Portraits with a burner. Master class: Burning a portrait

Hi all!

My name is Anton and I present a project of burning photos on wood.

I'll start from the beginning of the foundation of my small business.

I live in the city of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk with a population of 200 thousand people.

In October 2015, I started thinking about starting my own business. At that time I worked as a teacher at school and continue to do so.

I've always liked doing things that make people happy. And after a long analysis, I decided to start engraving and photoengraving on various products.

I purchased equipment and supplies. I created a group on the social network and started working.

I was surprised how well this service received from people. The orders were completely different. From an ordinary engraving on a token to a wedding lock.

I began to develop this business and now, six months later, I decided to expand my activities. I started looking for ideas and found something I liked.

My gaze focused on burning portraits on wood using a pyroprinter. P After conducting a survey among my customers about the relevance of this service, I received a positive response.

A little about the CNC burner:

As children, we all burned out different patterns and pictures using templates in technology lessons.And when we succeeded in something, we were sincerely happy about it. They ran to show their parents or gave this product to the neighbor girl.A gift that is made with your own hands is of great value.

What is this burning method?

This is a special machine assembled from various parts, which is based on a number system based on the CNC principle. The machine is connected to the computer, the computer runs a program that is connected to the machine itself. The photo is then edited and sent for burning.

Using a tungsten filament, the machine gradually burns an image onto a wooden blank.

Now, to launch this idea, I am collecting a certain amount of money.

What will the collected funds be used for:

1. CNC burner

2. Software for working with the burner

3. Special solution for treating wooden surfaces

4. Purchase of an uninterruptible power supply unit (in case of a power outage)

5. Initial material for work

There are already 70 thousand available to launch the idea and promote it. Help develop this service in our city, I think you would want such a portrait yourself! :)

A little bit about yourself

Using the wood burning technique, many different images of ornaments, patterns, images of animals, birds, plants, people, nature, etc. are created. To transfer an image onto a wooden base, black graphite or regular copy paper is most often used. Some burners suggest printing a design on parchment paper, gluing it to wood and burning the design onto it. When heated, the parchment will melt, leaving scorched lines underneath. Some especially gifted pyrographists with artistic inclinations draw images, including portraits of people, by hand with a simple pencil down to the smallest detail. But what if you don’t know how to draw, but want to burn a portrait or other image without copying? Today’s article will tell you how to burn wood photos at home.

Methods for burning photographs on wood

Photographs depicting people, animals, and flora are processed in a special program, for example in Photoshop, until an image consisting of small strokes and dots is obtained. Sketches of these images are then printed on parchment paper and transferred to a wooden base using a hot burning machine. Remains of parchment can be easily removed without leaving a trace.

We study photo burning on wood using an image

A portrait of a person, any image of an animal, plant or anything else, at your request, is printed in a schematic extension on a laser printer. Ideally, this image is printed on thin photo paper. Then a burner with a round tip is drawn along the wrong side of the image, which is tightly pressed with toner to a wooden or some other base. When heated by a hot burning device, the toner on the paper melts and is printed on the surface you need. The burner must be heated to the lowest possible temperature so that the paper does not catch fire when it comes into contact with it.

It will only take a few minutes to transfer an image this way, which is a huge advantage of this method. It's also an ideal way for beginners to transfer images onto a work surface. When the toner is heated, miniature pieces of paper may remain on the surface in some places, which can be removed after the base has completely cooled by slightly moistening a cotton pad in warm water.

This method is probably the most expensive in terms of budget, but burning will require a minimum of effort from you. Typically, such a laser device is attached to a computer, which will act as a brain. A photograph with the desired image is loaded into it, processed and sent to the laser. Next, the laser burns the image line by line with progressive movements. All you have to do is coat it with varnish or paints for color.

Paintings burned from your photograph on a wooden base can be ordered on the Internet. The price of such an image will depend on the complexity of the work, timing and method of production. For example, for a family portrait, sized 27x35 cm, burned from a photograph, an American-born pyrographer asks $250. He makes his paintings only by hand using only metal and flame, each of them is unique and made to order. In addition, we think there is also a markup for the painstaking work involved. During the three years of his official website's existence, he sold only 48 paintings. As you can see, there are not many connoisseurs of diligence at this price.

