Water Lily is the fourth installment in my Wallflowers series. What I find interesting about white subject matters like this is how much color variation they have. The petals of the water lily have many hues of grey on them and the center of the lily radiated a yellow glow from the sunlight striking the … Continue reading Water Lily Wallflower Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
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The Colwood Pyrography Pen Tips I Use in Wood Burning
In this blog I’m going to discuss the different Colwood pen tips I use in pyrography. There are a lot of different pen tips available, but I thought it would be useful to know which pen tips I use and why. This blog will get updated with any additional pen tips I find useful … Continue reading The Colwood Pyrography Pen Tips I Use in Wood Burning
Tree Frog Pyrography Artwork wood burning
I have a small pond in my backyard and in the spring it becomes the tree frog wooing grounds. From dusk till dawn there is a chorus of croaking frogs hoping to seduce a mate. It actually drives me nuts because they are so loud it’s hard to sleep. But I like watching the tadpoles … Continue reading Tree Frog Pyrography Artwork wood burning
Happy Valentines Day sign Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Valentine’s is generally considered the holiday of love and I wanted to create a tutorial for the occasion. My previous Valentine project was a two part ordeal and fairly complicated, so this time my goal was to create something a bit more simplistic. With a few hours of brainstorming, and a couple of concept … Continue reading Happy Valentines Day sign Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Purple House Finch Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Purple House Finch pyrography artwork. The finch is the third installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. This little fella was a bit of a mystery to me as I couldn’t positively identify him. My friend, Jan, came to the rescue and quickly identified … Continue reading Purple House Finch Bird Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
Matthew & Maggie Sibling Portrait Pyrography art wood burning
I received a commission to do a portrait of a two siblings; Matthew & Maggie. Even though I don’t consider portraits as one of my strong suits, I enjoy the variety and the challenge portraits provide so I agreed to do the artwork. This blog is going to talk about the creation of Matthew & … Continue reading Matthew & Maggie Sibling Portrait Pyrography art wood burning
How to Smooth & Burn Leather Pyrography Tutorial wood burning
About a year ago I tried burning on leather and was very disappointed with the results. The leather’s surface wasn’t conducive to the techniques I use in pyrography, so I couldn’t achieve the same level of detail I can with wood. A few months back I became obsessed with learning how to burn fine art … Continue reading How to Smooth & Burn Leather Pyrography Tutorial wood burning