Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
Todd is building a lap harp and wanted me to burn a Celtic knot design on the side. I drew up an idea and did a test burn so he could get a better idea of my interpretation of his idea. This tutorial blog will cover designing and burning the Celtic knot and rose I … Continue reading Celtic Knot and Rose Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Trillium flowers grow wild in the moist dappled sunlight forests of the pacific northwest. They are easily identifiable by their three large leaves below a single flower that has three petals and three small side leaves. Todd was out hiking with a friend and took a stunning picture that I immediately fell in love with … Continue reading Trillium Wallflower 2 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Todd bought a photography ‘how to’ DVD and I was watching part of it with him. At one point the photographer had a series of flower close-ups with dark backgrounds. I loved how they looked and it inspired a new tutorial series I’m calling wallflowers. Apple Blossoms is the first flower creation in that series. … Continue reading Apple Blossoms Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Seems like winter in the Northwest has been a nasty one this year and it’s not even over. When I was writing up this tutorial it’s was snowing and a few of days before that we had freezing rain. I’m tired of winter and I’m dreaming of spring. Spring means the flowers start emerging; my … Continue reading Gazania Flower Pyrography & Color Pencil Tutorial Wood burning
This is just a quick blog to let you know about a project I was recently working on. Todd has a co-worker, Tim, who loves to buy tongue drums as gifts for his grandchildren. This drum makes drum number five. With this particular drum I was asked to make it themed around butterflies and maybe … Continue reading Whimsical Butterfly Drum Pyrography Artwork wood burning
In this blog tutorial I’m going to show you how to create this beautiful petunia flower with rain drops accenting its leaves and petals. This artwork is visually appealing because of its high contrast and assorted textures. Since the last blog I did covered creating water droplets in great detail, I thought it would be … Continue reading Petunia Flower with Rain Drops Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this blog I’m going to explain how I created the Rose pyrography artwork. This is another tutorial that relies heavily on the shading pen tip, as almost all of my artwork does. This tutorial, like the 3d stone tutorial, also deals with the direction of light and cast shadows, so we’ll continue to build … Continue reading The Rose Pyrography Tutorial wood burning