Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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 how to create the Covered Bridge pyrography artwork. This artwork is the 7th installment in my mini project series. My primary goal with this artwork is to demonstrate the importance of contrast in creating visually striking images. The secondary goal is to show you how to create the … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial The Covered Bridge – A study of contrast 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
There is an artist on YouTube (Jonny), Jm Art with Detail, who created a piece of pyrography art featuring 'The Redhouse' in Merthyr Tydfil that I loved. It is so ornate looking with all of the windows, railings, pointed roof lines, etc., that it made me want to try a similar sort of building. So … Continue reading Nevsky Cathedral Pyrography Fine Art wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create five different textures using the same font style. This tutorial is not about creating font styles, but I will touch briefly on them. Instead this tutorial will focus on textures. I will give you some options to fill in, or color, the letters with something … Continue reading Lettering Textures Part 1 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning techniques
Jan, my birding expert friend, lives in an area that has a lot of quail. Every day a flock of quail comes to her yard to get a drink and take a dust bath. I was telling her that I love quail, and one day I want to create some artwork featuring one. Much to … Continue reading Quail on Craft Box Bird Pyrography Art wood burning
I have a fondness for mushrooms. Not to eat them, but instead to look at them both in nature and in artwork. The fly agaric mushroom is especially captivating to me because of its bright red color and white spots that look like little pieces of popcorn stuck to the surface. Richy Coelho, a fellow … Continue reading Fly Agaric Mushrooms Pyrography Art Wood burning