If you are doing this to be cut on the laser engraver in the minilab, [br][list][*]the white spaces will be cut out; leaving the black lines behind.[/*][*]keep the lines thick b/c the thickness of the laser beam comes entirely from the black lines.[/*][*]take a screen shot when you like your design[/*][*]import screenshot into Inkscape[/*][*]with image selected, Path -> Trace bitmap[/*][*]Brightness steps; 2; OK[/*][*]Extensions -> Lasercut Path -> Open in VisiCut[/*][*]put your piece of wood in the engraver[/*][*]in Visicut, (zoom as necessary) resize and move to an appropriate location on screen to match where you want to cut from your piece of wood[/*][*]Mapping -> Map by single property -> map by color[/*][*]click to enable the lightest gray only and leave it set to cut[/*][*]Laser Settings -> Power = 100; Speed = 15[/*][*]Connect computer to laser engraver and power up (ask if you aren't 100% sure how this goes)[/*][*]print (cmd-P)[/*][*]follow instructions on screen (with lid open if you need to check placement but not cut yet; lid closed to actually cut)[/*][/list]