Stone Portraits · Marble & Granite · Delivered Australia Wide
Laser Etched Marble Stone Portraits
Your favourite photograph burnt permanently into marble or granite at near photographic quality, as an oval or rectangular portrait ready to fix to a headstone, monument or wall. Preserved in stone, forever.
Would you like your favourite photo preserved in stone forever? With our laser we burn photographs into polished marble or black granite at near photographic quality: eyes, hair and even the weave of clothing come through with the softness of a fine pencil drawing. A stone portrait is its own oval or rectangular piece, so it can be added to an existing headstone or family monument, set into a new memorial, or fixed to a wall or plinth at home. Design it online with your own photo, or send the photo to us and we will prepare it for you.
Near Photographic Quality
Lasered at 200 dots per inch into the stone surface, capturing detail a chisel never could.
Marble Or Granite
Classic white marble or polished black granite, in ovals and rectangles from 125 x 175 mm to 600 x 600 mm.
Never Fades
The image is cut into the stone itself; there is nothing printed to peel, crack or fade outdoors.
Fits Any Memorial
Flat backed, ready to fix to an existing headstone, a new monument, a niche wall or a garden memorial.
How A Stone Portrait Is Made
Send us the sharpest photo you have, or upload it in the designer. Our graphic artists prepare it for stone: retouching creases and stains, lifting the subject from a busy background if you wish, and balancing the tones so every feature lasers true. Then the laser removes the polished surface dot by dot, turning highlights silver white while dark areas keep the depth of the stone.
You can add an inscription and motifs around the portrait, and choose an oval or rectangle in any size from 125 x 175 mm up to 600 x 600 mm. Every portrait is checked against the original photo before it leaves the workshop.
Top tip: original photos scan best at 300 dpi or higher. We accept PNG, PSD, JPEG and TIFF; 5 to 10 MB is plenty.
Pricing
Every stone portrait is priced by its size and shape in our online designer: choose the marble stone portrait from the product menu, upload your photo, and press Check Price at any time to see the delivered cost. Prefer a quote? Send us the photo and the size you have in mind and we will price it for you at no charge.
Shapes, Photos And Colour Options
Shapes
Ovals and rectangles are standard, from 125 x 175 mm up to 600 x 600 mm; custom outlines by request.
Stone
White marble for a classic look, or polished black granite for the strongest photographic contrast.
Inscriptions
Add a name, dates or a short verse around the portrait, lasered in any font and language.
Motifs
Frame the portrait with roses, doves, crosses or any of thousands of motifs from our library.
Want colour?
Choose a porcelain photo overlay instead: the same shapes, kiln fired in full colour.
Mounting
Flat backed for fixing with stone adhesive to granite, marble, concrete or a niche wall.
Design Your Stone Portrait Online
Open our patented online designer and choose the marble stone portrait from the product menu. Pick the shape and size, upload your photo, add an inscription and motifs, and press Check Price at any point. Save your design, share it with family and come back to it as often as you like.
When you are happy, order online, or send us the saved design and our artists will prepare a proof against your original photo. Prefer us to do it? Email the photo and wording and we will design it with you at no charge.
Cemetery Requirements
Cemeteries set their own rules on portrait sizes and mounting, and it is the family’s responsibility to confirm them before ordering. Send us the cemetery name and we will check for you. In Perth we work to the Metropolitan Cemeteries Board rules at Karrakatta, Fremantle and Pinnaroo Valley; elsewhere we deliver Australia wide. Trademarks and copyrighted images need written permission from the owner before we can reproduce them.
Stone Portrait Questions
What is a laser etched stone portrait?
It is a favourite photograph burnt permanently into polished marble or black granite by our laser, at near photographic quality. The portrait comes as its own oval or rectangular stone piece, ready to fix to a headstone, monument or memorial wall.
How detailed is the etching?
Our laser works at 200 dots per inch, fine enough to capture eyes, hair and the texture of clothing. Dark areas stay the colour of the stone and highlights turn silver white, so the finished portrait has the softness of a black and white photograph.
What sizes and shapes are available?
Ovals and rectangles from 125 x 175 mm up to 600 x 600 mm. Design any size in between online, and contact us if you would like something larger or a custom outline.
Will the portrait fade?
No. The image is cut into the stone surface itself, so there is no print, film or ink to fade or peel. Granite and marble stone portraits keep their detail outdoors for generations.
Can the portrait be in colour?
Laser etching is a black and white process with the fine shading of a pencil drawing. If you would like colour, choose a porcelain photo overlay instead: your photo is kiln fired in full colour onto porcelain in the same oval and rectangular shapes.
How do I attach it to an existing headstone?
Stone portraits have a flat back and are fixed with stone adhesive to granite, marble or concrete. They are a beautiful way to add a face to an existing headstone or family monument; masons and cemeteries fit them routinely, and we can advise on the right size for the space.
Prefer us to design it?
Send the photo, the wording and where the portrait will go. We will design it, price it and email you a proof at no charge.
Preserve A Face In Stone Today
Design it online with your own photo, or call (08) 6191 0396 and we will do it with you.