Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this blog I want to discuss the basics of what you will need for creating pyrography artwork. To begin the journey on becoming a pyrographer there are three essential items: 1) desire, 2) a wood burner, and 3) something to burn on. Hopefully you already have the first covered and that is why … Continue reading Getting started in Pyrography wood burning
I work at a grain elevator and every year the union organizes an auction for charity. Normally I donate baked goods, but this year I decided to donate pyrography artwork. I had a little wooden box I bought at the craft store and decided I would decorate it, line it with velvet, and hope it … Continue reading The Heart Box Pyrography Art wood burning
After working on a couple of birds I wanted to move on from feathers and try my hand at fur. I love chipmunks because they are so cute. When we use to go backpacking it always amazed me at how those little fellows would get very close to camp and help themselves to any … Continue reading The Chipmunk Pyrography Art wood burning
My father-in-law loves to hunt, so for his Christmas present I decided to wood burn a pheasant. Yes, another practice piece slash gift. Pheasant's are a pretty bird with wonderful coloring and I thought it would be fun to try to interpret that into a black and white image. Material used: Bass Wood store-bought … Continue reading The Pheasant Pyrography Art wood burning
My brother-in-law loves bald eagles and years ago had asked me to draw him one. Since I needed pyrography practice, and was looking for possible Christmas presents, the bald eagle became the perfect subject. Material used: Bass Wood Size: 8 x 17 Time: 20 ½ hours This particular subject presented technical problems before I even … Continue reading The Bald Eagle Pyrography Art wood burning
I had decided that for Christmas I would create some pyrography art for gifts. This would serve two functions: a) items to practice with and b) gifts to give. I had several store-bought wooden plaques and decided that they would be perfect for my idea. As a bonus, if people didn’t like them, I wasn’t … Continue reading Zelda’s Link pyrography art wood burning
I consider this to be my first piece of pyrography art because it is closer to what I do when drawing with pencil/charcoal. Put in other terms it has shading to give it some elements of being three-dimensional. When I did this piece I still wasn’t sure that I wanted to invest a lot … Continue reading The Rose Fairy pyrography art wood burning