Pyrography – Tracing Western Tanager 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

Pyrography Portrait SMILING TEEN wood burning techniques tutorial

In this blog I will be explaining the pyrography techniques to create this portrait of this smiling teen.  I just love her smile and the happiness that radiates from her.   This portrait marks the fourth installment in my portrait tutorial series.  Just like I did with the previous tutorials I will try cover everything from … Continue reading Pyrography Portrait SMILING TEEN wood burning techniques tutorial

Pyrography Techniques – Short Dark Hair side view wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to the short dark side view hairdo.  This particular hairdo features a different hair lengths, and the hair is styled so it lays in different directions.  The variety of features in this hairdo will provide us with a nice selection of textures to work on.     Let’s … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – Short Dark Hair side view wood burning tutorial

Pyrography Techniques – Whiskers Created 5 Ways wood burning tutorial

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

Pyrography Techniques – White Rabbit wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the white rabbit pyrography artwork.  The rabbit has long white fur with a few black markings, so there isn’t a lot of distinguishing features.  This artwork presented some firsts for me.  It was my first time replicating an animal with white fur, and my first … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – White Rabbit wood burning tutorial

Pyrography – Tejaa’s Mandala Christmas Postcard wood burning tutorial

In this blog I’m going to explain how to create the Tejaa’s Mandala Christmas artwork that I did.  The artwork is based on a drawing by Tejaa Artists.  Tejaa specializes in drawing mandalas and it’s an art form that I have really taken a liking to.  The mandala style of this drawing is what attracted … Continue reading Pyrography – Tejaa’s Mandala Christmas Postcard wood burning tutorial

Pyrography – Happy Angel’s Snowlady Christmas Postcard wood burning tutorial

In this blog I’m going to explain how to create the Happy Angel Snowlady artwork that I did.  The artwork is based on a drawing by Happy Angels Drawings.  I loved the cute and whimsical nature of the drawing, so I wanted it to be a part of my Christmas Postcard series.  In this blog … Continue reading Pyrography – Happy Angel’s Snowlady Christmas Postcard wood burning tutorial