The most fabulous & fun holiday is upon us... Halloween! This year I decided to have ravens doing what kids love, Trick or Treat. With 3 lives this year for Halloween, we are really going to push to get this one done. Today we are working on Text, Metal, and peanuts. I am burning this on an 8x14, 1/8" piece of basswood for framing later. Not Sponsored!* ? Fnabco http://bit.ly/GreatBasswood 10% off code: DWF10XOFF Metal circle template: https://amzn.to/3I7HG4w Plastic Circle template: https://amzn.to/3DME0SQ What I used to cut the wood: Worx WX572L 5.5 Amp Blade Runner Portable Electric Table Top Saw https://amzn.to/3VFlwKo ⌨ Don't for get to check out my pyro blog! It focuses on everything pyrography: https://www.hlastudios.com/dwfbloghome ☕? Ko-Fi Membership: http://ko-fi.com/drawingwithfire/tiers *if you have/had a hard time signing up for my paid YouTube Membership you can now join thru my ko-fi membership and receive the exact same perks. The only perk you miss out on is having the ability to use gifs in live chats. 100% of your membership fee comes directly to me, which helps to support the channel even more! ---??? Open for more Pyro Goodies ???--- ?Optima 1... the best wood burner on the market: http://bit.ly/BestWoodburner ✨Trekell birch wood panels: http://bit.ly/33NM5Cp * Use code: VALARIE5 and the link above to receive 5% off of your trekell purchase. This is an affiliate code and I will receive 5% of the sales at no cost to you. Thank you so much for supporting the channel. ⭐ Woodcarving Illustrated Fall 2019 issue 88 (my raven pattern): http://bit.ly/WCIRaven ?Pyrography Magazine Special Issue 25 (Fall 2020) - my owl pattern: https://bit.ly/PyroMag2020 ▪All Amazon & dick blick links are affiliate links. When you make any purchase through one of these links, you help support the channel with no additional cost to you. Thank you so much for this support! Drawing With Fire Amazon Influencer page: http://bit.ly/PyrographySupplies *All the amazon pyrography supplies I use during my lives and much more Drawing With Fire Kit page: http://bit.ly/PyroSupplies *All of the wood burning supplies I use, listed in one place. ♥♥ Support the stream & channel: https://streamlabs.com/valarieconnelldrawingwith ♥♥ To help support my channel and teaching videos, please consider a donation. You can use PayPal to donate. A small $3+ donation can go a long way. Thanks! http://bit.ly/DrawingWithFireDonations ♥♥ You can also help to support the channel here: http://bit.ly/DWFchannelDonations You can donate at any time, but donations during the lives will have a special pop up on screen just for you. This is always fun. ___________________________________________________________________ The Drawing With Fire Pyrography group for those wanting to share their work & ask questions within the Toastie community: http://bit.ly/DrawingWithFiregroup Don't forget to join my FaceBook page and post your own wood burnings to share or to get help! http://bit.ly/VCDrawingWithFire Please remember to like, comment & if you're new, SUBSCRIBE! Social Media: http://www.HLAStudios.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/HeavenlyLegendsArt https://www.facebook.com/VCDrawingWithFire/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heavenly_legends_art/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HeavenlyLegends Business emails only please: infoHLAStudios@gmail.com For monthly pyro advice/critiques: BurningArtAdvice@gmail.com *please only use this email address if you are wanting to be a part of the live monthly critiques. #pyrography #woodburning #DrawingWithFire #halloween2023 Halloween Wood Burning: Spooky Text, Metal, And Peanuts... Oh My! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD_ynTbFvMU

