# How to turn an image into a negative

**URL:** <https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571>\
**Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\
**Created:** [May 2, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571 "2019-05-02T09:33:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![Dprdesign](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/d2c977/32.png) [@Dprdesign](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Dprdesign)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 9:33am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571/1 "2019-05-02T09:33:23Z")

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Is there a way to turn an image imported into a negative? I want to burn this image onto black painted white acrylic.

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/2X/3/3c83c18dfe62dce55ca13458fab3fca5242bbea1.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Troberg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9dc877/32.png) [@Troberg](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Troberg)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571/2 "2019-05-02T10:54:12Z")

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Why not simply do it before importing? Every image manipulation program, including a large bunch of free ones (GIMP, Krita, [Paint.net](http://Paint.net) and so on) does this.

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**Author:** ![Grumpy\_Old\_Man](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/grumpy_old_man/32/83_2.png) [@Grumpy\_Old\_Man](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/Grumpy_Old_Man)\
**Post date:** [May 2, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571/3 "2019-05-02T11:22:23Z")

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There is an image negative switch in the cut settings editor window for images that turns the image into a negative.

 ![image](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/uploads/default/original/2X/a/ad3886d1581e51c55ddb81ce82b9b2700b6e9ff4.png)

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**Author:** ![LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/lightburn/32/75577_2.png) [@LightBurn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/LightBurn)\
**Post date:** [May 3, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571/4 "2019-05-03T00:15:41Z")

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Much simpler just to click the “Negative Image” button in LightBurn, as Anthony shows above.

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**Author:** ![system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/system/32/64335_2.png) [@system](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 17, 2019, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/how-to-turn-an-image-into-a-negative/3571/5 "2019-05-17T00:15:43Z")

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Closed on May 17, 2019, 12:15am UTC

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