Another English pyrographer is doing much better, who burns paintings for sale that are typical, standard, not as complex and individual as his American colleague. Therefore, his paintings using the wood burning technique are definitely cheaper, for example, a portrait of singer Lana del Rey, measuring 20x20 cm, he valued at $35, and a map of the ancient world based on “The Lord of the Rings,” measuring 30x30 cm, at $45.

As you can see, the bulk of its potential buyers are fans of media people and film buffs. During 4 months of work, this little-known pyrographer sold about 30 similar images.

Patriotic attributes and various jokes in the form of wooden signs are in great demand.

There are a sufficient number of talented pyrographers and portrait painters in Russia; their websites or groups can be easily found by typing in the search bar “burning your favorite photo on wood to order.” Below are several works of our compatriots who professionally burn portraits on wood.

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We bring to your attention several videos of burning portraits on wood with clear results.

Burnout- this is not just children's fun, but often— This is a hobby that brings beautiful creations to the world. Anyone can learn to burn, regardless of whether you have the makings of an artist or simply don’t. I talked about where to start, which tells.

Today I will talk about how to burn more complex paintings. Perhaps you will be able, of course, not the first time, to burn out, for example, a portrait of your beloved.

What you will need to burn a picture:

A computer with graphics programs installed and a laser printer,

A high-quality photo (a low-quality photo may not produce a design for burning),

Acetone, cotton wool or bandage,

Planed board or better plywood, fine sandpaper,

Scorcher,

Varnishes: nitrovarnish and long-drying PF.

Today we will learn how to make a cutting board with a scorched portrait. First of all, you need to prepare the basis for burning, that is, the cutting board itself. I won’t talk about how to do it in this article. I will only say that after you prepare the cutting board, the plane on which the drawing will be applied must be sanded with fine sandpaper until a uniform white surface is obtained. After sanding, be sure to remove any remaining dust. You can sand the other side right away so you don’t have to do it later. And so our foundation is ready.

Now we move on to the most difficult stage of obtaining a design for burning from a photograph. What programs are needed to create a drawing? Well, anyone who has Photoshop or similar programs can use them. I used a free program from Yandex: Yandex. Photos and the program included with Microsoft Office: Microsoft Office Picture Manager.

We select the photo that we want to edit, and create a separate folder for it and copy it there, so that if the final result does not work out, you don’t have to worry. Open the photo you want to burn using Yandex. Photos. To do this, open the program and select File - Add photos..., select the folder in which your photo is located, click OK.

After the photo images are loaded, you either select all the photos to add, or only the one you need and click Import.

Your photo has now been added to Yandex. Photos. Click on the picture and press the Editor button at the bottom of the program.

Now you need to use Visual Effects, and specifically Sketch.

Click on the sketch and select the Contrast and Impact Strength, so that the contours are most successfully and clearly conveyed; the most important thing here is not to overdo it and find a middle ground. And click the Apply button.

The next step is to get clearer and bolder lines, for this we go to Color Correction. For this photo I had to lower the gamma and set the other settings to maximum. And then click the Apply button. And we exit the Yandex program. Photos.

This is what we got after working in the Yandex program. Photos.

The next step is to work with Microsoft Office Picture Manager. I won’t go into detail, I’ll just say that here we go to the section to change pictures..., where we adjust the brightness and contrast. So that the drawing is most successfully transferred to plywood or wood.

Now I will tell you why all these photo operations were carried out. At one time, there was a program on the Domashny TV channel with the famous decorator Marat Ka, and in one of the episodes he showed how an image printed on a laser printer is transferred to a wooden surface. The fact is that a laser printer applies dry toner to a sheet of paper and is burned with a laser. Some of the toner remains loosely attached to the sheet of paper and can be transferred to wood using acetone. I took advantage of this property. True, it will not be possible to transfer an image from a sheet to wood or plywood right away.

