My kindergartener needed to make a leprechaun trap for her homework this weekend. She really wanted a rainbow to be over the trap hole, so I made a rainbow topper for her. She painted it herself and she is happy with the results. I created this file using XCS 2.0's new Edit Node feature.
I found a picture of a rainbow online to use for my project. When I use the Trace Image feature, it makes a vector that has double lines, which is not what I want.
I decided to test out the new Edit Nodes feature in XCS 2.0, to see what it's capable of. I will manually trace the rainbow image, so that there is only a single line.
Tip: Add more nodes to the rainbow arch as necessary to help match the picture better. Do this by clicking anywhere on the arch line in Edit Node mode. The more nodes there are, the more control you have to how the line is bending/arching. (Picture 2)
Time to laser cut it out. I made 2 rainbow toppers, one for each of my children.
Red is score and black is cut. The project is 1 layer.
Please adjust the settings for your specific material and machine. I used 3mm birch plywood and the P2 to cut at these settings.
My daughter painted her rainbow topper with a fine brush and acrylic paint.
I hope you enjoyed making this rainbow topper. Besides the leprechaun trap, you can use the rainbow topper in desserts, like a cake, as well.