As a small business you often have a vision. You want to create the things that you love and you want your customers to love them as much as you do. Honestly, I would love to just make the things I want to every day. In reality, though, this isn’t always how it is going …
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Getting out of the Red
I’m not going to sugar-coat things. 2024 has been a tough year. Prices on essential goods are going up, pay growth for most people isn’t matching the growing cost of living, and the first thing that most people need to sacrifice when going through these tough economic times are non-essentials. This includes art and home …
Using a laser engraving machine to assist in pyrography
In many pyrography circles laser is a four-letter word. I think you need to look at these like any other tool, not as the mortal enemy of the pyrographer, but as a tool that can be used in ways to assist your work. Sure, you’ll always have know-it-alls at your markets claiming that your beautiful, …
Collaborating with Other Artists
Being an artist can be an inherently independent endeavor. More often than not it is you, the tools of your trade, and a blank canvas. You can join guilds, collectives, and the like but when you are creating it is just you and your muse. At least that was what I thought. Getting to Know …
Choosing Patterns for your Wood Art
As a pyrographer, when creating a piece, there are many things to take into consideration. What type of wood, what size, and what feelings does it evoke. Often times I will look at a piece of wood and see what I want to burn into the surface right away. Take, for example, what happened when …
Four Tips for Working with Your Artist on a Custom Piece
Four Tips for Working with your Artist on a Custom Piece
Mastering the Art of Texture in Pyrography: Tips for Adding Depth and Dimension to Your Woodburning
One of the distinguishing elements of being a pyrographer is the ability to create texture. Since you are etching the image directly into the wood you can create a wide range of textures that are suitable for a number of different real-world elements.
Top five paints for pyrographers
A lot of pyrographers have asked me about painting my pieces. For those of you who haven’t worked with paints, I thought I would give you my top five list of paints that I think work best with this medium:
The One About the Belgeris
The One About the Belgeris
Spotlight Series: Digital Technology and Art – Canva
As we continue our deep dive into some of the websites we use frequently around here at BZ FurFur we knew that we would have to include Canva (https://www.canva.com/).