Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
A while back I created my first ever mandala, the Mandala Flower, and it was a lot of fun. I just love how you can put so many different textures and pattern designs together in one piece of artwork and it still looks good. Since I had so much fun with the first mandala, … Continue reading Mandala II Pyrography Tutorial Wood Burning
The shading pen tip is my workhorse in pyrography. Just guessing I would estimate I use it at least 95% of the time if not more. In this blog I will talk about the shader and how I use it. The information includes how different things like angle and hand speed impact your burn results. … Continue reading How to use the Pyrography Shading Pen Tip 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
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 I Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Seems like winter in the Northwest has been a nasty one this year and it’s not even over. When I was writing up this tutorial it’s was snowing and a few of days before that we had freezing rain. I’m tired of winter and I’m dreaming of spring. Spring means the flowers start emerging; my … Continue reading Gazania Flower Pyrography & Color Pencil Tutorial Wood burning
In this blog tutorial I’m going to show you how to create this beautiful petunia flower with rain drops accenting its leaves and petals. This artwork is visually appealing because of its high contrast and assorted textures. Since the last blog I did covered creating water droplets in great detail, I thought it would be … Continue reading Petunia Flower with Rain Drops Pyrography Tutorial wood burning