Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
This is just a quick blog to announce the winner of my first annual Draw It / Win It Contest. I would like to thank everyone who entered my contest. There were some amazing drawings and I had a tough time deciding a winner. Todd helped me go through the entries and we picked the … Continue reading 2019 Draw It / Win It Contest Winner Announced
In this tutorial blog I’m going to explain how to create the colorful butterfly pyrography artwork that I put on a wooden book. The wooden book was nothing more than a hinged box that was designed to look like a book. I bought the box at a craft store and when I saw it I … Continue reading Butterfly Book Pyrography Tutorial wood burning for beginners
I was sent a copy of Minisa Robinson’s book, “Woodburning Realistic Animals” to review. I have admired Minisa’s work for a number of years, so I was excited to receive this book. I enjoy learning how other artists create their work. Plus there is always the opportunity to pick up a new technique. This blog … Continue reading Minisa Robinson WOODBURNING REALISTIC ANIMALS book review
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how leaping trout lake artwork that I burned onto a maple cribbage board. The artwork is more stylized versus photorealistic, but I think a stylized version is easier to replicate. Plus the subject is a popular theme, so makes a wonderful gift. I’m only going to explain how … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Leaping Trout shading techniques wood burning
In this tutorial I will explain how to create the stylized rose artwork. The steps needed to create the rose can be use on any rose design and you don’t need a reference photo. The artwork is from the side of a harp that my husband, Todd, built. He wanted a Celtic knot with roses … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Stylized Rose techniques for beginner wood burning
A month or so back I was asked by Keith to write a tutorial explaining how to create ocean waves in pyrography. I’ve never created an ocean scene before and have wanted to try it, so this blog is all about that attempt. This tutorial will cover the pyrography techniques I used to create the … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Crashing Ocean Waves wood burning technique with airbrush color
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to build a hand sander. The sander is very useful when working with store bought wood craft items like die-cut ornaments, boxes and for plywood in general. The sander is comfortable and easy to change out sand paper on. You can watch a YouTube video of the … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial – How to Build a Hand Sander