Purchasing Corian

[robtown]

Corian is a brand name. There are dozens of brands out there. If Corian will not sell to you, I would bet you could find what you need in a different brand.

[phd1658]

I'm getting ready to make a couple of experimental lithopanes and am considering getting them from Ebay. My question is: Which one is better for a lithopane- bone or bright white? Thanks!

[billp]

Bright white. The entire concept of a lithophane is the contrast between light/dark. With the brighter material you get "more shades of gray" in the mix to enhance the details.
You CAN use other, off white colors if you're looking for a "themed effect" something like a sepia tone in an older photograph.
And be sure that your material does NOT have any "patterns/swirls, etc." in the material. It may not seem like much when you look at the blank, but after a few hours of cutting you don't want anything to distract the eye from the details in your original photo...

[cabnet636]

make sure it has no particulate in the white, i tried some to test my abilitys with photo vcarve and my mom and dad looked like they had measles!!

jim

[phd1658]

Bill and Jim: Thanks for the comments!

[myxpykalix]

bill after you cut your lithos come back and ask about lighting. I use cold cathode lights but others have used these strips of LED lights and although i have not tried them my feeling is that by using LED you might be able by using them be able to make the the frame thinner then when using CC. When using CC your frame needs to be 2.5 to 3" thick. I would bet you could mount your LEDS much closer. Has anyone used LED's for lithos and to what result?

[phd1658]

Thanks, Jack. Actually, I am considering several litho type products- using both AC & DC. I work for a pretty high tech electronics manufacturing company and have managed to make a trade with our head engineer- he is designing a battery powered LED system for me and I'm going to carve some lithos of his grand kids!

[jerry_stanek]

I like the bone over the white a lot better. I also use the led lights and they are 12 volt dc so you can run them off a battery. Here are a couple of links to see the difference. the bottom one is done in bone.

http://www.vectric.com/forum/downloa...&mode=view

http://www.vectric.com/forum/viewtop...=16&t=7060

[phd1658]

Thanks, Jerry. Are they both LED lit?

[jerry_stanek]

yes they are lit with bright white LEDs. The bone gives a softer light.