Pyrography is an interesting activity, because it includes burning on wood, leather, fabric. A master class and step-by-step photos, as well as a detailed description of each lesson, will help you master it. If someone in childhood attended a wood burning circle, then he knows what pyrography is. But in this way, you can decorate a variety of surfaces, including fabric, leather.
What is pyrography?
Not everyone knows that this art form originated in ancient times. When people began to use fire, some learned, by heating a metal tool on it, to create various patterns and designs with this tool.
In the modern world, devices have been invented that are burned out on various materials. If you are just mastering this art, buy an inexpensive pyrograph. These are created for children's creativity.
For wood burning, you need a board, it is best to take a chopping board. It has already been processed enough so that you can burn various drawings, ornaments on it or draw congratulatory inscriptions on it.
Use birch, elm or linden wood for pyrography. These are the best fit. But, for example, hard oak, so it is almost impossible to burn on it. If you plan to make a picture using pyrography, then take plywood blanks.
Now you need to select a picture. Transfer it to the prepared wooden surface using a carbon copy. If you are good at drawing, then draw your favorite plot with a pencil, and you can erase any extra features with an eraser.
Following the instructions, heat up the pyrograph for the prescribed time, and then start burning it with the tip. You have to be very careful.
Since the instrument is very hot and you can burn yourself. If you want a deep line or dent in a wooden surface, then you need to press harder on it. For lighter strokes, the board is cauterized with a pyrograph without strong pressure.
You can leave your work as it is, or paint it with watercolors or acrylics. Secure them with acrylic lacquer, which is applied from above.
This is the wood burning algorithm. If you would like to create your own work of authorship right now, then watch the presented master class.
Burning wood - master class
Once you master this art form, you can modify the pyrograph. Look, here this device has changed the handle so that you can insert various attachments here.
This will allow you to apply narrow stripes. If you need to make wide ones, then use a regular burner. It comes complete with replaceable attachments.
Take a cutting board and draw a drawing on it with a pencil, or translate it using carbon paper.
Now take a pyrograph, heat it to the desired temperature and start burning the edges of the drawing first.
Be careful not to press too hard on the board. Also, be careful not to burn it.
Now change the thin nozzle to a wider one and make the background darker. To do this, apply strokes parallel to each other with the heated tip of the pyrograph.
Somewhere make these details darker, and somewhere lighter. Use a fine nozzle to mark the veins in the leaves. Make smoother transitions from dark to light sides.
It remains to do a few final touches and you can see the final result with satisfaction.
In general, two methods of burning are used in pyrography. You can leave the field lighter so that the dark pattern looks nice against its background. Or, conversely, make the background dark, then the light elements will be very expressive on it.
If you liked it, then check out another interesting master class. He will teach you how to make tags for the quest.
Burning wood - making tags
This is the final result. In order for you to get it, you first need to take:
- plywood or furniture board 18 mm wide;
- burner with nozzles;
- electric jigsaw;
- square;
- manual frezer;
- pencil;
- templates.
Two squares need to be cut out of the furniture board. One will have sides of 600 mm, and the other with sides of 518 mm. This will create the base for the game and for the slab, from which you will then saw the squares. Choose a drawing that will show off on the tags.
Using a carbon copy, transfer it to a wooden surface and start burning it. Use a metal ruler to keep the lines straight and not shake. Attach it to plywood or furniture board and burn straight lines.
As you can see, first, using a thin nozzle, you need to circle the outline of the drawing. Now use it or wider. With the help of these devices, you need to fill in the inside of each element, shade them.
Here's how to do wood burning next. If you are also using a clock pattern, apply a dial. Of course, you must first draw it using a template. Help yourself with a ruler and you will succeed.
Also, using this tool and a pencil, now you need to draw the resulting base into squares so that you get 16 pieces.
Then they need to be cut using an electric jigsaw.
Screw the side strips, which are 4 cm wide, to the base. Use clamps.
Use a router or grinder to make the edges of the planks more rounded. Then it remains to go over them and other elements with fine sandpaper.
Place the tags inside the base so that the child can then collect them in the correct order.
This is how wood burning can help make an interesting game.
But you can use the art of pyrography, working with other materials. It is very interesting to apply fabric, then melt the elements to create picturesque flowers. In this regard, the following master class with step-by-step photos is offered to your attention.
Pyrography or how to make flowers from satin ribbons
To get such a pictorial creation, take:
- satin ribbon, which is 5 cm wide, you need green and red, pink or white;
- threads;
- thin sharp needle;
- scissors;
- a piece of paper;
- a candle;
- glue gun or textile glue;
- beads or ready-made stamens;
- piece of felt;
- barrette, hairpin or hair tie.
