Little Book of Pyrography: Techniques, Exercises, Designs, and Patterns

Little Book of Pyrography makes it easy to learn the creative craft of woodburning!

• Convenient & portable 5.5-inch x 6.75-inch pocket size hardcover
• 7 skill-building projects to help you master essential techniques
• Step-by-step instructions, color photographs, and full-size patterns
• Comprehensive introduction to basic tools, materials, and techniques
• Learn how to use a practice board to ensure the best burn for a project
• Learn how to create artistic tonal values using temperature, time, texture and layering
• Create a mythical dragon with a complete step-by-step beginner's project

All that aspiring pyrography beginners need is this book and an inexpensive wood burning tool to start adorning wood, gourds, leather, paper, and more with beautiful images and patterns!

Author and legendary pyrography artist Lora S. Irish makes it easy to learn, as she expands on the techniques and projects from her bestselling book Pyrography Basics—all of which are also included here—and explores new ways to achieve lovely varieties of tone and texture.

In this beginner's guide to the creative craft of woodburning, Lora provides a thorough introduction to basic tools, materials and techniques. You'll learn how to set up a practice board to experiment with strokes and settings before moving on to working projects with confidence!

Seven skill-building projects provide step-by-step exercises in using temperature, time, layering, and texturing to create artistic tonal values.

Pyrography (literally translated: "writing with fire") can enhance any project with lovely varieties of tone and texture. If you've ever wanted to take up this creative craft, with Little Book of Pyrography you'll soon master everything from shading to composition as you apply pyrography to furniture, carvings, jewelry, ornaments, greeting cards, and much, much more.

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 Scroll Saw Woodworking and Crafts magazines.