BURNERS & PEN TIPS

Click on an image to open the corresponding blog. The blog will have a video tutorial link (if available), and the written information.

If there is just a video thumbnail, then I do not have a corresponding blog. Instead there is just a video tutorial on YouTube.

I get a number of questions about brass or solid point pen tips. I have very limited experience with them, so I’m not the best person to ask. YouTuber Jannie from Burn Savvy has a number of videos demonstrating brass nibs. Here’s a link to her channel: https://www.youtube.com/burnsavvy

Jannie, thank you for allowing me to put a link to your channel on my website.

BURN STROKES

Circular Motion

Zigzag burn stroke

How to use zigzags to create fur texture

CLEANING

This blog covers different ways to clean your nibs. It also provides some tips on how to care for your nibs, so they last longer.

PEN TIPS

Learn your pen tips

Essential Pen Tips

BURNERS & HANDSETS

Handset comparison – Colwood, Burnmaster, Goodcrafter, Optima, Razertip

HELPFUL PRODUCTS FOR BURNING

Using an Xacto knife in pyrography