Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
Intermediate level project
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Horse pyrography artwork. The horse was created by breaking down sections into small workable areas. Each area is evaluated, assigned a tonal value, and burned in. Most of the time gradient shading is needed to smooth the transition between areas. This approach is the … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – The Horse wood burning tutorial
In this blog I will be explaining the pyrography techniques to create this portrait of this little girl. I just love her large eyes and long eyelashes. This is the third installment in my portrait tutorial series. Just like I did with the previous tutorials I will explain every from start to finish. This means … Continue reading Pyrography Portrait LITTLE GIRL wood burning techniques tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Pygmy Owl pyrography artwork. I will explain how to create the beautiful feathers on the wings, the streaked chest, the spotted head, and more. The owl is the seventh installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Maybe I’m bias as owls are my favorite … Continue reading Pygmy Owl Pyrography Tutorial wood burning technique
This is the second installment of my portrait tutorial series. As promised this tutorial covers the entire face instead of just the eyes and nose as the last one did. Ok, I didn’t burn in the top of the head, but that area isn’t any different than the forehead or the cheeks. I will be … Continue reading Portrait 2 BABY FACE PYROGRAPHY TUTORIAL wood burning techniques
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
This is the first installment of my new portrait tutorial series. This is something I’ve previously been asked for, but said no as I don’t feel that portrait work is my strong suit. For the New Year I decided to work on improving things I’m not good at like portrait. Plus my YouTube channel has … Continue reading Baby Eyes Pyrography Portrait Tutorial wood burning techniques
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the White Crowned House Sparrow bird pyrography artwork. The sparrow is the sixth installment in my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Sparrows are a small bird and pretty common where I live. Todd took this picture of one perched on my grape arbor and I loved … Continue reading White Crowned House Sparrow Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning