But fonts and art for letters and numbers aren’t normally a single line. Thankfully there is a solution in the form of Hershey text, an extension for which is included in Inkscape .

You can also trace bitmap images into vectors using the "Trace Bitmap" function. This feature alone makes it incredibly useful for converting logos, sketches, or clipart into engravable line art.

Laser engraving can transform plain objects into personalized works of art in a short amount of time. Even minor adjustments in your settings can bring out sharper details, cleaner lines, and a ...

Engraving is a marathon, not a sprint. “The main thing is practice,” said Mr. Raftery, now 61, who picked up a burin, the engraver’s tool, in his third year of art school and was hooked.

Scrimshaw is the art of carving and engraving on whale bone, but a New York artist has been bending the rules and using trash in place of the traditional medium.