Adding image and text into lightburn

Hello,
i have an image that i would like to use and also add text to image. I am new to laser engraver / lightburn. My goal is to take my image, incorporate text to the top of the image and then laser onto a piece of hardwood. Of course, getting the image for best clarity and text after laser does it job.

Text would be like — “To My Little Girl: I’ll Always Hold Your Hand. Love, Daddy.”

I have a sculpfun s30 pro max 20w engraver using lightburn software

Would i just import the picture into lightburn and then just add txt and then test away with speed/pwr settings? I have read maybe i should trace the image? image masking?

any help would be appreciated.
thanks

The best place to start is with the LightBurn doc:

Be sure you know where all the tools are:

Then work through the Simple Project:

Producing a good image on wood is extremely challenging, to the extend that you will not be successful without mastering the basics first. In particular, any advice we give will use terms and techniques you have yet to encounter.

Serious recommendation: practice on cheap materials, like cardboard, until you are certain you can produce accurate and consistent results. Even then, expect to ruin many slabs of the wood you try next.

If I understand the image correctly, however, you have some time … :grin:

thanks for the response. i have started looking at the lightburn documentation as you have suggested about 2 weeks ago. i will continue reading. on your recommendation… yes, i have extra materials that i will be using while testing.
thanks

Also check this topic:

I did see this post, this past weekend. Got me thinking of maybe it wasn’t that simple on importing a picture and adding text… hence the reach out on my post on imaging masking as well. will review and try this… appreciate the reach out.

Something like this?

yes, that’s what i am thinking… can you share your steps? Thanks again for replying and helping out.

  1. I adjusted your picture, you have to find the Image settings that gives the output you want (do some tests).
  2. Placed your text and opened the text edit box to adjust

  3. A little offset applied to text with following options
    image
  4. The resulting offset still selected and moved to layer C02.
  5. Draw a square bigger than your image (tick to toggle mask output), hide Image and C00 layers, select square and offset and Group them.
  6. Show Image layer select all shapes visible ( no text ) and right-click Apply Mask then right click again and select Flatten Mask
  7. Make C00 (text layer) visible and set to Fill if you want/need.

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    You may increade the Offset per other resulting effects and place/adjust text.

First Step: after fine tuning your image and your text do a copy (Ctrl D) and place aside in your Lightburn Project, always work with a copy so if something goes wrong you don´t have to start over again

thanks for the detailed steps.

Looks like this was not done by tracing the image first?
used original photo then played around with the image settings?

I will try this tonight. Will let you know how i make out. thanks again.

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