Hi, Im just getting into Pyrography so have been watching alot of your videos recently, thank you a lot of great information and tips, just wanted to say rather than using scissors you can buy cheap metal 'tin snips' extremely cheaply ( under $10)that would easily cut through this gauge of aluminium and some types are compound shears so might be alot easier on peoples hands.
Welcome to the exciting artform called pyrography. I hope that you'll love it as much as I do. Also, thank you for the tin snips tip! That was a tongue twister. :) I always love getting tips from people who know of other and/or easier ways to do things. Sharing information is one of the best things about the comments.
You brought back good memories. I used to have fun with a jig saw creating shapes to paste art prints on before turning them into fridge magnets which were a popular low cost item to have at art shows. Your tutorial is great. Artist's need to be versatile and use wide range of tools to be successful these days.
Hey there Brenda ! It was nice to see Todd creating this shield for you. When i read the title of this video, i really thought he was going to make a Knights shield ! I thought to myself, why would Brenda want a Knights shield ?? My imagination got the better of me.. I also liked seeing the tools involved in ceating this metal shield.. big thumbs up from me !
That depends on how thick or heavy the tin foil is. Valarie of Drawing with Fire tried making a stencil / shield using the thin tin foil that you use for baking. It was too flimsy and wouldn't stay in place. I think she ended up using disposable pie tins.
Hi, Im just getting into Pyrography so have been watching alot of your videos recently, thank you a lot of great information and tips, just wanted to say rather than using scissors you can buy cheap metal 'tin snips' extremely cheaply ( under $10)that would easily cut through this gauge of aluminium and some types are compound shears so might be alot easier on peoples hands.
Welcome to the exciting artform called pyrography. I hope that you'll love it as much as I do.
Also, thank you for the tin snips tip! That was a tongue twister. :)
I always love getting tips from people who know of other and/or easier ways to do things. Sharing information is one of the best things about the comments.
Excellent video on the process of creating aluminum masks. You and Todd are a great team!
Thank you. It's always interesting how different hobbies can provide benefits to each other. :)
You brought back good memories. I used to have fun with a jig saw creating shapes to paste art prints on before turning them into fridge magnets which were a popular low cost item to have at art shows. Your tutorial is great. Artist's need to be versatile and use wide range of tools to be successful these days.
Hi Ryn,
thank you very much. One of the benefits of the internet is sharing experience and ideas. I often learn a lot of things from comments.
I dont know why, but it is satisfying to watch woodworking or metalworks
Hi Manuel,
I have no idea why either. :)
Regardless, I'm glad you enjoyed.
Hey there Brenda ! It was nice to see Todd creating this shield for you. When i read the title of this video, i really thought he was going to make a Knights shield ! I thought to myself, why would Brenda want a Knights shield ?? My imagination got the better of me..
I also liked seeing the tools involved in ceating this metal shield.. big thumbs up from me !
Now a knights shield would be pretty awesome. Could drag it around at some Renaissance faire. :)
Thanks for the wonderful comment!
Todd is so talented :) this is the first time I heard of pyrography process :) thanks for teaching me something new :)
Hello Alina,
thank you very much for the kind words!
Great video.
Big like from me
Thank you very much for the kind words.
Wouldn’t tin foil work just as well?
That depends on how thick or heavy the tin foil is. Valarie of Drawing with Fire tried making a stencil / shield using the thin tin foil that you use for baking. It was too flimsy and wouldn't stay in place. I think she ended up using disposable pie tins.