| abstract |
Imitation stone ( 102 ) and a section of siding ( 100 ) are formed in a mold cavity ( 202 ) with a surface that follows a topography ( 206 ) of each of one or more natural stones ( 204 ), applying pigments ( 300 a ), ( 302 a ), ( 304 a ) and ( 306 a ) at different locations on the mold cavity ( 202 ) to replicate different colors of each natural stone ( 204 ) and to replicate a distribution of the different colors at different locations on the topography ( 206 ); and forming an imitation stone material in the mold cavity ( 202 ) to replicate the topography ( 206 ) of each natural stone on the imitation stone material, and to transfer the pigments ( 300 a ), ( 302 a ), ( 304 a ) and ( 306 a ) to the imitation stone material. |