Kathleen Marie nationally recognized artist

Pyrographic Art – The Process
Pyrography-the art process of burning images into wood or leather by use of a heated tool.

1.The art process begins with inspiration-when my ideas and study of the wood grain come together.

wood choices for pyrographic wood burning process, wildlife artist Kathleen Marie, each piece of art starts with inspiration

preparing the wood for the pyrographic process

2. After finding the wood and developing the concept for a piece, wood preparation is the next step.

3. Once the wood is prepared I begin work on the sketch. Composition issues are worked out here so the grain of the wood works for rather than against me.

wildlife sketches on wood as the beginnings of the pyrographic process

fine art using the process of pyrography, burning the images of longhorn steers into wood

4. With the sketch well underway I begin burning the image with my pyro tool. This is slow and tedious as no changes or corrections can be made after burning.

5.Sometimes color is applied to a piece and for this I use prismacolor pencils. These pigments can be made permanent by burning them into the wood.

pyrographic process continues with applying color to the wildlife images on the wood and burning the image into the wood

pyrographic art process and finishing the piece of original art burned into wood

6. Finishing – a fixative is used on pieces with color, then tung oil or laquer or a combination of the two. Finally a matt finish to reduce the glare is used.

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Pyrography, the process of creating art by burning images into wood - Kathleen Marie, wildlife artist
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Kathleen Marie nationally recognized artist

Pyrographic Art – The Process Pyrography-the art process of burning images into wood or leather by use of a heated tool.

Pyrography, the process of creating art by burning images into wood - Kathleen Marie, wildlife artist

Pyrographic Art – The Process
Pyrography-the art process of burning images into wood or leather by use of a heated tool.