Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this blog I will be discussing the basic burn strokes that I use in pyrography: uniform strokes, circular motion, pull-away strokes, and zigzags. I use these burn strokes alone or layer them up to create numerous different textures. The most important thing is that any shader will work for this. Not only that, but … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – BASIC BURN STROKES wood burning tutorial
In this blog I want to cover what I think are two essential pen tips every pyrographer needs: a writer and a shader. I have amassed a large selection of pen tips, but I only use a few of them. The rest are just reminders of wasted money. Let me explain why I think there … Continue reading Pyrography – Essential Pen Tips you should own
In this tutorial I’m going give you 6 tips for getting smooth burn results. Then I will do an example burn to show the tips in action. During the example burn I will provide some addition information such as extending the color, and switching pen tips. I created a video version of this tutorial and … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – Tips for Smooth Burn Results wood burning tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to trace from a western tanager photo. I will also explain why I made alterations to the tracing from the photo. My goal is to help you understand my thought processes when evaluating and alter images to improve their composition for a new project. The techniques I … Continue reading Pyrography – Tracing Western Tanager wood burning tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create a wood burned border frame on your board. This is a way to dress up your artwork without actually framing it. I think it gives the artwork a polished look and increases its visual appeal. It's not hard to add a border frame, but depending … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – Border Frames wood burning tutorial
In this blog I’m going to talk about the different products I use in Pyrography. I put the products in alphabetical order other than the burner and pen tips. Keep in mind that some of the items I list I don’t use that often, but I wanted to have one location for you to find … Continue reading Products I use for Pyrography
In this tutorial I’m going to explain 5 different methods to create whiskers. There may be other ways of creating whiskers, but these are the 5 that I’m aware of and have used. In addition to explaining different ways to create whiskers I will also provide an example of when I used the method. Plus … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – Whiskers Created 5 Ways wood burning tutorial