Artwork Samples
Which type of artwork should you use?
Here at Delphos Granite Works, we use four types of artwork to create your monument: Deep Cut, Laser Etching, Diamond Etching, and Masks.
Deep Cut
This method is the most commonly used. It can be applied to any color of granite. We cut the desired design into a thick stencil material which is applied to the granite. Then, the monument is sandblasted to specifications to achieve the desired results.
Laser Etching
After a piece of
Black granite has been carved and lettered, a customer may want to personalize his/her monument by having either a piece of artwork or a photograph etched onto the monument. This process uses a large laser machine to literally burn the image into the granite. Very fine detail can be achieved using this method. However, the original artwork or photograph must be of very good quality.
Diamond Etching
Of all of our methods, diamond etching is the only one that color can be applied to. A diamond etching is created by one of our artists on Black granite using a hand-held engraver to actually draw the artwork directly onto the monument. The result is a finely detailed, beautifully rendered etching.
Masks
Masks are created by using a special film that is applied to darker granites. This film is very thin but strong. Our craftsmen use sand on the film to remove just enough of the polish from the monument to make the artwork visible. This method allows for some detail, but not as much as laser or diamond etching.
Below are a few samples of our four types of artwork. Click on any of the images for a larger view. |
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| Diamond Etching Samples |
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| Mask Samples |
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| Sandblast Samples |
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