Adding Colour to Wood Burning? Pyrography Time-lapse | Feathers 

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Try stained glass paint. Super kool on wood

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Thank you! :) I used to not want to add colour to my pyrography, because I didn’t want to cover the burning, but I have been doing it more and more lately and it’s been fun. So I think it was worth the risk :)

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Thanks! :) I tried Googling it and didn’t find anything. Was it this burning specifically?

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Thank you, that’s very kind of you to say, and I’m glad you’re enjoying my videos :) are you a member of the pyrography Facebook page? They’re a great community for learning and sharing your art :)

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thank you :) I think colour is definitely worth it to try. It gives you another thing to play with in your art, and I've been pretty happy with it in my burnings so far

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Thanks 😊 Yeah, people do all kinds of different things with wood burning, I’ve seen lots of beautiful designs and mandalas and things that aren’t necessarily just realistic renderings, and there are lots of different ways to add colour to your burning too :) if you want to try it out, there’s a really great group called Pyrography on Facebook where people share their projects and ask questions.

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lol that’s funny, my step moms text tone is a door bell so every time she gets a message we all think someone’s at the door. 😆

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Thank you :) I’m glad you like it. And don’t worry, I didn’t burn myself. I have eczema and I tend to get flare ups on my hands and wrists.

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Thank you :) I’ve never heard of some of those brands, I’ll have to look into them :) and thanks for your comment, I always like finding new products.

And to add, I like both. To each their own I say. I'm getting more into wood burning and most prefer non-colored. Do you wood carve with a rotary also? If so I wood love to see that. How do I send a picture to you of my first wood burn picture, I'd like to share it with you. I saw a comment about your skin, I have psoriasis and the arthritis that comes with it. I'm an art major and did that suck when I couldn't do drawings much anymore. I'm trying to push threw pain. My kids are grown now so I have a lot more free time to start doing all types of art again. I'm adding you to my favorite videos. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! :) For sealing in the colour I use Varathane Diamond wood finish, it’s water based and doesn’t yellow. The most important thing is to use a spray on finish because a brush on finish would smudge the colours. And I bought a rotary tool to try that but I haven’t used it yet lol Sorry to hear about your hands, I know it’s common to get arthritis with psoriasis, so I hope that doesn’t happen too soon for me. Nice to hear you can still make art though :) If you’d like to send me a picture you can send me a message on my Facebook page or Instagram :)

Thanks :) I always felt that way too. I don't want my burnings to just become paintings because I think that defeats the purpose, So I try to make sure you can still see the burning under the colour, but sometimes I don't succeed :) Colouring a burning is always a risk cause you could make it worse rather than better lol

I have been drawing for most of my life and just got into wood burning a couple days ago and absolutely love it and one of the reasons is the natural color of the wood and the burn. Maybe I can stain and finish in the end but the main reason why I love it is the natural color.

That’s awesome. Yeah I like the natural look too. And you can to totally use wood stain, I really want to try that

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I’ve never made anything for food use. I think you can find food safe clear coats and wood finishes. I don’t know how the colour would hold up though

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Thank you!! 😊 That’s sounds so pretty, if you’re working on paper you can always burn that too, it’s exactly the same process :) for sealing my burnings (on wood) I like to use Varathane. I like it because it’s water based and it doesn’t change the colour of the wood. I’ve had finishes before that make the wood darker which really took away from the burning. It’s also easy to clean out of brushes. For burnings on paper I don’t finish them with anything. Also, any burning will fade faster if you put it in direct sunlight :)

@@WildwoodStudio Thank you so much for all your help. I've been binge watching your vids and learning a great deal....also enjoying your chats!! I can't wait for my burner to arrive and have a try!! 😍

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Thanks! 😊 I think the coloured pencils and epoxy should play fine, I would worry about watercolours running if there was a thick coat of wet epoxy. I always use a spray-on top coat when I do colour to prevent smudging it with a brush. I would do a test piece if I were you, before you risk smudging your art :) if it does smudge you could always try clear coating your work with a spray on clear coat to fix the colour in place, and then applying the epoxy. Epoxy sticks to most things so I don’t think clear coating it first would hurt, but it’s also worth doing a test.

@@WildwoodStudio Thank you so much! I was thinking about coating my project in epoxy and UV curing it, but wasn't quite sure how the epoxy or the pencil color would behave. Sometimes media does funky things in different conditions, so I'd figure I'd ask someone who might have already crossed those bridges. ^///^ Again, thank you so very much! ☺️

Thank you :) Any inexpensive burner is good for a beginner in my opinion, just look for one with a temperature control, and be wary of cheap machines on Amazon. A few brands that people commonly trust are walnut hollow, colwood, and Razertip.

I find that it doesn’t raise the wood grain much, especially if I’ve done a thorough job sanding it before I started burning.

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Thank you 😊 For something that’s going to be handled often the water colours would definitely smudge and transfer since they are reactivated with water, and I think coloured pencils would too with heavy use. I’m not sure, but I feel like a few coats of a wood finish/clear coat would solve this problem, just make sure to pick a spray on one since a brush on finish will smudge your colour too. I like water based clear coats that dry crystal clear, I find they change the look of the wood less. Some other options to colour your burnings are wood stain, acrylic paint, or permanent markers. I haven’t used any of these but I’ve seen other artists use them and I think they’re probably more durable. Still a good idea to clear coat them though. :) Hope this helps