Sandstone, soapstone, serpentinite, Makrana marble, and granite were used in Konark stone carving.

[2] Skillful artists may use the soft, white soapstone, khadipathara, or the slightly harder greenish chlorite or kochilapathara.

Rocks such as the pinkish khandolite, sahanapathara or baulapathara and the hardest of all, black granite and muguni pathara are commonly used.

Once the outline is engraved, the final figure is brought out by removing the unwanted portions.

With softer stones, it is done by scraping out the extra material with a sharp flat-edged iron tool.