Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this blog I will discuss the Snail pyrography artwork I created. The Snail is based on a photo my husband, Todd, took. He had the day off and went to the beach on a little photo shoot. He came back with some great photos including numerous shots of this snail sliming along a concrete … Continue reading The Snail Pyrography Artwork wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to use watercolor grounds in pyrography. Watercolor grounds are used to create a surface that is similar to watercolor paper. This lets you use all sorts of liquid mediums like paints, dyes, and inks on wood. I got the idea from Valarie Connell who adds color to … Continue reading Using Watercolor Grounds in Pyrography tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Crow pyrography artwork. The crow is the fifth installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. There are a lot of tall fir trees in my neighborhood and one year a pair of crows nested in one of the trees. The crows became a common … Continue reading The Crow bird Pyrography tutorial wood burning
I’ve mentioned in some of my previous blogs, that I became very interested with creating pyrography artwork on leather. During my exploration of burning on leather, I’ve learned a lot, but it is still a very challenging surface to work on. I don't practice near as much as I should to get really good with … Continue reading Skyrim Logo on Leather Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I was sent a copy of Lora S. Irish’s book, “Little Book of Pyrography: Techniques, Exercises, Designs, and Patterns” to review. This blog is my review of the book and in it I will explore the good and the one not-so-good of the book. I will also offer the skill level I feel the book … Continue reading Lora Irish LITTLE BOOK OF PYROGRAPHY Book Review
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Purple Iris flower, the 5th in my wallflower series. I love the ruffled petals and the texture the iris has. Plus the flower makes a striking image against the dark background. For this project I used two different images to create the layout, so … Continue reading Purple Iris Flower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning flower
With this tutorial I will explain how to create the Dewy Leaf, which is the 4th installment in my mini project series. This mini project will explore how to create out-of-focus leaves in the background and in-focus leaves in the foreground. To add visual interest and a little challenge to the project, the in-focus leaves … Continue reading mini project 4 DEWY LEAF pyrography tutorial wood burning