
Laser cutting different types and colours of paper
Step 2: Laser cutting and engraving the paper
Lay the respective coloured paper sheets in your Trotec Laser, covering the rest of the working surface with plain paper to get a strong vacuum. The parameters are likely to vary betweenlaser machines and the power available.
Laser Engraving Parameters
Black
Engrave CO2
40
70
500
Colour
Process
Power %
Speed %
ppi/Hz
1
ON
0mm
High Quality
Passes
Air Assist
Z-offset
Advanced
Laser Cutting Parameters
Colour
Process
Power %
Speed %
ppi/Hz
Red
Cut CO2
15
1
1,000
Passes
Air Assist
Z-offset
Advanced
1
ON
0mm
-
Stick the different laser cut paper layers together to finish your multi-layer silhouette.
Step 3: Assembly
Take the orange rectangle as a backing plate, and then stick the remaining colours in the following order:
Slate grey
Blue
Dark blue
Black as finishing
Why Trotec Materials?
Our Laser Paper range is ideal for a range of applications, having been specifically developed for laser cutting and engraving. This means you can achieve the highest contrast wtih your laser machine, with a clean cut mark from laser cutting. This quality paper, which is available in a variety of different colours, can be used in many applications including invitations, brochures, business cards, greeting cards and much more.
Inspiration
Inspiration for a laser cut silhouette
Cut spacers from thin TroLase ADA which you can stick between the paper sheets. This adds additional depth and spaciousness to the final piece.
Depending on the design, the laser cut silhouette could be used as a gift card.
