Artwork Adjustments for Sandcarving on Stone

Advice to modify your artwork for a detailed sandcarved item

March 15, 2019 Charlie, GRAPHICS PRO Staff

Sandcarving a pet memorial works best when the surface is flat and polished as uneven or porous stones may be more challenging. (Image courtesy Rayzist)

Consider a minimal adjustment to a detailed image for stone engraving.

For example, if a customer is placing an image on a memorial stone, take the logo you are using and increase it in size for etching on granite. Once it is blasted, the appearance of the detail is lost in the deep etching. It is visible, but the detail is not bold in granite. In this case, modifying the artwork by adding a stroke to the detailed areas causes the design to stand out with a deeper etch required for stone engraving.