Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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In this tutorial blog I’m going to discuss how I created my award-winning Venison pyrography artwork. Like usual, I'm including a free pattern for you to use. This is my first tutorial covering fur and while it’s easy to render I’m hoping I’ll be able to adequately explain how I do it. There’s a big … Continue reading Venison a Deer Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Several months back I was visiting my mother and she was thrilled to death because she'd seen a bald eagle in the tree across the street. She showed me a picture she took of it and all I could see was a large blob in a tree top. I was between projects at the time … Continue reading The Bald Eagle Head Pyrography Artwork wood burning
In this blog I’m going to explain how to create the abstract dragonfly pyrography artwork I did. When I was first learning to burn wood, it was tough getting a smooth result with the shading tip. I discovered it was a lot easier to accomplish it in small areas at a time. There are lots … Continue reading The Abstract Dragonfly Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
I love owls. They are probably my favorite type of bird. We were at the High Desert Museum in Oregon a few years back and discovered this stunningly beautiful barn owl there. We took many pictures of him, or her. Fast forward to the present and I was searching through pictures trying to find … Continue reading The Barn Owl Pyrography wood burning
As promised, here’s my blog on why I HATE wood burning on oak. Oak is a beautiful wood and gorgeous furniture can be made out of it, but it is horrible for fine art pyrography. The reason is because of its grain pattern; beautifully striking for furniture and exceptionally challenging for fine art pyrography. My … Continue reading Why I hate wood burning on oak wood burning