Today we are wood burning a Fox Christmas Ornament & announcing the prize for week 2 of the 3 weeks of Optima Holiday giveaway (see rules below). ? I'm burning on a Trekell Birch snow globe Christmas ornament that is about 6" tall. Trekell ornaments: https://bit.ly/38WUp90 *Use code VALARIE5 at checkout for 5% off of your trekell products. This is an affiliate link. Optima Holiday Dual Wood Burner Giveaway **Rules & Restrictions** -Please be subscribed to Valarie Connell/ Drawing With Fire -Leave a comment on this video of what you would love to create with the Optima 1 on these snow globe blanks. -Drawing of the winners will be held on December 29th, 2020 at 11am Az / mst time using a YouTube random comment picker. -This giveaway is international. Any/all customs, fees, taxes, etc will be paid by the winner. Shipping is included in the prize amount up to $40USD. -Ship will be done by USPS. -Countries this giveaway does not apply to: Germany India China Turkey All countries included in any US ban. Youtube/Google are not a part of this giveaway and may not be held liable. ---??? Open for more Pyro Goodies ???--- ?Optima 1... the best wood burner on the market: http://bit.ly/BestWoodburner ✨Trekell birch wood panels: http://bit.ly/33NM5Cp * Use code: VALARIE5 and the link above to receive 5% off of your trekell purchase. This is an affilate code and I will receive 5% of the sales at no cost to you. Thank you so much for supporting the channel. ⭐ Woodcarving Illustrated Fall 2019 issue 88 (my raven pattern): http://bit.ly/WCIRaven ?Pyrography Magazine Special Issue 25 (Fall 2020) - my owl pattern: https://bit.ly/PyroMag2020 ▪All Amazon & dick blick links are affiliate links. When you make any purchase through one of these links, you help support the channel with no additional cost to you. Thank you so much for this support! Drawing With Fire Amazon Influencer page: http://bit.ly/PyrographySupplies *All the amazon pyrography supplies I use during my lives and much more Drawing With Fire Kit page: http://bit.ly/PyroSupplies *All of the wood burning supplies I use, listed in one place. ♥♥ Support the stream & channel: https://streamlabs.com/valarieconnelldrawingwith ♥♥ To help support my channel and teaching videos, please consider a donation. You can use PayPal to donate. A small $3+ donation can go a long way. Thanks! http://bit.ly/DrawingWithFireDonations ♥♥ You can also help to support the channel here: http://bit.ly/DWFchannelDonations You can donate at any time, but donations during the lives will have a special pop up on screen just for you. This is always fun. ___________________________________________________________________ The Drawing With Fire Pyrography group for those wanting t ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnxXCMiDjCE

Make these petals pop! The orchids may look done, BUT they need more contrast. You have been listening to me say for a while "More Darks!!", so I am gonna do just that. A lot of those new to pyrography will feel a bit uncomfortable with darker burns and this is normal. Once you increase your contrast, I feel you will see a big step towards creating the wood burnings you are looking for. This is a great how to do wood burning tip to get into early. There is such a thing as going overboard, so let's find that happy balance. * 5x7 Basswood cradle board * I'm grabbing my optima 1 first to jump back in. You can purchase the optima 1 here: www.carvertools.com The orchid I am using is from pixabay. (copyright free) https://pixabay.com/en/orchid-flower-blossom-bloom-1357032/ ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4_UuLRvjSI

This is how I use photoshop to work on my photo references and layouts before heading to my wood to burn it for #WorldPyroMonth. I am by no means a photoshop expert and this isn't a tutorial on how to use photoshop. There are definitely so great videos here on youtube for you. Though I did mention some other programs that my also be helpful for you to work with your references. References photos: https://pixabay.com/ Gimp: https://www.gimp.org/ Photoshop: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html?sdid=KKQIN&mv=search&s_kwcid=AL!3085!3!247828176931!p!!g!!adobe%20photoshop&ef_id=Wh4apwAAAjmbjpud:20180802190219:s#idccPlansModal Krita: https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop/ FireAlpaca: http://firealpaca.com/ PicMonkey: https://www.picmonkey.com/ Optima 1... the best wood burner on the market: http://bit.ly/BestWoodburner ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4e8mTFg8lvA