u/Silent_Hippo_2313

Hi everyone,

The result looks like a very clean portrait made entirely from dots (halftone style), with:

• consistent spacing between dots
• varying dot size to create shading
• very high detail, almost photographic from a distance

So I’m trying to figure out the actual workflow.

My questions:

1. What is this technique actually called? Is it true halftone, stippling, or something else?
2. Is this generated as a raster image (grayscale → laser) or as a vector with dots?
3. Can this be done entirely inside LightBurn or do I need external software (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.)?
4. What kind of preprocessing is needed to get that level of detail?
5. Any tips specifically for engraving on painted MDF with a CO2 laser?

If anyone has experience with this or can point me in the right direction, I’d really appreciate it.

Thanks!

https://preview.redd.it/ig6tk32f9zwg1.png?width=834&format=png&auto=webp&s=4d980223ae4e416eaea35a5d741bbe1d1f4d7605