uncured or wet concrete the surface impressing roller element 10 can desirably have or be in the form of a hollow cylindrical sleeve such as adapted to fit over and engage with a conventional or standard paint roller element for example the surface impressing roller element 10 can generally include a hollow cylindrical sleeve 12 having opposed ends 14 and 16 an outer surface 18 with a negative relief 19 formed shaped or textured to provide a desired surface impression upon application or use and an inner surface 20 by way of example and not necessarily limitation the outer surface 18 can be formed shaped or textured to provide desired surface impression upon application or use such as in the form or appearance of brick stone rock wood or other materials as may be desired in a specific or particular application thus those skilled in the art and guided by the teachings herein provided will appreciate that the broader practice of the invention is not necessarily limited or restricted by or to the form or appearance of the surface impression resulting from the use of a roller element in accordance with the invention as perhaps best seen by reference to fig2 the surface impressing roller element 10 and more specifically the hollow cylindrical sleeve 12 has an inner diameter 22 and an outer diameter 24 further the inner surface 20 may in accordance with one embodiment of the invention desirably include appropriate cross hatching or other selected surface texturing generally designated by the reference numeral 26 to better ensure desired engagement with.