How to Design Your Own Slant Monument for a Cemetery
Designing your own slanted monument for a cemetery is the perfect way to show your appreciation for an individual or several individuals. Slanted cemetery monuments carved into stone will last for hundreds of years, which is why creating the perfect design is important. With some artistic skills, you can lay out a beautiful slanted monument that will let every onlooker know exactly how important the person is to you. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- One template paper, 36-inches long by 18-inches tall
- Tracing paper 36-inches long by 18-inch tall
- Letter stencils, various sizes
- Number stencils
- Pencil
- Clear tape
- Level
- Fine-tipped permanent marker
Instructions
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Level the template horizontally on a flat surface and tape down all four corners.
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Stencil on names, dates, and any quotes or poems that are important to the loved one. Use smaller letter stencils for quotes and poems, where names and dates should be larger than surrounding text.
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Draw on any images that remind you of the individual. If you would like to use a photograph of the person in their memory, tape the photograph to the template paper in the desired location. If you would like to include drawings or images from online or another source, tape the print outs onto the template in the desired location as well.
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Tape the tracing paper over the template paper by aligning the edges and placing a piece of tape over each corner to secure the tracing paper to the table. Use a fine-tipped marker to carefully trace every line onto the tracing paper. This will eliminate any confusion caused by eraser lines previously drawn onto the template paper.
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Send drawn template to an engraver to have the design placed on a slanted monument.
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Tips & Warnings
Used colored fine-tipped permanent markers for images that will be engraved to the stone in color.
Computer, printer, and paper may be required if you desire images from online.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit cemetery 2 image by Anton Chernenko from Fotolia.com
