Mask element for selective sandblasting and a method

摘要

A mask element for selective sandblasting comprising a support film layer and, superimposed thereon in the following order, a retainer film layer of a water-insoluble cellulose derivative and a photoresist layer of a pattern mask, said photoresist layer of pattern mask being adapted to adhere to the surface of an article body to be engraved with a strength such that the mask is not detached therefrom during sandblasting. By the use of the mask element of the present invention, a pattern exactly corresponding to that of the mask, even if it is very fine, can be engraved on an article body nicely.