Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques
Sealing and Protecting the Artwork
A course by Hannah Veiga , Pyrography artist
About the video: Sealing and Protecting the Artwork
Overview
“To finish, I'll show you how to choose the right sealant for your project. I recommend polycrylic for a clear, non-yellowing finish, or Danish oil for a deeper, nourishing effect. You'll see how to apply with a brush, sand between coats if needed, and always test finishes first. After sealing, add a sawtooth hook, and the project is ready to hang!”
In this video lesson Hannah Veiga addresses the topic: Sealing and Protecting the Artwork, 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 last lesson, we're gonna discuss choosing the right sealant for your project. Sealants are not always mandatory, though they do reduce the risk of fading, any damage to your work, any scratches or dust. It'll help prevent anything happening like that. There are multiple finishes you can choose from. There's polycrylics, there's polyutheranes, there's several different types of oils. There's coconut oil, there's Danish oil, tongue oil, My personal favorites for most projects are either Danish oil or polycrylic. I don't usually choose polyurethane sealants because those tend to yellow...”
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Course summary for: Creating Stunning Pet Portraits with Pyrography Techniques
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Arts & Crafts, Decorative Painting, DIY, Drawing, Naturalistic Illustration, Portrait Drawing, Realistic Drawing, Traditional illustration, Woodworking
Hannah Veiga
A course by Hannah Veiga
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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