Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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)
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Cheetah pyrography artwork. This artwork is the first installment of my Big Cat series. I am extremely fond of big cats, so the series allows me to create artwork about a subject I really like. I started the series to complete my testing of … Continue reading Cheetah Pyrography Tutorial wood burning techniques
In this pyrography tutorial blog, I’m going to explain how to create the Bobcat artwork. I will show you my zigzag burn stroke technique to creating realistic looking fur. The reference photo for this artwork was taken by my husband, Todd, while we were visiting the Oregon Zoo. The bobcat was sitting in a patch … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Bobcat pyrography techniques for realistic fur in wood burning
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
On one of our road trips along the Oregon Coast I spotted a wildlife game park / zoo, so of course we had to stop. I always take lots of pictures as they come in handy for my artwork. The Bengal Tiger is one such artwork that came about because of those pictures. I love … Continue reading Bengal Tiger Pyrography Tutorial wood burning