Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 12 hours ago
Today, we are talking about varnishing our wood burnings when we are finally done. We will discuss different aspects of varnishing, what I have learned over the years, and what to keep in mind as you varnish.
My Supplies:
Liquitex Varnish in Gloss - amzn.to/4aVX8z7
Krylon Fine Art Fixative - amzn.to/4aVX8z7
For me, this #pyrography piece is the largest I have burned at 31" x 13". Pattern available for free for the DWF members.
Wood Burner I am using: Optima 1 carvertools.com
Pens / Tips I will be using: Optima 18S Spear shader & 18xs spear shader (link above)
The basswood I will be burning on:
roughouts.com/wood.html
Free art/photo programs & apps:
Krita PC: krita.org/en
Sketchbook PC & Mobile: sketchbook.com
Canva PC & Mobile: canva.com
Photoshop Express PC & available on mobile: adobe.com/express/feature/image/editor
Drawing Tablets:
XP Pen Amazon store: amzn.to/4cfJPIr
HUION Inspiroy H640P Drawing Tablet - amzn.to/4c4MnZu
What I am using:
XP Pen Artist 22R pro: amzn.to/3PvpBkb
A 2nd generation version of mine with a $110 off coupon: amzn.to/49CCbpr
🔥 Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UC4EqQlIocvjNoQfH_4eiQug/join
Drawing With Fire merch: my-store-c1b2a8.creator-spring.com
⌨ Don't for get to check out my pyro blog! It focuses on everything pyrography: hlastudios.com/dwfbloghome
☕🔥 Ko-Fi Membership: 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:
bit.ly/BestWoodburner
⭐ Woodcarving Illustrated Fall 2019 issue 88 (my raven pattern):
bit.ly/WCIRaven
🦉Pyrography Magazine Special Issue 25 (Fall 2020) - my owl pattern:
bit.ly/PyroMag2020
▪All Amazon 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: bit.ly/PyrographySupplies
*All the amazon pyrography supplies I use during my lives and much more
Drawing With Fire Kit page: bit.ly/PyroSupplies
*All of the wood burning supplies I use, listed in one place.
♥♥ Support the stream & channel: 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!
bit.ly/DrawingWithFireDonations
♥♥ You can also help to support the channel here: 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 Toasties community: bit.ly/DrawingWithFiregroup
Don't forget to join my FaceBook page and post your own wood burnings to share or to get help!
bit.ly/VCDrawingWithFire
Please remember to like, comment & if you're new, SUBSCRIBE!
Social Media:
drawingwithfire.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/HeavenlyLegendsArt
facebook.com/VCDrawingWithFire
Instagram: @vc_drawing_with_fire
instagram.com/heavenly_legends_art
Twitter:
twitter.com/HeavenlyLegends
Business emails only please: infoDrawingWithFire@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.
#drawingwithfire #pyrography #woodburning #Pyrography: What should you know about VARNISH for wood burnings?
Today, we are talking about varnishing our wood burnings when we are finally done. We will discuss different aspects of varnishing, what I have learned over the years, and what to keep in mind as you varnish.
My Supplies:
Liquitex Varnish in Gloss - amzn.to/4aVX8z7
Krylon Fine Art Fixative - amzn.to/4aVX8z7
For me, this #pyrography piece is the largest I have burned at 31" x 13". Pattern available for free for the DWF members.
Wood Burner I am using: Optima 1 carvertools.com
Pens / Tips I will be using: Optima 18S Spear shader & 18xs spear shader (link above)
The basswood I will be burning on:
roughouts.com/wood.html
Free art/photo programs & apps:
Krita PC: krita.org/en
Sketchbook PC & Mobile: sketchbook.com
Canva PC & Mobile: canva.com
Photoshop Express PC & available on mobile: adobe.com/express/feature/image/editor
Drawing Tablets:
XP Pen Amazon store: amzn.to/4cfJPIr
HUION Inspiroy H640P Drawing Tablet - amzn.to/4c4MnZu
What I am using:
XP Pen Artist 22R pro: amzn.to/3PvpBkb
A 2nd generation version of mine with a $110 off coupon: amzn.to/49CCbpr
🔥 Join this channel to get access to perks:
youtube.com/channel/UC4EqQlIocvjNoQfH_4eiQug/join
Drawing With Fire merch: my-store-c1b2a8.creator-spring.com
⌨ Don't for get to check out my pyro blog! It focuses on everything pyrography: hlastudios.com/dwfbloghome
☕🔥 Ko-Fi Membership: 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:
bit.ly/BestWoodburner
⭐ Woodcarving Illustrated Fall 2019 issue 88 (my raven pattern):
bit.ly/WCIRaven
🦉Pyrography Magazine Special Issue 25 (Fall 2020) - my owl pattern:
bit.ly/PyroMag2020
▪All Amazon 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: bit.ly/PyrographySupplies
*All the amazon pyrography supplies I use during my lives and much more
Drawing With Fire Kit page: bit.ly/PyroSupplies
*All of the wood burning supplies I use, listed in one place.
♥♥ Support the stream & channel: 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!
bit.ly/DrawingWithFireDonations
♥♥ You can also help to support the channel here: 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 Toasties community: bit.ly/DrawingWithFiregroup
Don't forget to join my FaceBook page and post your own wood burnings to share or to get help!
bit.ly/VCDrawingWithFire
Please remember to like, comment & if you're new, SUBSCRIBE!
Social Media:
drawingwithfire.com
Facebook:
facebook.com/HeavenlyLegendsArt
facebook.com/VCDrawingWithFire
Instagram: @vc_drawing_with_fire
instagram.com/heavenly_legends_art
Twitter:
twitter.com/HeavenlyLegends
Business emails only please: infoDrawingWithFire@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.
#drawingwithfire #pyrography #woodburning #Pyrography: What should you know about VARNISH for wood burnings?
