Native American Pyrography: 5 Popular Patterns To Try
The first thing that comes to mind when you hear “Native American pyrography”, is inevitably a pyrography artwork of indigenous peoples of the mainland United States in feather-adorned headpieces. Such an intricate project might seem very difficult unless you’re at least an intermediate-level pyrographer.
However, other similar themes fall into this category. You can change it up and work on a less detailed pyrography of an indigenous American woman’s portrait, for once. There are also much simpler choices. In today’s blog, we’ll explore some of the more popular ones.
5 Themes You Can Choose From
Dreamcatcher
Dreamcatcher has such a delicate yet pleasant shape that it has become widely popular. You’ll see it in drawings, craft projects, and even tattoos. A lot of people don’t even know that it comes from a Native American origin. It makes for a wonderful pyrography piece.
Stylized Feather
If you’re more of a beginner and don’t want to dip your toes into a complicated journey, you can focus on a single feather. There are many samples of feathers in the indigenous American style, and you can pick any of them and practice till you’re perfect.
Wolf
Wolves are tangled quite intricately in Native American lore. You can pick any kind of wolf pyrography project based on your skill level– from a simple silhouette to a realistic style. You can even combine wolf and dreamcatcher themes to make your project extra special.
American Indian Woman
With enough skills and patience, you can use a photo as a reference and succeed in this gorgeous artwork. If you have intermediate-level skills, this will be a satisfying journey for you.
Realistic American Indian Man
You can probably already tell that this project is no child’s play. It would require you to have some skill in detailing and negative space pyrography. But it’s going to be one of your best projects, I can guarantee! Oh! By the way, you have to practice a lot of shading techniques for any realistic wood burn art.
Here’s a short but powerful video on the same pattern wood burn arts.
Wrapping Up
This particular genre of pyrography has its own elegance. You don’t have to attempt the hardest project all at once– take your time. Start from an easy project and build up to the one which is your goal. Happy burning!
