Danette Smith's Pyrography Series #1: Portrait of Megan
Hi Everyone! Well here is my first attempt at a blog. To wood burn a portrait I start out with a photo of the person. I scan it to my computer and then I print out the size of the portrait, Megan was done as an 8” x 10” size. Next I find the piece of wood I want to put it on and do several sandings starting with 400 grit sandpaper and end up with 600 grit sandpaper. Always sand with the grain of the wood. Then I “buff” the wood using a brown paper bag and move it over the wood as if I were sanding it. Now I am ready to transfer the picture onto the wood. I do this by taking the picture and placing it on the wood to position it where I want it to be. ...