First you need to make a petal template. To do this, use paper in a box, it is easy to create even elements on it. First, draw a rectangle 5 cm high and 2.5 cm wide. Fold the leaf in half and cut out the petal.
Now you can attach it to the tape and cut it out.
To prevent the satin from slipping, hold the blanks firmly with your hands or fasten them for a while with stationery clips. Do not pinch the two pieces with pins, as these items will leave sloppy holes in them. In total, you will need to create 6 of these identical petals.
Now make a similar paper pattern, but 5 mm smaller than the previous one. You will need one more pattern, it will be 5 mm less than the second one. Cut out six more petals of two types of parts of the presented sizes.
Now you need to burn them. To do this, hold the edges of each petal over a candle flame. It is unlikely that beginners will be able to do everything right the first time. Therefore, first practice on an unnecessary piece of atlas to make sure at what distance and how long you need to keep it near the candle flame.
When you master this stage of work, also take a petal, singe its edges. Now you need to act quickly, but carefully. Take this blank by the cold part and gently pull it in different directions. Then the petal will bend, as in the next photo.
To give it additional shape, hold the petal over fire for a few seconds using tweezers.
The petal will bend and will have the desired shape. In the same way, you need to modify other similar blanks. Now you need to collect them by stitching a needle forward with a seam.
Collect the flower in a checkerboard pattern, starting with large petals. The stamens must be folded in half and placed inside the flower. Secure them by sewing with thread.
Cut out the leaves. For one, take a piece of green satin ribbon and singe the slices on both sides above the flame.
Pull the corner to the middle of 1 and 2 and fix the workpiece in this position with the needle seam forward. Now you need to pull up the thread and sew the opposite ends together.
Sew the edge with a blind stitch and secure the thread on the back of the leaf.
This is how you created the elements of the flower using pyrography. Now they need to be connected together. To do this, glue two leaves onto a circle of green felt. Then you need to glue or sew the flower itself onto it, and at the back, using a glue gun, attach a hairpin or elastic to the felt.
This is how you can create a wonderful hair clip using pyrography. But you can burn not only wood and heat the fabric to get beautiful things. Check out one more material that is used for this needlework.
Skin pyrography
With the help of burning on this material, you can make decorations or decorate ready-made things. To do this, you need a laser, blowtorch, or burner.
See how to make a fish hair clip.
First take:
- a piece of light skin;
- pyrograph;
- tracing paper;
- carbon copy;
- marker;
- scissors.
Translate the drawing of the fish you like onto tracing paper. Since this sheet is very thin, you can then glue this template to a sheet of paper.
Place the blank on the leather and trace around it with a marker.
It is better to use a brown marker, matching the color of the burn-in mark, so as not to erase unnecessary lines later. Now you need to draw small elements, along which you will burn.
This is how the pyrography on the skin goes on. First, go over the contour of the fish with a burner, then cauterize along the drawn markings inside. Cool the workpiece for a couple of minutes and cut the fish along the contour, leaving some free space outside for allowances.
Now you need to color the fish, for which you can use a variety of tools:
- paint for leather;
- felt-tip pen;
- marker;
- acrylic paints;
- outline, etc.
On the back of the workpiece, glue a piece of soft leather in a contrasting color and cut it out. You can leave a little edging or not. If desired, varnish the surface of the fish so that it shines well.
Make two slots in this blank to insert the finished wooden stick.
Here's a masterpiece will turn out.
Having mastered this work, you will be able to create paintings, at first - with simpler drawings.
Take:
- skin;
- tracing paper;
- a device for burning;
- marker;
- paints.
First, transfer the selected drawing to tracing paper. Then attach it to the front of the skin and mark with a scribe.
Using the pyrograph, start burning.
First mark the image with thinner lines, then go over them with the pyrograph again, making them more significant.
Thus, you can make a portrait in order to give it as a present. Also transfer it to tracing paper, and then with the help of a scribe - to the skin. Do not heat the pyrograph too much at the beginning, so that the lines do not get too deep.
You can leave the drawing like this or color it. A colored leather belt looks good, a colorful landscape.
If you want to paint nature, then use such paints to convey its beauty. But when burned out, a specific smell will emanate on the skin. Work in a ventilated area to remove it.
Pyrography on the walls also looks very interesting. But you need to act in compliance with all fire safety regulations so as not to accidentally set fire to the house. If you like birds, let them meet you at the switch in the morning.
If you want to see a portrait of a brown bear on the wall, then first transfer its image to the wall, then make wood burning along the contours of the clubfoot. It remains to outline the features of his muzzle and carefully draw many small lines to show how fluffy the fur of this animal is.
As always, we suggest you watch the video master class in conclusion. After familiarizing yourself with it, you will learn how to burn wood.
