Friday 21 April 2023

More Wood Burning

 

a drawing of a canal scene created on wood by pyrography

For my third attempt at Pyrography (wood burning) I thought I'd try a more complete scene, with greater detail and tonal values than my first two experimental efforts. I chose this view of a cottage beside the Grand Union Canal because its a scene I've drawn and painted several times before, and because it offers a wide range of textures ... water, brick, foliage.

I knew I wouldn't be able to burn this freehand so used Carbon paper to trace out some rough outlines as a guide. Again I found the nib of the burner 'snagging' on the wooden surface. Most of the time this was quite annoying but it actually helped when it came to drawing the water. Most of the drawing was approached in much the same way as drawing with a pen, the main difference being the speed of movement .... slow moves producing thicker, deeper lines and fast moves producing thinner, shallower marks.

Wood burning is quite an enjoyable process so now I need to buy myself some better wood so I can tackle something proper.


6 comments:

  1. This really resembles a sepia ink drawing. Nice textures!!!

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    1. Thank you very much Joan, I really appreciate your visits and comments.

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  2. Thats awesome !!

    What size is it?
    Wouldn't MDF not be suited for it?

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    1. Thank you very much René. It's about 8" x 5", so quite small. From what I've seen online, burning on MDF is not recommended because it is made from wood fibres bound together with chemical resins. The resins give off toxic fumes when burnt. I've picked myself up a sheet of thin plywood, so I'll do my next one on a piece of that.

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  3. John this is truly excellent...just love it. Also went back and viewed your pen and ink of the same scene. It is wonderful as well. You inspire me friend to keep drawing and growing using different mediums. Hope your are enjoying lovely spring weather today and your heart is singing! Have a great day.

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    1. Debbie, it was lovely of you to go back and look at the pen drawing too. Thank you very much for your lovely comment.

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