Engrave and cut and be processed at the same time. Engrave and Cut settings were the recommended settings for 3 mm Basswood for the M1 10W.  

Cut: 100 power, 5 speed, 1 pass.  Engrave: 70 power, 175 speed, 1 pass, 100 lines per cm, Bi-directional.

I painted the background for the ears darker than the face for contrast. I used white for the underlayer of the eyes and the jowls. The eyes and nose are black.

You can select everything and resize it to fit on your stock if not using 12 in by 12 in stock.