Mountain Lake is the first in my mini project tutorial series. This series will focus on small projects that work on skill building. With the Mountain Lake, the skill we'll be working on is using the zigzag stroke to create texture like mountains, pine trees, and, yes, a lake. The techniques I will be presenting … Continue reading Mountain Lake Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
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Water Lily Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Water Lily is the fourth installment in my Wallflowers series. What I find interesting about white subject matters like this is how much color variation they have. The petals of the water lily have many hues of grey on them and the center of the lily radiated a yellow glow from the sunlight striking the … Continue reading Water Lily Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Happy Valentines Day sign Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Valentine’s is generally considered the holiday of love and I wanted to create a tutorial for the occasion. My previous Valentine project was a two part ordeal and fairly complicated, so this time my goal was to create something a bit more simplistic. With a few hours of brainstorming, and a couple of concept … Continue reading Happy Valentines Day sign Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Purple House Finch Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Purple House Finch pyrography artwork. The finch is the third installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. This little fella was a bit of a mystery to me as I couldn’t positively identify him. My friend, Jan, came to the rescue and quickly identified … Continue reading Purple House Finch Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Matthew & Maggie Sibling Portrait Pyrography art wood burning
I received a commission to do a portrait of a two siblings; Matthew & Maggie. Even though I don’t consider portraits as one of my strong suits, I enjoy the variety and the challenge portraits provide so I agreed to do the artwork. This blog is going to talk about the creation of Matthew & … Continue reading Matthew & Maggie Sibling Portrait Pyrography art wood burning
Deer & Fish on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I became obsessed with burning on leather this last fall and the images above, deer and fish, are my latest attempt. I have been crafting simple leather projects and then burning designs onto them. This project was supposed to be a credit card holder, but my design didn’t work out. Instead of completely wasting the … Continue reading Deer & Fish on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning
Pika Pyrography Artwork wood burning
During a trip to Spokane, Washington we spotted this Pika while hiking around Mt. Spokane. I think Pikas are really cute, so I was thrilled to get a few photos. Once we got back home it didn’t take me long to create a pyrography project of the little guy. This blog is going to discuss … Continue reading Pika Pyrography Artwork wood burning