How To Paint Engraved Acrylic

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In this video, I'm tackling a massive wedding sign project using my Aeon Nova 14 laser engraver. I'll be sharing with you the tips and tricks I learned from my community, including a new method for painting filled acrylic. Follow along as I demonstrate my process, from engraving to painting, sealing, and assembling the sign.
If you're looking for a creative and practical tutorial on painting engraved acrylic, this video is for you! Don't forget to subscribe to my channel for more laser engraving tips and projects.
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:08 Setting up the engraving
04:23 Using the pass-through feature
09:04 Engraving the acrylic names
12:50 Sealing the engraving with lacquer
14:00 Painting the engraved acrylic
17:50 Tips for painting and cleanup
22:56 Maria Kennedy's chalk paint pen method
26:32 Conclusion and final thoughts
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@troythatcoolkid 24 күн бұрын

Can’t believe the turnaround time you did on this!! Super woman!!

@pam2436 24 күн бұрын

Constantly in awe of what you do! Awesome job!

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

🥹🙏🏼❤️

@TheLouisianaHobbyGuy 20 күн бұрын

*Loved watching the entire process Emily!* _Quick tip, hold Shift and select a layer on the Cuts / Layers tab and it will select everything on that layer._

@MileyonDisney 24 күн бұрын

You did a beautiful job on this.

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm very proud of it, that's for sure!

@MotoRich900 7 күн бұрын

I've been running industrial lasers for the past 30 + years... everyone has these "toy" lasers now, which is awesome

@smattt 5 күн бұрын

Congrats

@Alluvian567 7 күн бұрын

This could definitely be done with print and cut. In order to use print and cut you don't have to engrave any registration points at all into the product. You could put targets on a non printing layer in Lightburn on any identifiable locations of the actual engraving. Examples would be the lower left of the W and the lower right of the T in "We saved you a seat". Then when you do the second part you just line up your red dot with the lower left of the W, and align that with the non printing reg mark, same for the T, then do the second part. For the third part you would pick parts of letters near the bottom of the text of part 2 that come to points and are easy to precisely pinpoint with the laser.

@poppopswoodshop 13 күн бұрын

Just FYI regarding chalk pens, never used them before but I saw it on your video thought maybe I could make it work on sealed wood for a backfill into letters, yeah that doesn't work made a big mess… So a laser engraved one of those inexpensive the platters from Hobby Lobby as an experiment sealed it with five coats of lacquer and then I attempted to backfill the letters with acrylic paint that didn't work out so great and then I came across to your video and thought the chalk pen idea might work so I tried it and that idea didn't work… so I'm back to seal the wood first, put a mask on it, engrave it, seal it again, paint it and finally remove the mask.. So right now I'm working on another one (same Type) and I'm going to try it like it's a tile painting multiple color layers and try to burn it off one layer at a time in my laser.

@whichcraftLiz 14 күн бұрын

excellent tutorial!! the sign is beautiful

@ThatMomWithALaser 13 күн бұрын

Thank you!

@havocproltd 20 күн бұрын

I want to thank you again for turning me onto the FiltraBox line!! and this is really cool! hadn't thought about painting my acrylic stuff!!

@ThatMomWithALaser 20 күн бұрын

Aww you are so welcome. I’m happy to hear that it’s been a good addition to your shop!

@leecloward9279 24 күн бұрын

Emily great job.

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Thank you. 🙏🏼

@curtjones3267 24 күн бұрын

Love the cute Doodle

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Haha thank you! Woody keeps me company every day. ❤️

@pme636 23 күн бұрын

I rarely comment on YT, but this was awesome! Loved how you were so real with being unsure of how to accomplish this, and how you resolved the problems you had. Would love to see more of these! What a great job you did with this very large piece!

@ThatMomWithALaser 23 күн бұрын

Aww thank you so much for taking the time to comment. It really means a lot. I’m so glad you enjoyed the video! ❤️

@LaserEngraving911 23 күн бұрын

I like the plastic razor blade hack, need to get me sum of those. 🎉 Cool project

@dustybeardwoodcrafts 17 күн бұрын

I elevate my mirrored acrylic like you do, but never cut it upside down like that. Do you find you get better results like that? Thanks for all the great content, Emily!

@3DHP 24 күн бұрын

Great video, I enjoyed watching.

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Yay! Thank you!

@Isotope_13 16 күн бұрын

Regarding the paper mask tearing, I find that paper labels & masks remove easier when they are warmed up. So I use a heat gun to warm up small sections at a time, then try to peel the mask. (Maybe do a test run on some scrap in case it leaves behind glue residue or warps the acrylic.)

@Isotope_13 16 күн бұрын

Also, the clear spray lacquer may be weakening the paper mask. Like how getting masking tape wet makes it tear more easily, even after it dries.

