7 Best Insect Pyrography Pattern Ideas You Shouldn’t Miss

People who love the character of Shino in the Naruto series must have an endearment for insects. Also, there are many people, especially those with artistic minds, who love tiny and beautiful insects like ladybugs, beetles, and bees. For them, insects are a nice idea for pyrography artwork. That’s why beginner pyrographers often look for insect pyrography ideas.

However, if you are one of them, maybe you are on the right track. I have listed 7 different insect woodburning ideas that are at the same time unique, suitable for beginners, and look extraordinary when made perfectly. Let’s have a glimpse of them.

Amazing Insect Burn Patterns

Grasshopper

A leaping grasshopper woodburning
A leaping grasshopper woodburning
  • A basic pattern is used here, taken help from a pattern transferred with a carbon paper.
  • You can add color to the wings of the grasshopper to make it look realistic.
  • Behind the grasshopper, you can add a green field, or a flower garden to expose a nice-looking background.
  • It will look better if you add some messages to the entire artwork.
  • Make sure to give it a sandpaper finish before you complete the work.
  • A light-colored wooden base is more suitable to make the burn artwork.

Butterfly And Bee

Butterflies and bee-woodburn art by Sheri Nicole Proffitt
Butterflies and bee-woodburn art by Sheri Nicole Proffitt
  • This particular task is of a professional pyrographer.
  • You can add paint, ornamental stones, hanging chains, etc. to make it look gorgeous.
  • Using a heavy wood burn design all over the wood surface seems more aesthetic and attractive, but this will make the work a super complex one.
  • Make sure to use a sealing agent or spray varnish to set the color or improve it.
  • You can also add different backgrounds with insects like trees, mandalas, mountains, starts etc.
Butterfly burn art on wood and then the art is converted to a sticker

Mantis

Mantis pyrography (an Insect pyrography) by Broke Girls
Mantis pyrography by Broke Girls
  • A grasshopper is always aggressive and attacking. The contrast in the behavior of the bird and the grasshopper may have brought a balance in the art.
  • It is done by a professional wood burn artist.
  • Colors used to make it more realistic.
  • A thin burning pen like the fine line one brings the outline in a great manner.
  • Can be altered with additional objects like an owl, or a nocturnal rodent beside the mantis.
  • You should seal it. Here epoxy resin is used.

Dragonfly

Dragonfly woodburn art
Dragonfly woodburn art
  • Dragonfly shapes are very technical to burn, specially, the wings.
  • You have to try a lot for making it looking like a realistic one.
  • It will be more aesthetic if you choose a keychain pendant with a unique shape, like a dragonfly shape and then make the woodburn of this insect.
  • You can add a logo containing an insect like a bee, ant, beetle, etc. to make it a branded one.
  • If the keychain pendant is too small, you should use the thinnest pen tip.
  • Use a sealing agent or spray varnish to make the surface of the keychain pendant smoother and glossy.

Wasp

Wasp woodburn pattern
Wasp woodburn pattern
  • You can draw this insect, without much difficulty if you choose the outline only. Wasp outline is pretty geometrical in shape.
  • An added background like a branch of a tree, flowers, and other natural scenarios will look great.
  • The one on the picture did not take much time to complete. It took only 20 minutes to complete the burn.
  • It was done with pyrography markers and a hot air blower.

Ants

Ants silhouette scorching on wood by hot air blower
Ants silhouette scorching on wood by hot air blower
  • Any light colored wood is perfect for any kind of silhouettes.
  • A chopping board, spoon, honey dipper, wall hanging, etc. seem perfect for this type of artwork.
  • Done with stencil (plastic or metal) and heat activated chemical markers. ( You can look for pyrography done with markers here)
  • Staining and sealing it off after the pyrography work need to be done for brining endurance to the piece.

Beetle

Christmas beetle pyrography by Lois Janik
Christmas beetle pyrography by Lois Janik
  • There are many types of beetles and most of them have very bold physical structure, which is a nice opportunity to make woodburning arts inspired by these shapes.
  • You can add paints and make stunningly realistic beetles via wood burning.
  • But choose a pattern according to your skill should be the best idea.
  • A ladybug, a stag beetle, a Christmas beetle, etc. look suitable to make this type of artwork.

Conclusion

These are the most aesthetic and unique ways you can try insects pyrography. Even if you are a starter, you can try just any design. But make sure to add a prior outline so that the entire task will be easier for you. Also, you should follow the instructions for using the pyrography tools properly. Hopefully, you will be able to make a nice piece of artwork with insect patterns.

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