Great Book of Woodburning
Nationally-known artist feeds the burning desire for pyrography secrets
With the growing resurgence of pyrography, the art of burning pictures or writing into wood, craftsman and artists have been searching for the ultimate reference to master this ancient craft. Now, nationally-recognized artist and pyrographer, Lora S. Irish, reveals her secrets of composition and offers the most comprehensive step-by-step instruction available in the Great Book of Woodburning (Fox Chapel Publishing, September, 2006).
The Great Book of Woodburning will inform and inspire all skill levels. Beginning and intermediate pyrographers will experiment with the basic steps – outlining, unburned spaces, shapes, shadows and color while advanced burner will learn will learn to interpret tonal values and how to translate them into light and dark areas with their tools. Using extensive drawings, charts and diagrams, Irish illustrates which shade of brown to burn and how to put together the four basic pyrography ingredients of temperature, speed/time of burning stroke, texture patterns and layering. 30 traceable and detailed line drawings are provided as working patterns while a corresponding full-color completed piece by the author is provided for comparison and guidance. Further instruction is provided with black and white still-life photos that help readers recognize tonal values of light and dark. A full-color gallery is included to illustrate the stunning beauty of finished pyrography projects.
The Great Book of Woodburning is the must-have resource for anyone interested in this unique and timeless craft.
Book Title: Great Book of Woodburning ISBN: 1-56523-287-9 Price: $19.95 US/$26.95 Cdn Illustrations:60 color illustrations, 30 line drawings
Pages: 200 Size: 8 ½” x 11”
Publication Date: September 2006
Distributed by: Fox Chapel Publishing, phone toll-free 800-457-9112
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With the growing resurgence of pyrography, the art of burning pictures or writing into wood, craftsman and artists have been searching for the ultimate reference to master this ancient craft. Now, nationally-recognized artist and pyrographer, Lora S. Irish, reveals her secrets of composition and offers the most comprehensive step-by-step instruction available in the 