@adamcolville2057 18 күн бұрын

Great vid and a lot of work 😂when filling I use an airbrush with createx wicked paints , super quick to apply and dry very quickly and you can do multiple coats for depth and real easy to clean up xx

@BPerry-vz8dw 24 күн бұрын

Great job. You can still use Print & Cut if you're creative. For instance, add masking tape to a blank area and write on it with a fine-tip marker, then cue off it for both top and bottom sections. Or you can Print & Cut off of an existing feature, like the intersection on an X or the center of the dot on an i.

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Thank you! Good point. That would have worked too!.

@SpikeyBoy25 24 күн бұрын

Great result in the end! There are tons of ways of doing this, I always start with a coat of plastic primer, although your clear coat did the trick. You can get acrylic supplied with a paper backer, which is way better to work with than masking tape. POSCA paint markers have an excellent range of colours. BTW I am a little bit jealous of your selection of lasers, I have a large 100w Chinese CO2, but those Aeons are lovely! A fibre is definitely in my future! Great work!

@ThatMomWithALaser 23 күн бұрын

Thank you so much. I'm not familiar with plastic primer but will look into it for the future. This acrylic came with that masking tape on it already so I just worked with it the way it came. As for the fiber, that's going to be fun! :)

@Nomnomkookie08 6 сағат бұрын

Do you use anything to seal the paint once it’s done drying? I’d like to make keychains but I worry the keys might scratch the paint off.

@milt8697 24 күн бұрын

Very helpful , I did some acrylic keychains 6 months ago for my brothers band and paint filled the logos white paint on black acrylic and it was a nightmare wish i had seen this video first LOL

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Gah! Well, at least now you have this for next time.

@Alluvian567 7 күн бұрын

Good tips, that masking cleanup looked like a nightmare, not because of the process but just due to that protective coating NOT wanting to come off cleanly. I have seen some places that one side of the acrylic masking comes off much easier than the other side, is there a way to tell which side is which before engraving? (Other than obviously testing with a sample which you didn't have here)

@martivaughan6382 24 күн бұрын

What a beautiful job you did. I’d be a nervous wreck. Btw: I hate weeding (anything,lol) so the chalk pen is definitely something I’m trying!

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

haah me too. Let me know how it goes!

@wholesomeengraving 23 күн бұрын

From lightburn, I would move the laser head in an area that there is no content, then afix a thin piece of wood with sided tape there. Etch my markers on the wood.

@samechaleph1891 22 күн бұрын

aw, I love your model dog, sitting perfectly for the display! :) and wow what a huge job you did! glad that it went well! :) ps. I wonder why you didn't do a white spray paint right after the clear spray paint, it'll save you the time?

@ThatMomWithALaser 22 күн бұрын

Thank you! I’ve never had luck with spray paint. It still bleeds for me. ☹️

@samechaleph1891 22 күн бұрын

@@ThatMomWithALaser oh didn't know that it'll still bleed... hopefully you'll find a way to solve it soon! :)

@Team90j97 23 күн бұрын

You can always use the painters tape method for registration marks. Make them fill layer.

@ThatMomWithALaser 23 күн бұрын

Good idea. I’ll keep that in my back pocket for next time. This was what I came up with under pressure but thankfully it was super quick and did the job. 🙌🏼

@JayEspreee 19 күн бұрын

Can you engrave / score over an already painted wood backer? I can’t think of the best way to do this since there might be some charring. Sanding would mess up the paint finish and touch ups might get paint inside the engraved part. Could be overthinking this though 😓

@blewprent 14 күн бұрын

I truly wonder how acrylic spray paint would work instead of the paint brush method.

@chazryan143 23 күн бұрын

Thank you for sharing. This was awesome. How do you get your mirrored acrylic to come out so good. I get flashbacks and when I mask, it has lots of adhesive left on it.

@customwalldisplay 19 күн бұрын

Wow I never thought about sealing it first and the 3m tape wow I have a job coming up on my cnc these tips will help me so much Do the pens come in other colours?

@ThatMomWithALaser 19 күн бұрын

They do but I haven’t tried them. :)

@3dmania11 23 күн бұрын

so after using the chalk pen to infill do you have to seal the chalk pen? if so with what?

@ThatMomWithALaser 23 күн бұрын

I don’t believe so. She doesn’t seal it just like we don’t seal the acrylic paint fill.

@stephaniespivey8951 22 күн бұрын

Thanks so much for sharing. What is the masking tape you used on the acrylic? Do you have a link?

@user-ut4vm7pm8s 14 сағат бұрын

Nice mam how to cut paper cut out in co2 lazer machine perfect way

@msabarez 24 күн бұрын

This is absolutely great tutorial! Thank you for sharing. Is the chalk marker from Dollar store dries quickly and permanent?

@ThatMomWithALaser 24 күн бұрын

Thank you! I don't believe it's permanent. It will probably wash off with enough water but so will acrylic paint. I didn't time how long it dries because I wiped it off immediately but it doesn't seem like it will take too long.

@scoobydoobydoo8588 2 сағат бұрын

couldn't you use air brush with acrylic paint to fill in the letters, or use heat infuse powder with the substrate you're using? there are two videos i saw on the later method, one from laser engraving 911 and the other is trotec laser usa.