Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques
Exercises to Control the Tool: Texture and Shading
A course by user8484683 surname8484683 , Freelance Artist
Joined August 2021
Discover the meditative craft of pyrography and learn to enhance wooden objects with unique illustrations inspired by the world around you
Joined August 2021
About the video: Exercises to Control the Tool: Texture and Shading
Overview
“Now, I will show you how to practice different methods of creating shadows and texture with a woodburning tool. ”
In this video lesson user8484683 surname8484683 addresses the topic: Exercises to Control the Tool: Texture and Shading, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques. Discover the meditative craft of pyrography and learn to enhance wooden objects with unique illustrations inspired by the world around you.
Partial transcription of the video
“Exercises to Control the Tool: Texture and Shading In this lesson, we'll talk about shading with woodburning tools. Shading, it doesn't matter what type of tip you're using, it matters more on how you like to shade your piece. This is more of a drawing practice than a woodburning practice. There are multiple ways to shade a picture. You can do it by rendering, which means there is a complete fade of tonal values. From dark to light, it smoothly goes across perfectly, or shade via linework. One type of way to shade for rendering is by taking your spoon shader tool and moving it in circular m...”
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Course summary for: Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques
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Arts & Crafts, DIY, Traditional illustration
A course by user8484683 surname8484683
Ashlyn Rudolph is a freelance artist based in Virginia, U.S. As a child, she was passionate about telling stories and making things, and realized from a young age that she wanted to pursue an artistic career. She went on to complete a BFA in communication arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she specialized in children’s illustration and design. Ashlyn later went on to teach herself how to illustrate with woodburning techniques.
After sharing her work online in 2020, she grew a following on TikTok and Instagram for her pyrography work and later left her job to pursue a full-time career in art. Ashlyn mainly works on personal pieces, but has collaborated with brands including Ketnipz LLC, creating illustrated backgrounds for their game, BeanKind. She also shares her work with over 15K followers on Instagram.
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