Pyrography can enhance any project with, lovely varieties of tone and texture if you've ever wanted to take up this creative craft. Little Book of Pyrography will get you started. All you need is an inexpensive woodburning tool to begin, adorning wood, gourds, leather, pager, and more with beautifully burned images and patterns. Nationally recognized artist and pyrographer Lora S. Irish makes It easy by walking you through all the basics of materials, tools, and techniques You'll learn how to set up a practice board to experiment with strokes and settings before moving on to working projects with confidence. Step-by-step practice exercises will teach you now to use temperature, time, layering, and texturing to create artistic tonal values. You'll soon master everything from shading to composition, as you apply pyrography to furniture, carvings, jewelry, ornaments, greeting cards, and much, much more. In Little Book of Pyrography, you'll discover: 7 skill-building exercises to help you master essential techniques, Easy-to-follow instructions and patterns for the beginning woodburner, How to use temperature, time, texture, and layering to achieve artistic tonal values, How to create a practice board to ensure the best burn for your project, Step-by-step beginner's instructions for a mythical dragon project Book jacket.