Application and Creative Practice of Laser Engraving Technology on Art Jewelry

In this paper, according to the creative practice of laser engraving on different materials and different image formats, the application and development of laser engraving techology on contemporary art jewelry were discussed.The craft characteristics of laser engraving technology were: (1) High efficiency; (2) The materials engraved by laser have unique colour effect, which are connected with the componet and stuctrue of materials; (3) The materials engraved by laser do not need polish; (4) In the laser engraving technology, the sharpness of vector images is higher than that of bitmaps. Finally, the advantages and artistic expressive force of laser engraving technology were also discussed. As a creative practice, jewelries made by paper were produced by using laser engraving technology.