Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Howling at the Moon drink coasters. This is an easy, fun, beginner friendly project that you can do on leather or wood. I did four slightly different designs with the same theme. With each design I changed how dark I burned the wolf. This … Continue reading Pyrography on Leather – Howling at the Moon drink coaster pyrography tutorial for beginners
This last summer I was commissioned to create a leather nautical chart for Mustang Island. Mustang Island is part of a large chain of islands located off the coast of Texas. The customer had done some leather charts on his own and he was curious to see how I would create one. Since I haven’t … Continue reading Mustang Island Leather Chart Pyrography Art wood burning
In my last blog I discussed the Skyrim Logo artwork I did on a business card holder for my brother Matt. This blog is going to discuss the Dragonborn artwork on the other side of the holder. I actually picked out the image to use as Matt seemed to be having a little difficulty deciding. … Continue reading Dragonborn on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I’ve mentioned in some of my previous blogs, that I became very interested with creating pyrography artwork on leather. During my exploration of burning on leather, I’ve learned a lot, but it is still a very challenging surface to work on. I don't practice near as much as I should to get really good with … Continue reading Skyrim Logo on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I’ve mentioned before that I've gotten very interested in creating pyrography on leather. I became almost obsessed with the idea and began burning on small pieces of leather as I tested out its properties. My first few test pieces weren’t anything I’d write home about, but I learned a lot creating them and with continued … Continue reading Wolf on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning a wolf
The summer of 2017 I became interested in creating pyrography art on leather. What a challenge. First of all, when I started out I knew little to nothing about leatherworking in general, let alone about how to burn on it. I have learned a lot since then, but it is still a very challenging surface … Continue reading Lion on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning
About a year ago I tried burning on leather and was very disappointed with the results. The leather’s surface wasn’t conducive to the techniques I use in pyrography, so I couldn’t achieve the same level of detail I can with wood. A few months back I became obsessed with learning how to burn fine art … Continue reading How to Smooth & Burn Leather Pyrography Tutorial wood burning