Ok, here is what is called a lithophane, you can google if interested but it is basically a chunk of corian that is machine carved to replicate a picture.
It looks like a mistake when you first view it, but when you backlight it the image pops right out.
I have a garage based CNC business I do on the side, I make all kinds of things including guitar parts, 3D signs and lately I have been getting into these. I make a light box for them with remote controlled LED strips, I'll post back when I have it made.
This one is about 6x9", turned out pretty nice, cell phone pic doesn't do it justice. I am simply holding it up to a light in lieu of the lightbox.
Might try one of AJ but this material isn't cheap and I don't want to do them just for the fun of it.
Here is it unlit
And backlit
Reverse, looks blurry but cool
And this is the image I used to make it
It looks like a mistake when you first view it, but when you backlight it the image pops right out.
I have a garage based CNC business I do on the side, I make all kinds of things including guitar parts, 3D signs and lately I have been getting into these. I make a light box for them with remote controlled LED strips, I'll post back when I have it made.
This one is about 6x9", turned out pretty nice, cell phone pic doesn't do it justice. I am simply holding it up to a light in lieu of the lightbox.
Might try one of AJ but this material isn't cheap and I don't want to do them just for the fun of it.
Here is it unlit
And backlit
Reverse, looks blurry but cool
And this is the image I used to make it