3D Relief Engraving On Natural Wood

Here is a series of videos I did showing my progression of 3D Relief engraving. There are details on most settings and materials as well as toolchains and workflows for this process. Some videos are full length and have some time-lapse sections so you may want to fast forward through those.

You can use the 1st Attempt workflow as a starting point. Everything you need to do this should be covered in this series. Enjoy!

The 2nd and 3rd Attempts were not captured for publishing. 

Settings for the 4th Attempt (Abbreviated Video): 

You can use the 1st Attempt workflow as a starting point. Everything you need to do this should be covered in this series. Enjoy!

and here is the link to the acrylic 3d relief article: 

3D Relief Engraving on Acrylic

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