Tag: pyrography

Pyrography for Beginners – Watercolor Nativity Christmas Postcard wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create a Nativity scene using pyrography and watercolors.   This is a super easy project that can be done on wood or watercolor paper.  The pyrography portion of the artwork is very basic and can be done with a crafter burner; even one without a temperature control.  … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – Watercolor Nativity Christmas Postcard wood burning tutorial →

Pyrography techniques – The Christmas Race wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create The Christmas Race artwork.  The artwork is based on a drawing by David Young.  I loved the humorous and whimsical nature of his drawing.  It is a lot of fun to use a line drawing and transform it into whatever you want.  Even though I … Continue reading Pyrography techniques – The Christmas Race wood burning tutorial →

Pyrography Techniques – Tips for Smooth Burn Results wood burning tutorial

In this tutorial I’m going give you 6 tips for getting smooth burn results.  Then I will do an example burn to show the tips in action.  During the example burn I will provide some addition information such as extending the color, and switching pen tips.   I created a video version of this tutorial and … Continue reading Pyrography Techniques – Tips for Smooth Burn Results wood burning tutorial →

Pyrography Challenge 3 (Sept 19, 2021)

This is the last of the weekly challenges.  This challenge features the Yawning Jaguar.   I had started this artwork with the intention of turning into a tutorial, but during the course of creating the artwork I decided against that.  The reason is the reference photo isn’t awesome, and the mouth was a bit complex.  That … Continue reading Pyrography Challenge 3 (Sept 19, 2021) →

Pyrography Challenge 2 (Sept 12, 2021)

This week's challenge is the Mourning Dove.   This artwork is the 8th installment in my backyard bird series.  I haven't created any content about this artwork yet, but like the previous challenge I will include some progress photos to help you create the artwork.    First, here's the link to the pdf pattern:  Mourning Dove … Continue reading Pyrography Challenge 2 (Sept 12, 2021) →

Pyrography for Beginners – African Daisy Greeting Card wood burning tutorial

In this beginner friendly tutorial, I’m going to explain how to create the African daisy artwork greeting card.  The project is designed to be a quick and fun project.  It took me less than 2 hours to create.   In this tutorial I will explain how to do the pyrography, and add color to the artwork.  … Continue reading Pyrography for Beginners – African Daisy Greeting Card wood burning tutorial →