Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
This blog is dedicated to writer pen tips. I will show you different styles of writer nibs, and cover some common problems you may encounter. Then I will share with you some progress photos of the Easter chick artwork. The Easter chick was created using one writer pen tip. I consider the artwork to be … Continue reading Wood Burning for Beginners – writer nibs and Easter Chick tutorial
In this blog I’m going to share with you exercises I do to learn about unfamiliar pyrography nibs. The exercises are not intended to create art. Instead, they are designed to get you using the nibs in a constructive way. What’s great is that the exercises are super easy to do, and they don’t require … Continue reading Wood burning for beginners – Learn your pyrography nibs
In this blog I will do a review of Golden Maple’s miniature brushes. If you have been following me for a while, you might be aware that I’m not a big fan of paint brushes. I think they have a mind of their own and desire to ruin anything I use them on. I was … Continue reading Golden Maple brush testing on Hot Air Balloons
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create a moonlit tree scene. This is a beginner friendly project that is fun to do. You only need a writer pen tip, a shader, a skew tip, and some embossing tools. Embossing tools are also called tracing styluses. The embossing tools are the key to creating … Continue reading Wood Burning for beginners – Moonlit Tree scene pyrography tutorial
In this blog I will explain several different ways to create three dimensional letters; including one point perspective. At some point in time, it seems like all pyrography artists create signs, or add sayings to their artwork. My goal with this blog is to provide ideas that might help make your signs stand out or … Continue reading Wood Burning – How to draw 3D letters – pyrography tutorial
A few months back I was asked how to burn a straight line in pyrography. I gave them my standard answer, but that got me to thinking about whether or not this was the best way to do things. In this blog I’m am going to use a number of different mediums to see what … Continue reading Wood Burning – Burning Straight Lines pyrography tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create straight hair as viewed from the front of the face. Creating realistic hair can seem a little overwhelming. My goal is to show you how to breakdown the hair into smaller sections that make it much easier to replicate. Before we get started, I want … Continue reading Wood Burning – Straight Hair front view – pyrography tutorial