Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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In this blog I will talk about the Bengal Tiger artwork that I did. This blog is not what I would consider a tutorial blog. I will discuss a few things in the blog, but mostly this blog is an easy way for me to share the pattern and reference photo for the artwork. A … Continue reading Wood burning a Bengal Tiger
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create long-haired black rabbit. The techniques used to create the clumps or locks of fur can be applied to any animal with longer fur. This includes humans with long hair. At first this project might seem a little intimidating, but I think once things are broken … Continue reading Wood Burning : Long-haired Rabbit with Black fur pyrography tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the dog with curly white fur. Please keep in mind that while this subject may seem a little intimidating at first, it’s not that bad once you break it down into smaller pieces. Breaking down the project into smaller more manageable pieces is what I … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – Dog with Curly White Fur 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
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)
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)
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)