In order to transfer a drawing for burning onto wood, you need to properly prepare the drawing so that the lines have a certain thickness so that when copying, a sufficient amount of toner remains on the wood and the drawing is clear. The cotton wool needs to be wrapped in a bandage and moistened. In this case, under no circumstances should the cotton wool be very wet. The cotton wool should be slightly damp, otherwise the image will simply blur. It’s better, before you start translating the image, to try using a moistened cotton swab to draw a drawing on some unnecessary piece of wood and only then transfer the image onto the wood.

We take our board and place a sheet of paper with a design on it, with the side where the image is printed facing the board. We position the image the way we need it. The image transferred to the board will be a mirror image. And if you want to burn an inscription, then in the drawing it should all be in a mirror image, so that when you put the drawing on the wood you get a normal inscription. Holding the paper with your hand, we begin to move a small radius of rotational movements over the drawing, gradually covering the entire drawing. After you go through the entire drawing, you can quickly go over the entire drawing again and remove the sheet of paper.

You can burn various ornaments, patterns, images of animals, plants, people on wood, and the list can be endless. In order to transfer a sketch onto wood, carbon paper is mainly used. Some of the craftsmen print out the design on parchment paper, attach it to wood, and burn it onto the paper. It melts and leaves scorched marks. Very experienced craftsmen draw their own sketch on wood, which they want to burn. Portraits are done in the same way. They are drawn with a simple black pencil on the board and only then the process begins. But there are also people who draw very poorly on their own, but really want to burn out the portrait of their relatives. What to do then? So, let’s answer this question and consider the topic of the article, which sounds like this: “Burning photos on wood.”

Variety of options

The very first way is to process the image in Photoshop. The image is processed so that it is all in small strokes. Then the drawings are printed on parchment paper. They attach it to the wood and begin to burn it.

The second method is when an image of a person is printed on a laser printer in a schematic extension. For this, it is best to use special thin photo paper. It is attached to the board with the wrong side and burning begins.

Please note that the heating temperature of the burning apparatus must be as low as possible, otherwise the paper may ignite.

This method will not take you much time. Because of this, he is the best in portrait burning not only for experienced craftsmen, but also for beginners. After burning, you need to remove the pieces of paper. To do this, it is necessary that the portrait is completely cooled. Then take a cotton pad, moisten it with water and wipe the finished work.

The third way is to use a special-purpose laser machine. This method is not cheap, but it also does not require much time and effort. This laser is attached to a personal computer. It performs the function of the brain. We load the photo into it, process it and send it to the laser to complete the work. Then the laser itself begins to burn out the image it received. You just need to varnish the finished portrait.

Now let's look at several master classes on burning portraits.

Portrait of a girl

For work you will need the following tools and materials:

Copy paper;
Plywood sheet;
Sandpaper;
A simple black pencil;
Burnout apparatus;
Brush;
Clear nail polish.

First you need to prepare the image itself. We do this using a special program and print it out. Then we level the surface of the plywood using sandpaper.

We attach the carbon paper and the printed sketch to the plywood. Let's circle. Afterwards, be sure to check whether all the lines are printed.

We connect the burning device to the mains and wait until it heats up. We burn it out. Cover with a layer of colorless varnish.

This is the picture we got!

For a sweet girl

To work you will need:

Sketch;
Wood;
Burnout apparatus;
Copy paper;
Sandpaper;
Clear varnish;
Brush.

Let's get to work.

We scan the selected photo and print it in the required size. We prepare the wood. We level it with sandpaper.

Then we place carbon paper on the finished base, and a drawing on top of it. Secure with tape. And we begin to outline the outline. When finished, check whether all the lines are printed on the wood. If something is bad somewhere, then we carefully finish painting it.

We connect the burning device to the network and wait until it heats up to the required temperature. We start to burn out. After the work is completed, you need to carefully remove the excess pencil lines. We do this using an eraser.

We cover the finished portrait with a layer of colorless varnish. Place out of reach of children until completely dry.

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Methods for burning photographs on wood

We study photo burning on wood using an image

As you can see, the bulk of its potential buyers are fans of media people and film buffs. During 4 months of work, this little-known pyrographer sold about 30 similar images.

Patriotic attributes and various jokes in the form of wooden signs are in great demand.

Video on the topic of the article

We bring to your attention several videos of burning portraits on wood with clear results.