Disclosed is a new surface coating method, by which a clear-cut relief ornament can be formed on a surface, comprising: i) providing a template having a patterned surface, wherein the pattern on the surface is a three-dimensional pattern; ii) covering the patterned surface of the template with a coating slurry; iii) placing the template onto a working surface to be coated with the patterned surface facing the working surface; and iv) removing the template. Also disclosed are a template and a coating device used in the method and an ornamental plate manufacture with the method.