Burning again
Well, I finally started wood burning again. I had stopped for a while, but after watching several videos on YouTube, I realized how much I missed it. I wanted to challenge myself and do something different than an animal, which is my go-to subject, and try a portrait. This is Arthur Morgan, the main character from the game Red Dead Redemption 2, and the most lovable bad guy you'll ever meet. After a couple more tries, I realized that portraits just aren't for me. Trying to get the skin to appear smooth takes a lot of very light layers repeated time and time again. Pyrography takes patience, and I have only a limited amount to spare. In the end, trying to create realistic portraits just took too much time, with too many failures. It zapped the fun out of burning. But I have a brand-new burner, so I am definitely doing more. I have my eye on a really cute baby raccoon. 💓