Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this pyrography tutorial blog, I’m going to explain how to create the Bobcat artwork. I will show you my zigzag burn stroke technique to creating realistic looking fur. The reference photo for this artwork was taken by my husband, Todd, while we were visiting the Oregon Zoo. The bobcat was sitting in a … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Bobcat pyrography techniques for realistic fur in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to show you some of the different ways that I use to fix mistakes and hide wood grain in my pyrography artwork. I will divide the tutorial into four categories; Lighten, Fixing/Filling, Seam Lines, and Grain Lines. The great thing is that all of my methods are easy to do … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Fixing Mistakes & Hiding Wood Grain in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Covered Bridge pyrography artwork. This artwork is the 7th installment in my mini project series. My primary goal with this artwork is to demonstrate the importance of contrast in creating visually striking images. The secondary goal is to show you how to create the … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial The Covered Bridge – A study of contrast in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain pyrography shading techniques to get smooth gradient color. First I will give you some tips that will help get better burn results and then I’ll explain how to create both uniform color and gradient color. Gradient shading is one of the more difficult skills to master in … Continue reading Pyrography Shading Techniques to get Smooth Gradient Color in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create five different textures using the same font style. This tutorial is not about creating font styles, but I will touch briefly on them. Instead this tutorial will focus on textures. I will give you some options to fill in, or color, the letters with something … Continue reading Lettering Textures Part 1 Pyrography 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
My oldest niece, Sarah, had a birthday and I offered to create some artwork for the occasion. She pondered for a few days and then asked for a burning of her favorite Monster Hunter character: Zinogre Render. Yes, she’s a gaming fanatic, but the tendency runs in the family, so it’s not surprising. Armed with … Continue reading Zinogre Render Monster Hunter Pyrography Art wood burning