Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques
Getting Inspiration
A course by Ash Rudolph , Freelance Artist
About the video: Getting Inspiration
Overview
“Here I will go over ways that can be used to find inspiration for a woodburning design and jot those ideas down. ”
In this video lesson Ash Rudolph addresses the topic: Getting Inspiration, which is part of the Domestika online course: Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques. Discover the meditative craft of pyrography and learn to enhance wooden objects with unique illustrations inspired by the world around you.
Partial transcription of the video
“Getting Inspiration Now, we'll start looking for inspiration for our final project. When I start a piece, I imagine first what I'm thinking of making. I will be making a bouquet. When you are making reference material for your final project, it's good not to copy directly from one image. Draw inspiration from different images and collage them together to make your own special piece. There are two things to keep in mind when building your image. The first is visual vocabulary. Your visual vocabulary is built mostly on images and styles that you like and you incorporate them into most if not ...”
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Course summary for: Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, DIY, Traditional illustration

Ash Rudolph
A course by Ash Rudolph
Ashlyn Rudolph is a freelance artist based in Virginia, U.S. As a child, she was passionate about telling stories and making things, and realized from a young age that she wanted to pursue an artistic career. She went on to complete a BFA in communication arts at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she specialized in children’s illustration and design. Ashlyn later went on to teach herself how to illustrate with woodburning techniques.
After sharing her work online in 2020, she grew a following on TikTok and Instagram for her pyrography work and later left her job to pursue a full-time career in art. Ashlyn mainly works on personal pieces, but has collaborated with brands including Ketnipz LLC, creating illustrated backgrounds for their game, BeanKind. She also shares her work with over 15K followers on Instagram.
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