# Issues with bitmaps and the Norton White Tile Method **URL:** \ **Category:** LightBurn Software Questions\ **Created:** [April 7, 2023, 3:17am UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/issues-with-bitmaps-and-the-norton-white-tile-method/96901 "2023-04-07T03:17:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/user_avatar/forum.lightburnsoftware.com/jkwilborn/32/63089_2.png) [@jkwilborn](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/u/jkwilborn)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/issues-with-bitmaps-and-the-norton-white-tile-method/96901/2 "2023-04-07T21:57:13Z")
I’ve never gotten good results with this method… I don’t like messing with solvents… so it’s self restricting. But… @Bulldog has some incredible stuff using his mopa… > [@Playing with Ceramic Tile Norton Method (Black is etched in)](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/playing-with-ceramic-tile-norton-method-black-is-etched-in/11859): > A the end are some links that might be of interest. You can go there and post a reply with questions… he’s very amenable. BTW… his work makes me sick, it’s so outstanding … I could reach _ **nirvana** _ with half his results 😭 * * * There is a number of TiO2 (Titanium Dioxide) threads using it with water or other less toxic mixtures that only require water to remove the excess. I’ve been trying to get that to work on my MOPA. > [@New tile engraving method](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/new-tile-engraving-method/73250): > > I have over the last few months been trying the Norton Tile engraving method and many others that I have seen on YouTube. To date I have not been able to get very good results. So not being one to give up I started experimenting and after many attempts have finally got to doing it this way. It’s also a very cheap method and totally safe. First I mix 100ml of PVA wood glue to 300ml of water. Add 3 heaped teaspoons of titanium dioxide and mix well. I then transfer this solution to a spray bottle.… > [@BikeMike's White Tile Method](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/bikemikes-white-tile-method/94823/): > > Well, after 2 solid days or working with and tweaking Ron’s method I got frustrated. This morning I put on my thinking cap (took hours to find it. Life is more fun without it) and came up with a new method. I would like to get @JohnJohn to decide if this should be a new topic or continue with this one. Anyway, the first pic is the best I could get with Ron’s method. The second pic is my method. First try, no tweaking. Very close to Ron’s, mix but a few differences. … Good luck 😸 --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.lightburnsoftware.com/t/issues-with-bitmaps-and-the-norton-white-tile-method/96901)._