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Pyrography Letters – Superb Ideas for Burning Typography on Wood

Typography in pyrography (or PYROGRAPHY LETTERS) is exactly the same as the ones we do with pens and pencils, except here, you use a burner pen to burn wood to create the lettering artwork. And these letters pyrography is used for various purposes by many people.

A Few Fonts For Letters Burn Arts

Rustic Lettering

  • Often written as long and cursive letters
  • Contains a deeper texture and darker shading
  • Can be done on uncut wood pieces 
  • Difficulty Level: Beginners and intermediate
Handwriting fonts via pyrography
Handwriting fonts via pyrography

Handwriting Signs

  • Written in a slightly clumsy form
  • Often burned just as outlines without any shading
  • Can be plain, cursive, and in other forms
  • Difficulty Level: Basic/Beginner-friendly
Letters via pyrography
Letters via pyrography

Decorative Font

  • Letters burned with designs and patterns
  • Offers a more skilled approach
  • Offers a richly detailed look
  • Difficulty Level: Professional 
Pyrography Letters - Presentable Typography
Presentable typography via wood burning

Where Do You Use Pyrography Lettering?

Letter/Word Chart

  • Can be used as a letter-learning method for young children
  • Suitable for practicing typography for wood burning

Decorative Item

  • Highly suitable and popular as decorative items
  • It can be used as a wall-hanging item
  • Suitable to display on the nightstand

Greeting Sign

  • Let people know who is staying at or owns the house
  • You can use them as various warning signs as well
  • Can be used as seasonal greeting signs

Personalized And Other Gifts

  • Pyrography letterings allow you to make personalized gifts
  • They are also suitable for making ornaments, bracelets, earrings
  • Can also be used to do lettering on personal belongings

How To Burn Typography On Wood

Here is the shortcut instruction on how you can do pyrography lettering on wood.

  • Draw the letters using a pencil or stencils and templates for decoration.
  • You can transfer the letter patterns to wood following a host of methods. Here is an instructional article for transferring patterns to wood.
  • Heat the burning pen and start at a low temperature by burning the outlines.
  • Do shading or deeper texture burn if necessary.
  • Apply sealant to make the lettering more durable.

This video will give you a clear idea on this.

Letters/name burnt on wood

EndNote

Pyrography of letters can be eye-catching and eye-soothing at the same time if you use the right style. But make sure to plan the lettering style and shade you want before starting so that you get the expected result.

Additional Resources

FAQs

How do you burn letters on wood?

You can burn letters on wood using a pyrography pen. But first, you will need to make an outline. After that, you can follow the outline to draw the letter using the pyrography pen.

How do you burn small letters on wood?

To burn small letters on wood, you need to make a rough sketch and then follow the lines using a sharp nib.

How do you burn your name into wood?

To burn my name into the wood, first, you have to draw an outline on it. For that, you can use a pencil and write your name on it. Then use a pyrography pen to burn wood on the name.

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