Back To School TRUArt Pyrography Tutorial for Kids and Parents

Materials:

This is a fun and quick project to make for any teacher. Get your kids involved and let them help burn and/or create the designs that are used for this banner.

To start, draw or trace some items that are commonly associated with school (for tracing tips, check out my previous post Wood burning Tutorial). Keep the drawings simple. Make sure you only use one drawing per work piece. Outline your image with your pyrography pen.

To make your image pop, I recommend burning the background. You can make the background a solid dark burn or you can do some light shading (for shading tips, check out my tutorial Shading Technique).

Once your burn is complete, add some color to your wood.

String your wooden circles on some twine. Once you pull one circle through, knot it at the top of the hole to keep the wooden piece from shifting.

Give this to your child’s teacher as a sweet “Back to School” gift. If the banner is not for you, as another option, you could use these wooden circles as an ornament or they could even be used for decoration on a wreath. Practice with different designs and see what works best for you and your kids.

If you have any questions whatsoever, please leave them on the comments below and I’ll get to them as soon as possible.

See you next time!

Andrea Pate
Pate’s Pyrography

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