Abstract: The method of making a dry film decorative panel covered with paint or covered with metal or plastic sheet film designed to look like metal includes providing a substrate, at least one sheet of dry photoresist film, developer wash for the dry film and at least one art work stencil. Preferably, any line art work can be utilized as the art work stencil. The dry film is placed intermediate the art work and on the substrate thereby forming a layered composite. The layered composite is exposed to UV light to polymerize the exposed areas. The art work is thereafter removed. Non-UV exposed dry film layer portions are washed away utilizing developer wash. The resulting UV exposed and polymerized dry film portions create relies on the substrate. Multiple layer relies are created by repeating the aforementioned steps. The relief and supporting substrate is painted to form a decorative panel or is covered with metal or metal-like plastic sheet foil.