Create beautiful handwritten faux signs with your laser cutter

Jen Schachter just shared this fantastic tutorial on the Tested YouTube channel, and I think it's fantastic. It shows how to achieve a very convincing handwritten effect using your laser cutter. To be precise, it's not just about etching a design in a handwritten style, it does all sorts of things to end up with something that has multiple colors, gold gilding, and a compelling visual style. p>

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Basically, she uses the laser cutter to create multiple layers that you can apply paint or foil to. All of this is cut from the backing sheet of your acrylic in a series of steps allowing you to drop each color or material into the correct place resulting in a fantastic final image.