How to use the Pyrography Shading Pen Tip Tutorial wood burning

The shading pen tip is my workhorse in pyrography.  Other than the gingerbread house tutorial, all of my projects so far have relied heavily on the shading tip.  Just guessing I would estimate I use it at least 95% of the time if not more.  As I’ve mentioned before, I have a Colwood burner (super … Continue reading How to use the Pyrography Shading Pen Tip Tutorial wood burning

Hawk Owl Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

I love owls.  They are one of my favorite birds and when I was commissioned to create a piece of pyrography art featuring an owl, I was thrilled.  This particular owl was photographed at a zoo near Seattle, Washington.  I later discovered that it was a Eurasian hawk owl; so, not native to the United … Continue reading Hawk Owl Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

Mandala Flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

A few years back one of my nieces introduced me to mandala styled art.  While I had never heard of it before, I found some of it to be extremely striking.  Some of the patterns out there are so intricate that it must have taken someone many, many hours to produce.    One day I was … Continue reading Mandala Flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

Cherub of Love Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

With the Valentine holiday not too far away, I’ve created another tutorial themed toward that holiday; Cherub of Love.  My last blog, Valentine Hearts, created an ornate heart theme image with a large open (un-burned) heart frame in the center.  While I provided several suggestions in that blog on what to do in the heart … Continue reading Cherub of Love Pyrography Tutorial wood burning

Wood Burning Tutorial – Valentine Hearts Pyrography Tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to discuss how to create my Valentine Hearts plaque pyrography art.  This is a wonderful project to test out different pen tips and texture styles.  My goal with this tutorial is to not only explain how I created it, but provide you with an assortment of different textures that you … Continue reading Wood Burning Tutorial – Valentine Hearts Pyrography Tutorial

Wood Burning tutorial – Candy Canes Christmas Pyrography Tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to discuss how to create my Christmas Candy Canes pyrography art.  I really like the textures and tonal contrasts in this postcard.  I also like the recurring theme of light striking and reflecting on the canes, bows, and holly leaves giving them a three dimensional look.  So my goal with … Continue reading Wood Burning tutorial – Candy Canes Christmas Pyrography Tutorial