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=== Laser etching ===
[[Anodizing aluminum|Anodized aluminum]] can be laser etched to create fine bright markings against a darker background. Plain aluminum can be etched through paper masking<!-- and the etching coloured with acrylic paint or lacquer stick -->.
=== Laser engraving ===
How to make a custom laser Engraved front panel : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Mp-XpJBdJg Laser engraved front panel]
=== Lazertran ===
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=== Painted ===
MOTM panels finish is baked-on two part Polane paint,<ref>[https://www.modwiggler.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=60156 Where to get MOTM-style silkscreened panels made?], Mod Wiggler forum, May 2012</ref> giving it a crinkly look, and with labeling and scales in screen printed epoxy-ink.<ref>[http://synthtech.com/motm/info/ MOTM Info]</ref>
=== Acrylic pouring ===
By selecting color palettes, controlling the viscosity of the paint, and experimenting with different pouring methods, one can produce one-of-a-kind modular synth panels through [[acrylic pouring]].
=== Paperface ===
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=== PCB ===
{{Main|PCB front panels}}You can also draw your front panels very easily with this addons of the free software Inkscape
[https://synthpanels.design/ synthpanels design]
A git from another source to design your knobs: [
Then you export it as an .svg file and import it into kicad [https://www.kicad.org/], which can take it away as a gerber [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerber_format] to be printed as a pcb by any service provider.
=== Printed paper ===
A laser print is made, of the same size as the panel and then glued onto it.
Like this youtube videos : [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zf9Hoy9eDIY Low budget front panel]
and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8sNB2UjLAo Cheap and easy DIY Front panels]
=== Quick-Mark Digital ===
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