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 for Beginners – Border Frames 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

Pyrography for Beginners – Jaguar background wood burning tutorial (part 3)

This tutorial is the last of a 3-part series.  In part 1 we created a beginner friend jaguar.   In part 2 we built upon the artwork completed in part 1 giving it more tonal depth and a better 3d appearance.  Now we will add a background to the artwork.  I did my best to keep … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – Jaguar background wood burning tutorial (part 3)

Pyrography – Jaguar wood burning tutorial (part 2)

This tutorial is part 2 of a 3-part series.  In part 1 we created a beginner friend jaguar.   In part 2, this tutorial, we will build upon the artwork completed in part 1.  The goal is to give the artwork more tonal depth and a better 3d appearance.   I want to make clear that we … Continue reading Pyrography – Jaguar wood burning tutorial (part 2)

Pyrography for Beginners – Jaguar wood burning tutorial (part 1)

In this first installment of a three-part tutorial series I am going to explain to you how to create the Jaguar artwork featured at the beginning of this blog.   This is a beginner friendly project, so our goal is to create artwork that is clearly a jaguar but is not a photorealistic one.  With that … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – Jaguar wood burning tutorial (part 1)

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