Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques
Sketching the Design
A course by Ash Rudolph , Freelance Artist
About the video: Sketching the Design
Overview
“In this lesson, I will sketch my design using my compiled idea and prepare it for translating to wood. ”
In this video lesson Ash Rudolph addresses the topic: Sketching the Design, 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
“Sketching the Design Now that we have gathered all of our inspirations and reference, we will use all of that to create our sketch and get it prepared to be translated to wood. We will begin sketching. I like to use Procreate. You don't have to use Procreate if you don't have an iPad or the program. You can use any sheet of paper that you like. I like to use Procreate so I can print out my sketch afterwards and use that to transfer it over to wood. I also like Procreate because you can have your reference right by you as you work. That's nice for me because I can consistently look at my ref...”
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Course summary for: Pyrography 101: Woodburning Illustration Techniques
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Category
Craft, Illustration -
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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