About Pyrographgy.

Process: Artists use a heated tool to burn marks onto a surface, creating designs.

Materials: The most common material is wood, particularly light-colored woods like basswood, maple, or birch, but it can also be done on leather, gourds, and other surfaces.

Tools: Modern tools are typically electric and offer adjustable temperatures, allowing for different line thicknesses and shades. Older methods used heated pokers.

History: The art form is ancient, with roots in various cultures. The invention of the electric wood-etching machine in the early 20th century made the process easier and led to a surge in popularity, especially in the United States.

Techniques: Artists can transfer a design onto the surface by tracing it over carbon paper or by shading the back of the paper with a pencil and then tracing the design.