Patent ID: 7918254
Filing Date: 2011-04-05
Classification: B44C

Abstract:
1. A method for creating a design on a surface, comprising: providing a template to overlay the surface upon which the design is to be created; forming a pattern of the design on the template for the design which is to be created on the surface; placing the template with the pattern of the design thereon on the surface; with a tool, tracing the pattern of the design on the template to form an impression on the surface below the template; and removing the template leaving the impression of the design on the surface, further wherein the step of tracing the pattern of the design on the template comprises using a needle-like pointed tool to form a series of discrete point impressions along the pattern of the design on the template to form the impression of the design on the surface as a series of discrete point impressions on the surface, further comprising staining the impression of the design on the surface to increase the contrast of the design.