Layered Laser Art: Painted Wall Art and Shadow Boxes

Watch the 2:31 Vector Stacker tutorial: Layered Laser Art: Painted Wall Art and Shadow Boxes with a step-by-step PDF guide and the tool one click away.

In this tutorial

• Start with a picture, a depth map from Depth Studio or 3D Relief, or have the AI draw new art for four credits. We'll tap Try a Sample.
• Pick a recipe. Painted Wall Art puts a black line sheet on top, one painted sheet per color underneath, and a solid backer.
• Only a few dials matter: the number of paint colors, and how far each color runs under the ink.
• Choose your sheet material and the finished width, in millimetres or inches. Together they decide what's too thin to cut.
• Now check the sheets. Ready to Cut means every piece clears the minimum size for this material. Anything smaller than a fingertip is dropped and listed.
• Try paint colors before you buy any. Pick a preset, or set each sheet's color.
• Stack is the 3D preview. Flat shows the finished front, and Exploded lays every sheet out side by side.
• Then export. Download Cut Files gives you an SVG and a DXF for every sheet, numbered from the front, plus a LightBurn file, an assembly guide and the check result.
• Nest on a Sheet packs the sheets onto your stock. Alignment holes keep them lined up while the glue sets, and Save Project lets you come back later.
• Now a Shadow Box. Switch the recipe, and the sample becomes a depth map: near areas become the front sheets, far areas sit behind, inside a frame.
• Set three to eight sheets, the banding, and the air gap between them. Auto-bridge keeps loose pieces attached, and the same check runs before you export.

Chapters

1. 0:00 Intro
2. 0:13 Start
3. 0:28 Painted Wall Art
4. 0:48 Material and size
5. 1:05 Preview paints
6. 1:16 Three views
7. 1:31 Download cut files
8. 1:42 Nest, align, save
9. 1:53 Shadow Box
10. 2:05 Sheets, banding, air gap

Find the Right Laser Tool for Your Job See Real Results →

Privacy Policy| Terms of Service| Refund Policy| Contact and Support