An experiment in using the laser cutter for photo etching. First, convert the photo to gray-scale / desaturate and crop.
Original Photo & Grayscale Conversion
Then – print to the laser cutter, using the settings for mat board.
Laser Cut Photo Etch – Final Effect (Printed on Black Mat Board)
Bill and Anna France Celebrate Skeleton Marti Gras Style Halloween 2009 at the GCB.
ANNA’S COSTUME:
Burlesque Hat – bought on ebay, augmented with elastic under the chin.
Paper Mache Skull Mask – bought on ebay, added elastic behind the head and face padding on the inside to keep it secure and steady.
Tails Jacket – Bought on ebay, sewed white ribbon on the lapels and around the tails to set off the edge of the jacket.
Skeleton Dress – used old tunic shirt I had lying around. Bought a large piece of skeleton fabric from a vendor on etsy.com – cut it out and sewed it to the shirt.
Bone Gloves – bought on ebay
Bone Tights – bought two pairs and cut them apart and sewed them back together so that the bone pattern would show on both sides.
BILL’S COSTUME:
Top Hat – ebay – added a white ribbon and white feathers.
Paper Mache Skull Mask – bought on ebay, added elastic behind the head and face padding on the inside to keep it secure.
Fingerless Skeleton Gloves – purchased on ebay.
Suit Jacket – Savers – added white piping to lapels with ribbon.
Pants – normal wardrobe.
Skeleton Shirt – used new t-shirt. Bought a large piece of skeleton fabric from a vendor on etsy.com – cut it out and sewed it to the shirt.