How To Use A Wood Burning Tool For Beginners
A word of advice be careful screwing these in and out when the burner.
How to use a wood burning tool for beginners. The hotter your tool is the faster and darker the wood will burn. Use the full side of the pen for a calligraphy style effect. Shade with light circular motions with your pen using more of the side of your tool.
My wood burning template is ready for the frame. Once you decide you like the craft you can invest in more tips and better equipment. Beginner Strokes to Try Create a fine line controlled with the point of the pen.
When youre starting out an inexpensive hobby store burner like Walnut Hollow is perfect for practice and getting familiar with the heat and the wood. The basic wood-burning tool comes with 4 tips the flow point cone point shading point and the universal point. The main 3 that you should focus on for now are pressure speed and heat.
Once your tool is heated begin burning. When wood burning it is important to have a firm grip on your iron so that it doesnt slip out of your. Make sure you read the instructions on your wood burning tool carefully before beginning.
There are many things you can create with the four basic tips. The slower you drag your wood burning tool across the wood the longer it will be in contact with each area and therefore the darker the mark. Write Clearly and Concisely Grammarly.
Be sure to let the tool cool down for 5 minutes before changing out tips. Now that my photoshop file is set Ill print out my lettering. The tips screw in to the end.
