Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
I was sent a copy of Minisa Robinson’s book, “Woodburning Realistic Animals” to review. I have admired Minisa’s work for a number of years, so I was excited to receive this book. I enjoy learning how other artists create their work. Plus there is always the opportunity to pick up a new technique. This blog … Continue reading Minisa Robinson WOODBURNING REALISTIC ANIMALS book review
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to build a pen tip holder. I love my tip holder as it keeps my pen tips organized and readily accessible. The holder is pretty easy to construct, but does require a drill. You can watch a YouTube video of the holder being created by clicking on … Continue reading How to Build a Pyrography Pen Tip Holder – Pyrography Tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to build a hand sander. The sander is very useful when working with store bought wood craft items like die-cut ornaments, boxes and for plywood in general. The sander is comfortable and easy to change out sand paper on. You can watch a YouTube video of the … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial – How to Build a Hand Sander
In this tutorial I’m going to show you some of the different ways that I use to fix mistakes and hide wood grain in my pyrography artwork. I will divide the tutorial into four categories; Lighten, Fixing/Filling, Seam Lines, and Grain Lines. The great thing is that all of my methods are easy to do … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Fixing Mistakes & Hiding Wood Grain in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain pyrography shading techniques to get smooth gradient color. First I will give you some tips that will help get better burn results and then I’ll explain how to create both uniform color and gradient color. Gradient shading is one of the more difficult skills to master in … Continue reading Pyrography Shading Techniques to get Smooth Gradient Color in wood burning
I’ve mentioned that I use a Colwood burner for my artwork in numerous blogs and YouTube videos. In this blog I will discuss in greater detail how the burner works. Watch the YouTube video version of this review by clicking on the thumbnail to the left. Let me state right off, that other than … Continue reading Colwood Super Pro II wood burner Review
I've been seeing more and more cradle / panel boards being used lately in pyrography and I've even tried burning on one I bought from a local craft store. I didn't enjoy it as much as I do solid wood, but I kept wondering if it was just because of the particular brand I was … Continue reading Cradle / Panel Board: Brand Comparison for Pyrography wood burning