Exploring the art form of Pyrography with Brenda Wilkie – free tutorials and patterns
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
I’ve mentioned that I use a Colwood burner for my artwork in numerous blogs and YouTube videos. In this blog I will discuss in greater detail how the burner works. Please keep in mind that this blog is not intended to tell you whether or not Colwood has the best burner on the market. Instead … Continue reading Colwood Super Pro II wood burner Review
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Lizard Face pyrography artwork. For some reason the title of this artwork reminds of some Marvel character and that makes me laugh as I start to imagine what sort of 'powers' this guy would have. Lizard Face is the sixth installment in my … Continue reading Lizard Face Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
I've been seeing more and more cradle / panel boards being used lately in pyrography and I've even tried burning on one I bought from a local craft store. I didn't enjoy it as much as I do solid wood, but I kept wondering if it was just because of the particular brand I was … Continue reading Cradle / Panel Board: Brand Comparison for Pyrography wood burning
With this tutorial I will explain the pyrography shading techniques to create the high heel or Stiletto Shoe, the 5th installment in my mini project series. This mini project will explore how to replicate the reflective surface of a red high heel. Also, I will show you what features I look at when analyzing a … Continue reading Stiletto Shoe High Heel Pyrography Tutorial 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