Pyrography Basics – Techniques and Exercises for Beginners

Pyrography can enhance any project with lovely varieties of tone and texture. If you’ve ever wanted to take up this creative craft, Pyrography Basics will get you started. All you need is an inexpensive woodburning tool to begin adorning wood, gourds, leather, paper, and more with beautifully burned images and patterns.

Nationally recognized artist and pyrographer, Lora s. Irish, makes it easy by walking you through all the basics of materials, tools, and techniques. You will learn how to set up a practice board to experiment with strokes and settings before moving on to working projects with confidence. Step-by-step practice exercises will teach you how to use temperature, time, layering, and texturing to create artistic tonal values. You will soon master everything from shading to composition, as you apply pyrography to furniture, carvings, jewelry, ornaments, greeting cards, and much more!

ISBN 978-1-57421-505-2

32 Pages, Paperback

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