Pyrography Challenge 2 (Sept 12, 2021)

This week's challenge is the Mourning Dove.   This artwork is the 8th installment in my backyard bird series.  I haven't created any content about this artwork yet, but like the previous challenge I will include some progress photos to help you create the artwork.    First, here's the link to the pdf pattern:  Mourning Dove … Continue reading Pyrography Challenge 2 (Sept 12, 2021) →

Pyrography for Beginners – African Daisy Greeting Card wood burning tutorial

In this beginner friendly tutorial, I’m going to explain how to create the African daisy artwork greeting card.  The project is designed to be a quick and fun project.  It took me less than 2 hours to create.   In this tutorial I will explain how to do the pyrography, and add color to the artwork.  … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – African Daisy Greeting Card wood burning tutorial →

Pyrography – Tracing Western Tanager wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to trace from a western tanager photo.  I will also explain why I made alterations to the tracing from the photo.  My goal is to help you understand my thought processes when evaluating and alter images to improve their composition for a new project.  The techniques I … Continue reading Pyrography – Tracing Western Tanager wood burning tutorial →

Pyrography Portrait SMILING TEEN wood burning techniques tutorial

In this blog I will be explaining the pyrography techniques to create this portrait of this smiling teen.  I just love her smile and the happiness that radiates from her.   This portrait marks the fourth installment in my portrait tutorial series.  Just like I did with the previous tutorials I will try cover everything from … Continue reading Pyrography Portrait SMILING TEEN wood burning techniques tutorial →

Pyrography for Beginners – Border Frames wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create a wood burned border frame on your board.   This is a way to dress up your artwork without actually framing it.  I think it gives the artwork a polished look and increases its visual appeal.  It's not hard to add a border frame, but depending … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – Border Frames wood burning tutorial →