Pyrography for Beginners: A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Woodburning

Jean-Michel Gouin: Very well done book, clearly explained information and nice photos. Covers many topic of pyrography on different substrates...

Canada on Sep 30, 2023

Vickie: Lots of new patterns

United States on Aug 13, 2023

simona: Libro molto esplicativo sulle tecniche da usare in pirografia, molti esempi e spiegazioni molto semplici. Buon testo consigliato .

Italy on Aug 10, 2023

Cliente Amazon: Poca informacion.

Spain on May 03, 2023

Marco Giusti: Ho iniziato da poco a leggere il libro, nonostante il mio inglese a livello basico è molto semplice da comprendere, per alcuni termini mi aiuto con il traduttore su internet.
Le informazioni contenute sono veramente utilissime, dalle semplici banalità a cui non avresti mai pensato alle accuratezze per rendere assolutamente realistico il lavoro con una descrizione dettagliatissima per l'esecuzione di tre disegni, che in sé stessi racchiudono numerosi esempi di elementi naturalistici. Esattamente quello che mi aspettavo dall'acquisto di questo libro. Grazie alla scrittrice che ha condiviso la sua grande esperienza in questo libro!

Italy on Apr 30, 2023

Kayokun: The examples and content are extremely helpful. Worth every cent.

United States on Nov 03, 2022

Amazon Customer: I am just starting pyrography and determined that this book would be perfect. However, the font used is small and the page color is subdued, or off-white. These two issues are making it difficult for me to read.
The overall impression of this book is it is an excellent purchase for a beginner in this art.
I trust that I will learn a great deal from this book.

United States on Feb 28, 2022

Kindle Customer: I purchased this book on pyrography and then bought the book recommended by a lady at Peter Child called Step by Step Pyrography by Bob Neill. I think this book by Sue Walters blows the other books right out of the water. Not only is Sue's work absolutely stunning and inspiring, but the instruction is excellent. There is a full page of texture samples, for example, and then each sample is explained so you can try to achieve the same effect. Plus there are fabulous projects with drawings to trace at the end of the book. The projects are:
1. Ducks flying over bullrushes (a beginner's project with 8 pages of excellent descriptions about how to create the textures in the scene.
2. Profile head of a golden eagle (intermediate, with 8 pages of information about shading in general, using a blade for highlighting, shading feathers and producing a realistic eye).
3. The wolf image on the cover (advanced, with 14 pages on re-creating the design including detailed information on the nose, eyes, fur, plus the textures of the wood and rock in the background).

At the end of the book is a whole chapter devoted to drawing (with pyrography) different animal coats and another on...

United Kingdom on Jan 17, 2014

Lincoln County MT: IT's a gift and looks nice and has other good reviews. I picked it up to go with a higher end burner to put together my own set verses several lower end ones that included this book in them. Also the book as a stand alone had good reviews. I compared this one to another I bought to add to the mix and I like it far more. It's simpler designs but nicely explained. The other book was far to fussy and not at all simple. You'll have to take elements off or out of the designs sometimes to get at what you are wanting but that's the way probably most of these present. Overall I'm satisified with this purchase and the designs they have. I would like to see a bit more botanicals not just animal life such as pinecones and rocks/flowers etc. Even mountain or two and trees. But overall it's a good start for a collection of designs.

United States on Dec 23, 2012

K. M. Fowler: Any book subtitled 'A Complete Guide' sets itself up to fall short, but I have to say this is a very thorough look at the materials, tools, and techniques of pyrography. Sue Walters covers a great amount of information with clear text and photos, excellent organization, and (being down under) a much more global look at availability of tools and surfaces than you'll find in other pyro books. She covers wood, leather, paper, gourds, and several other materials, while other authors stick mainly to wood. (Fabric is the only omission I noticed.) Although this book has the work of only one person, the variety of surfaces, styles, and techniques will leave you thinking she has a split personality, in a very good way. The short chapter on texturing includes a chart that concisely explains how 70 textures were created, including the nib used. By texture, I don't mean just the illusion of texture; many include the 3-D advantage that burning can have over drawing. The way she brings eyes to life is fantastic.

There must be something that I didn't like. Well, yes, I don't see the degree of outlining in the visible world that she employs in some of her work, but since line drawing is...

United States on Oct 30, 2007