Learn to create realistic landscape pyrography burnings with this comprehensive guide. Nationally recognized artist and pyrographer Lora S. Irish reveals her easy-to-learn methods for working in layers to obtain stunning results. You'll learn how to use contrasting tonal values to create dramatic depth in any landscape, scenery, or wildlife wood burning. Lora shows beginning pyrographers how to develop the burning process by laying one layer over another to slowly bring each area up to its final tonal value. By working a design in low or medium temperatures and adding successive layers, you can obtain total control over your final scene. Lora includes expert advice on basic tools, supplies, and techniques, along with 12 artistic skill-building projects that provide step-by-step practice in using temperature, time, layering, and texturing.

About the Author
Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns and Great Book of Celtic Patterns. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 300,000 copies of her books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.


Book Information
ISBN 9781565239319
Author Lora S. Irish
Format Paperback
Page Count 128
Imprint Fox Chapel Publishing
Publisher Fox Chapel Publishing