I read this somewhere and decided to recreate it in XCS. I made an acrylic version for my best friend for her birthday. I decided to re-make it in wood/MDF for fun.
After engraving I used a wet washcloth to clean it up.
I used spray paint for this project and kept the cut pieces in the board so the paint would only be on the top and the sides would remain black from the cut.
I used Starbond thick glue and used a couple of paint bottles to weigh the wood down while drying. The last step was spray gloss clear coat .