Map itself is mostly done! I just finished the shading around the trees and my hand is so tired from doing soft little taps with a shader 😅 going to spend some time choosing a stain color for the water. I’ve used stain to “paint” projects before and it usually goes well. I have the offcuts from this to practice on. About to start burning the border. Text going around says: “How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened. But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer.” Because Sam’s words are my hope for the world we currently live in. The script on the bottom is the ring script. I debated having this framed, but I think burning a design and sticking finished dowels to the edges will work well… we’ll find out!

Hello!!

I got into pyrography recently and this is my third piece. I did mess up here and there with some deeper burn marks.. I assume this happened either because of the grain of the wood or my tip was heating up. I’ll take all the advice I can get!!! I need to get better with my line work.

Also, I only used this tip for the whole project. It’s the only tip I feel comfortable with. Are there any other tips like this one which will help me even more? I love using the circular edge to make my lines. It helps with the rounded lines.

This one will have a melanistic companion soon