Laser cut silhouette

Follow this tutorial to learn how to create your own paper silhouette artwork. These finished pieces make great gifts and decorations.

Laser cut silhouette

Follow this tutorial to learn how to create your own paper silhouette artwork. These finished pieces make great gifts and decorations.

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

The LaserPaper range is available for purchase on our engraving supplies webshop.

Laser machine used

Speedy 360, 80 Watt
1.5" lens
Honeycomb vacuum table

Any Speedy laser engraving machine can be used to create this sample. .

Tip

We used the 1.5" lens as we wanted to make very delicate and detailed cuts.

DIY-lasercut-paper-silhouette.zip

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Step by step

Step 1

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

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	-

Step 3

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

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.

Speedy series
The ideal laser engraver and cutter for personalisation.

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Questions about applications or settings?
We're happy to advise you from A for Air assist to Z for z-offset.