Now, it is time to personalize it. The inscriptions were printed by computer on ordinary paper and then projected onto the stones. The projected image was traced with a marker. Then a hot-wire cutter was used to trace the markings. The V-shaped tip of the hot wire made a nice track, appearing both deep and chiseled.
Painting takes three passes.
The first pass, shown on the right of this photo, uses black latex house paint to get into the crevices of all the engraving. There is no need to be neat, because excess paint surrounding the inscription will soon be covered. The second pass, shown on the left of this photo, is a quick roller job. It is important to use latex house paint for this step, too. The final step uses black and white spray paint to speckle the stones, giving them a granite-like appearance.