Abstract
A segmented pixel drawing method has been developed in order to create a tasteful artistic work for plastic materials. With this method, various artistic tastes were successfully realized on transparent plastics by combinations of visual effects and tones using a slab CO2 laser which was operated in a segmented pixel-base scheme. A relationship of the system controlling parameters with the visual effects and tones has been quantitatively analyzed in terms of 3-visual effects and 8-tones which have been experimentally obtained. Tasteful artistic works have been interestingly printed on acrylic materials from digital images. Discussions on the evaluation for the printing effects and the detailed system configuration are given from the viewpoint of a viable laser sculpture system.
