Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
Wrapped Up is my 6th postcard in my Christmas Postcard series. I created Wrapped Up mostly because I had just finished another project where I'd burned a metallic bow. I loved how the bow looked, so I decided I had to create a postcard with a bow on it to share the technique with you. … Continue reading Wrapped Up Christmas Postcard Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain to you how to create the look of denim fabric. My goal with this project is to showcase one or two skills and how to implement them in a small artwork. With this project I will explain two skills; circular motion and uniform strokes. These two burn types … Continue reading Wood Burning – Denim Fabric texture Pyrography Tutorial
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
This is a fun project to do that looks great with or without color. I had a lot of fun with the color and accents on this artwork. The butterflies start out with a layer of colored pencil, and then a metallic glaze is applied to give the butterflies a wonderful sheen. Best of all, … Continue reading Butterfly Dreams Pyrography Tutorial wood burning art
Mountain Lake is the first in my mini project tutorial series. This series will focus on small projects that work on skill building. With the Mountain Lake, the skill we'll be working on is using the zigzag stroke to create texture like mountains, pine trees, and, yes, a lake. The techniques I will be presenting … Continue reading Mountain Lake Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Water Lily is the fourth installment in my Wallflowers series. What I find interesting about white subject matters like this is how much color variation they have. The petals of the water lily have many hues of grey on them and the center of the lily radiated a yellow glow from the sunlight striking the … Continue reading Water Lily flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this blog I’m going to discuss the different Colwood pen tips I use in pyrography. There are a lot of different pen tips available, but I thought it would be useful to know which pen tips I use and why. This blog will get updated with any additional pen tips I find useful in … Continue reading The Colwood Pyrography Pen Tips I Use in Wood Burning