LESSON 11: PHOTO DIAMOND DRAGGED ON BRASS PLATE In this lesson we’ll learn how to use GravoStyle’s PhotoStyle tool to engrave photographs. This technique is popular for the personalization of engravable giftware, such as keychain fobs, etc. The finished job, diamond drag engraved on brass, is shown in Figure 11-1. The concepts we’ll learn are how to: Use PhotoStyle’s dialog window to transform an imported bitmap image to a halftone im-age suitable for engraving. Make the appropriate engraving table set-tings for engraving the halftone. Our job’s design specifications are: Filename: PhotoStyle Image.gnh Plate: 2 by 2 brass Source photo image: Skye.bmp Our job plan is to: Figure 11-1 Photograph Open a new file in GravoStyle 5, then Of Define our plate, then Finished Engraving Import the photo bitmap image, then Transform the bitmap into a halftone image, then Select our engraving tool, then Enter GravoStyle’s Machining window, then Set the job up for machining, then Preview the Job so that we’ll see exactly how it will engrave. STEP 1: OPEN A NEW JOB AND SET THE MATERIAL DIMENSIONS We’ll open a new job in Gravostlye and define the material size as 2” by 2” with no mar-gins. New Hermes GravoStyle 5 Tutorial 11-1 STEP 2: IMPORT THE PHOTO BITMAP IMAGE Our photo image is “Skye.bmp”. It’s a grayscale image, which is what’s recommended for PhotoStyle engraving. The Imported image is ...