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  this 7 minutes shows the basics of Pyrography / wood burning art. it starts by copying patterns on wood, burning, shading and coloring. it is an excellent guide for beginners.

In this 1 minute video , you can learn simply the easiest shading technique to be used in Pyrography. it can be applied simply by burning parallel line adjacent to each other to create the shading effect that you are looking for. this is very practical when using solid tip burner which is difficult to control than the wire tip burner

This 1 minute video shows How to use the wood Burner on wood for creating Pyrography / wood burning projects

Arabic or Islamic Calligraphy is an ancient art that is highly related to the Quran (God's Holy book of Islam ) since it is the mean of transmission of Quran Quran is the main engine behind the evolution of the Arabic language in general and Calligraphy in particular. Pyrography is a prehistory art according to  Pyrographer Robert Boyer hypothesises . it comes from the Greek words Pur & Graphos , meaning Fire & writing. it was practiced by Ancient Egyptians and Africans, even among the Chinese people during the Han dynasty long ago. This video shows how you can mix these two famous arts ; Arabic calligraphy, and pyrography , to create a new piece of art on wood. it easy and you can make it yourself you can Download a Free copy of Quick Guide for wood burning / Pyrography Art from www.SmilingWood.com

A small key medal is considered to be a low cost item that can be used as a gift for those you love. But how about personalising this item so that to increase it's value and give it your style. How ? It's so easy using the Pyrography / wood burning technique In the following video you can master the process in no time. I developed  a Free 7 page quick guide for pyrography / wood burning art You can download it from  www.SmilingWood.com It's whole free Read it , share it and have fun

In this video you can find a nice pattern for a flower copied to a wooden piece using Pyrography / wood Burning technique. Yet how can colour be added to this image to give it life? Simply you can use colour pencils. For adding a more artistic touch I use the Faber-Castell watercolour pencils. It's like any other colour pencils yet after using it , simply add a drop of water with the brush to the coloured Area to have the water colour effect without the effort to be made in using the usual watercolours. This video make it simple for you to practise this. I developed a Free 7 page quick guide for pyrography / wood burning art You can download it from  www.SmilingWood.com It's whole free Read it , share it and have fun

If you think Pyrography is difficult   Sorry , but you are wrong This piece was created using pyrography technique. This is the first piece made by my wife using this technique The patterns can be found on any images store Just copy it on wood and trace it by your burner So , why not to try?! It's fun!! In case you need a push at your start; I developed  a Free 7 page quick guide for pyrography / wood burning art You can download it from  www.SmilingWood.com It's whole free Read it , share it and have fun