Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques

Choosing the Right Photo

A course by Hannah Veiga , Pyrography artist

Pyrography artist. Hamilton, Canada.
Joined October 2024
49 students
Audio: English, German, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Portuguese, Turkish
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About the video: Choosing the Right Photo

Overview

“Have you ever wondered which are the characteristics that a photo needs to be the "right one". If so, in this lesson, you'll learn my best tips and tricks on how to choose the right reference photo. Avoid backlighting and ensure the photo is in focus. You can combine elements from multiple photos if needed to enhance the portrait.”

In this video lesson Hannah Veiga addresses the topic: Choosing the Right Photo, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques. Master pet portrait pyrography techniques for creating stunning, realistic woodburned art, focusing on tools, textures, and finishing.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're going to talk about how to choose a reference photo for your pet portrait project. So I have a few examples here about things to look out for. My first example here is a really great option for a pet portrait. Things you want to consider are lighting, focus, where the pet is looking, whether it's looking at the camera, like where you want it to look, if you want to look at the camera or away from the camera, and of course just overall clarity of the piece. Essentially you want to make sure you're getting as much detail as possible within the photo, because it's going t...”

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Course summary for: Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques

  • Level: Beginner
  • 49 students
  • 5 units
  • 18 lessons (3h 13m)
  • 7 downloads
  • Category

    Craft
  • Areas

    Arts & Crafts, Decorative Painting, DIY, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Woodworking

Hannah Veiga

Hannah Veiga
A course by Hannah Veiga

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Pyrography artist

Hannah Veiga is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Hamilton, Ontario, whose main practice focuses on pyrography—the art of drawing with fire on wood. Guided by the natural grain, she creates compositions that celebrate the organic character of each surface, exploring the balance between control and spontaneity. Her work reflects themes of growth, decay, and rebirth, inviting viewers to find stillness and curiosity in the natural world.

Before discovering pyrography, Hannah experimented with screen printing, etching, drawing, painting, and mixed-media sculpture. Today, she combines her artistic practice with education, sharing her creative process through workshops and tutorials that encourage sustainability, material awareness, and the expressive potential of natural materials.


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Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques. Craft course by Hannah Veiga

Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques

A course by Hannah Veiga
Pyrography artist. Hamilton, Canada.
Joined October 2024
  • 49 students