Continued from Part 3. A.

Again photos are a great resource for both practice and the final project.

PHOTOS FOR TRANSPOSITION/PATTERNS & LEGAL WAYS TO USE THEM

This brings me to an interesting discussion on the use of photographs as a source for artwork from...

An in depth woodburning tutorial by Erik Brush. Part 3.

Continuing on with our discussion on techniques that we started in part 2 we will look at more ways to get the image to appear as you want it to look in the final product. So first let’s cover some art fundamentals before...

So let’s now delve into techniques for various affects.

First is hair and fur.

As far as making hair and fur (technically speaking) it’s the easiest thing in the world. Using the knife-edge of a universal tip (or it’s wire equivalent) make swift light stroke to the approximate...

An in depth woodburning tutorial by Erik Brush. Part 2.


Okay practice time is over. Your wood is prepped, your machine is ready to go, you’re feeling good, so now what?

The first thing that you will need to do is find a subject to burn. You’re choice is entirely up...

Continued from Part 1. A.

Basswood is often used by woodburning artists and comes in a variety of forms including basswood “rounds” in which a section of tree bark is visible around the cross cut circle/oval from the tree trunk. Basswood also has milled rectangular (block) pieces in...

An in depth woodburning tutorial by Erik Brush. Part 1.


So you want to learn how to woodburn, but you’re not sure where to start? There are a number of books out there and instructional guides and videos that range from fair to laughable. Some of the folks writing books or making...