Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
In this blog I will be explaining the pyrography techniques to create this portrait of this little girl. I just love her large eyes and long eyelashes. This is the third installment in my portrait tutorial series. Just like I did with the previous tutorials I will explain every from start to finish. This means … Continue reading Pyrography Portrait LITTLE GIRL wood burning techniques tutorial
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Cheetah pyrography artwork. The cheetah's golden hued fur is a perfect color for rendering in pyrography. What makes the cheetah so striking is the contrast between the fur and the dark markings. To watch a YouTube video tutorial of this project, just click … Continue reading Cheetah Pyrography Tutorial wood burning techniques
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Covered Bridge pyrography artwork. My primary goal with this artwork is to demonstrate the importance of contrast in creating visually striking images. The secondary goal is to show you how to create the different textures in the artwork; like the trees and the wooden … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial The Covered Bridge – The importance of contrast in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain pyrography shading techniques to create five different textures using the same font style. This tutorial is not about creating font styles, but I will touch briefly on how to get them. Instead the main focus of this tutorial will be the different options to color in the letters … Continue reading Lettering Textures Part 2 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning techniques
In this tutorial I’m going to explain pyrography shading techniques to get smooth gradient color. First I will give you some tips that will help get better burn results and then I’ll explain how to create both uniform color and gradient color. Gradient shading is one of the more difficult skills to master in pyrography. … Continue reading Pyrography Shading Techniques to get Smooth Gradient Color in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create five different textures using the same font style. This tutorial is not about creating font styles, but I will touch briefly on them. Instead this tutorial will focus on textures. I will give you some options to fill in, or color, the letters with something … Continue reading Lettering Textures Part 1 Pyrography Tutorial wood burning techniques
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the White Crowned House Sparrow bird pyrography artwork. The sparrow is the sixth installment in my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Sparrows are a small bird and pretty common where I live. Todd took this picture of one perched on my grape arbor and I loved … Continue reading White Crowned House Sparrow Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning