Pyrography Basics
Description
Nationally recognized artist and pyrographer Lora S. Irish makes woodburning easy by walking you through all the basics of materials, tools, and techniques. Six skill-building projects provide step-by-step exercises in using temperature, time, layering, and texturing to create artistic tonal values.
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Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 500,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.
Content
- Cover
- Introduction
- Copyright
- Table of Contents
- Pyrography Systems
- Pyrography Tips
- General Supplies
- Basic Supply List
- Creating a Wood Practice Board
- Tonal Values Practice Board
- Exercises for Practice
- Light and Dark Exercise One: Temperature of the Tip
- Light and Dark Exercise Two: Burning Time
- Light and Dark Exercise Three: Layers of Strokes
- Light and Dark Exercise Four: Texture Pattern
- Light and Dark Exercise Five: Putting It All Together
- Texture Exercise: Putting Textures Together
