#elementalpentacle

Shading the Weave. Using my favorite shading tip, I create shadow on the “under” part of the band knot. #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle (at Todd Mission, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-j5VlrHjLw/?igshid=12jxmtamenuii

Sharing the final step! Oiling the carving. The nasty old oiling container is quite in focus, unfortunately I can’t say the same for the carving...sigh...back to school on the new camera! #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle https://www.instagram.com/p/B--XXi6nBRT/?igshid=1t4s66mr7afp8

It hasn’t been oiled yet, but wanted to get a picture of it on the wall. Some times it’s hard to get a good picture of the wood burning after oiling. #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle https://www.instagram.com/p/B-2Z9b0n9FP/?igshid=1t7y81dl1fwhg

I then hunt Cooper down, make him sign the back in pencil, go back to the wood burner and trace over what we have written. #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle (at Todd Mission, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-16r6LnxE8/?igshid=b3d00eu1f3qd

All of the background is covered with little dots. I try to put more closer to the edges leaving the center of the “holes” with less to give a glowing effect. To increase this, I go back over the outer edges of the bands with the shader tip to darken the background a bit more. #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle (at Todd Mission, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-zip2ZHD_a/?igshid=17667irefmah6

Shadows on the outside of the bands. I try to make it look like light is radiating from the center. 2nd picture, first 3 bands done. Third picture bands finished. Next, filling in the background. #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle (at Todd Mission, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-mjmTxnKyB/?igshid=nu971ys98sbi

Design done, edges inner and outer defined. Next up shading and texture layers. #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle https://www.instagram.com/p/B-e1hO9nLfO/?igshid=xjgux2ldj7y

Here is how I layout the pattern for the bands. The design is drawn on a piece of Canson Vidalon Vellum. I flip the paper and with a soft pencil, trace the lines. Flip it again, line it up between the circles and trace onto the wood. This brand of vellum is transparent enough I can see the markings for centering on the band and between the points. But, especially after a few uses, the traced lines are faint and off from one side to another…look at the UNDER weave…one side is fatter than the other. Depending on the grain, sometimes the pencil will hit and get out of a smooth curve or line. After the tracing, I go back over the knot and fix all of these problems, a light burning and onto the next band! #signsofspirit #signsofspiritart #signsofspiritpyrography #elementalpentacle (at Todd Mission, Texas) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-ZlhWiHTTQ/?igshid=3jolzmutvr00