Great Book of Woodburning: Pyrography Techniques, Patterns and Projects for all Skill Levels (Fox Chapel Publishing) 30 Original, Traceable Designs and Step-by-Step Instructions from Lora S. Irish

Renowned author Lora S. Irish shares her secrets on creating stunning pyrography!

Inside Great Book of Woodburning, you'll find:

• A 200-page, fully-illustrated guide to learning to burn
• 30 patterns for beginning, intermediate, and advanced pyrographers
• Skill-building exercises to help you master temperature, stroke, texture, and layering
• Step-by-step instructions and photos to pratice patterns
• Pyrography methods to help you judge the depth of color or tonal value for each area of your design
• An inspiring gallery of Lora S. Irish's work

In this fully illustrated, 200-page guide, nationally recognized artist and pyrographer Lora S. Irish shares her expertise and reveals her secrets for crafting beautiful burned images from any drawing, pattern, or photograph. In no time, you'll be doing everything from shading to composition as you adorn furniture, jewelry, ornaments, greeting cards, and much more, using the directions provided in this complete woodburning resource.

Beginner and advanced pyrographers alike will benefit from the 30 original traceable line patterns and the clear step-by-step instructions. An inspiring full-color gallery illustrates the beauty of Lora's finished projects.

Inside Great Book of Woodburning, you'll find exercises to master temperature, stroke, texture and layering, methods to judge depth of color and tonal values, and chapters on equipment, surface selection, and finishing techniques.

If you want to experience the joy of creating stunning pyrography art, all you need is an inexpensive woodburning tool and this book!

Lora S. Irish is an internationally known artist and author, whose acclaimed books include Great Book of Carving Patterns, Great Book of Celtic Patterns, Great Book of Dragon Patterns, Great Book of Tattoo Designs, The Official Vampire Artist's Handbook, Relief Carving Wood Spirits, World Wildlife Patterns for the Scroll Saw, and many more. Fox Chapel Publishing has sold more than 300,000 copies of Irish's books. Lora is also a frequent contributor to Woodcarving Illustrated and to Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.