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 Pygmy Owl pyrography artwork. I will explain how to create the beautiful feathers on the wings, the streaked chest, the spotted head, and more. The owl is the seventh installment of my Backyard Birds tutorial series. Maybe I’m bias as owls are my favorite … Continue reading Pygmy Owl Pyrography Tutorial wood burning technique
According to Wikipedia, the first rubber eraser was invented back in 1770 by Edward Naime. Like the bread eraser it replaced, it was designed to remove lead and charcoal marks from paper. With pyrography we need erasers that can remove burn marks, and traditional rubber erasers are not able to do that. Fortunately there are … Continue reading Testing Erasers for Pyrography wood burning techniques
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to create the Cheetah pyrography artwork. This artwork is the first installment of my Big Cat series. I am extremely fond of big cats, so the series allows me to create artwork about a subject I really like. I started the series to complete my testing of … Continue reading Cheetah Pyrography Tutorial wood burning techniques
In this tutorial I’m going to explain how to build a hand sander. The sander is very useful when working with store bought wood craft items like die-cut ornaments, boxes and for plywood in general. The sander is comfortable and easy to change out sand paper on. You can watch a YouTube video of the … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial – How to Build a Hand Sander
In this pyrography tutorial blog, I’m going to explain how to create the Bobcat artwork. I will show you my zigzag burn stroke technique to creating realistic looking fur. The reference photo for this artwork was taken by my husband, Todd, while we were visiting the Oregon Zoo. The bobcat was sitting in a patch … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Bobcat pyrography techniques for realistic fur in wood burning
In this tutorial I’m going to show you some of the different ways that I use to fix mistakes and hide wood grain in my pyrography artwork. I will divide the tutorial into four categories; Lighten, Fixing/Filling, Seam Lines, and Grain Lines. The great thing is that all of my methods are easy to do … Continue reading Pyrography Tutorial Fixing Mistakes & Hiding Wood Grain in wood burning