Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Vista House pyrography artwork I did. I like the different textures in this piece and I also like how the shadows create some high contrast. What I really liked is that the house wasn’t too difficult to create, so that should make it easier … Continue reading Vista House Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Today I thought I’d share my pyrography studio set up. I’m very fortunate to have a spot dedicated to my hobby. Even more fortunate for me is to have a husband who does woodworking as his hobby because he can make things that make my hobby easier to do; like my easel and fan holder. … Continue reading My Pyrography Studio Set Up 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 tutorial I’m going to show you how easy it is to create a water droplet or, if you prefer, a rain drop or dew drop. Water droplets can add a lot of visual interest to your artwork and they don’t take a lot of time to create. My mother-in-law, who was a … Continue reading Creating a Raindrop / Water Droplet / Dew Drop / Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
This blog is a "how to" or "informational page" on the different products used to seal/finish fine art. It is written in part (ok, mostly) by Todd as he’s the expert in our household on this subject. Todd also creates and preps most of the boards that I burn on (yes, I’m a very … Continue reading How to Finish / Seal Fine Wood Art 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