Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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In this tutorial I’m going to explain how leaping trout lake artwork that I burned onto a maple cribbage board. The artwork is more stylized versus photorealistic, but I think a stylized version is easier to replicate. Plus the subject is a popular theme, so makes a wonderful gift. I’m only going to explain how … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Leaping Trout shading techniques wood burning
In this blog I’m going to discuss the Davy’s Dragon artwork I did. The dragon is based on a drawing by Davy of Davy JY Art with a Pen. Davy was kind enough to let me use one of his drawings and render it in pyrography form. I had a hard time picking a drawing … Continue reading Pyrography Art Davy’s Dragon wood burning fantasy art
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 Wood Burning – BOBCAT pyrography tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Lizard Face pyrography artwork. For some reason the title of this artwork reminds of some Marvel character and that makes me laugh as I start to imagine what sort of 'powers' this guy would have. Lizard Face is the sixth installment in my … Continue reading Lizard Face Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Crow pyrography artwork. The crow is the fifth installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. There are a lot of tall fir trees in my neighborhood and one year a pair of crows nested in one of the trees. The crows became a common … Continue reading The Crow bird Pyrography tutorial wood burning
I’ve mentioned before that I've gotten very interested in creating pyrography on leather. I became almost obsessed with the idea and began burning on small pieces of leather as I tested out its properties. My first few test pieces weren’t anything I’d write home about, but I learned a lot creating them and with continued … Continue reading Wolf on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning a wolf
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Northern Flicker Woodpecker pyrography artwork. The flicker is the fourth installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Flickers are one of my favorite woodpeckers that frequent my backyard as I love their markings and coloring. When they fly their wings and tails display brilliant … Continue reading Northern Flicker Woodpecker Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning