The photograph on photographic paper must be clear and of high quality, at least 9X13 cm in size, preferably 10X15 cm or more.
The digital photograph must be at least 300 dpi (300-600) for optimal end result.
The file format doesn't matter, JPEG is preferred.
The oval of the face should be large enough so that facial features are clearly visible. In any case, send a photo and we will discuss all the nuances. Studio photos are welcome. If desired, on the work itself, you can change the background or any other detail, as well as add a few lines on the front or back side. The final image, with all the changes and wishes, is provided for approval.
Quite often there are cases when a customer wants to surprise a loved one by providing fuzzy and small photos. In this situation, it would be better to go to a photo salon with him and take a professional photo portrait, respectively, a portrait on a tree (100% similarity guaranteed), based on a high-quality photo, it will turn out much better. Over time, the person who received the surprise will appreciate the second option more. It is up to you to choose, but of course the optimal result is not unimportant.
Payment
To place an order, you must make an advance payment of 50% of the amount, the rest upon receipt of the portrait. Forms of payment
Cost of work
Standard work: A4 format, term 7-10 days, price 5000 rubles. In other cases, the price depends on the format of work you choose, as well as on the complexity and deadlines. The difficulty is determined by the master. Each new face in the portrait +20% of the amount. 
Timing
The terms are individual for each order, since they depend not only on the complexity and format, but also on the workload of the master at the time of placing the order.
The final result is shown (often in electronic form) to refine all the nuances and achieve a common denominator. If desired, the work is framed in an elegant baguette (for a fee).
Technique
When touched with a burner, the surface of the wood takes on the desired tone (charring). The tone depends on the holding time of the burner, that is, the longer the time (the higher the temperature), the darker the tone, and vice versa. For work, light woods are selected without knots or with a pronounced texture, as close as possible to a white sheet of paper. From the photo received from you, for starters, an image is drawn with a pencil (on a pre-prepared tree of the ordered size), indicating all the transitions of tone. Everything should be as accurate as possible, any imbalance or error affects the final result. The burn is not corrected, maximum concentration and accuracy is what you need to stick to. Next, the entire surface of the wood is burned, exactly corresponding to the distribution of tone in the photograph. It is worth noting that this stage is the most time-consuming, requiring a lot of patience. More time is required for elements such as background, clothing. A lot of attention is paid to the details, namely their realism. Deviations from photography are kept to a minimum. When the work is done, it is worth resorting to a very effective, time-tested method of bringing the similarity to 100%. The work and the photograph are turned 180 degrees and the last percentages of similarity are finalized. What is the advantage of the method? The factor of the "accustomed eye" to the portrait disappears (the time to complete a work of a standard size 50X35 cm is an average of 12 days). Upon completion, the photographed finished work is shown via email to the client for discussion and reaching a "common denominator". In the final, the portrait is covered with two layers of a special transparent varnish, which will further provide the work with its original appearance. If desired, the work is framed in an elegant baguette (for a fee), 
Burning is my passion. You can burn not only on wood, but also on leather, paper and other materials, but you need to approach them prepared. My master class will help you gain such experience - it is designed just for beginners. Before starting work, I found a photograph, scanned it and printed it in the size I needed: it turned out to be about 20 by 25 centimeters. I then found a suitable piece of wood and sanded it properly with sandpaper (first 400 grit and then 600 grit). This must always be done before working with the tree. Then I polished it with a brown paper bag (btw! works the same as sandpaper), moving it in the same way as when sanding. Now I'm ready to transfer the picture to the tree. I arrange the image, fix it. One day I found that it is very convenient to use tape or masking tape to fix it - this does not allow the picture to move while I transfer the image. Now I always do this, attaching the picture by the top edge. The next step is to place the carbon paper under the portrait. Make sure you place the carbon paper right side up against the wood so you don't get the photo print on the back of the paper and not on the wood. I always look at what I'm getting at the beginning of the work, to be completely sure that I'm doing everything right. I use a red pen and start tracing the main lines of the photo. The red ink allows me to see which lines I have already translated. The photo transferred to the tree looks something like this ...
Now I'm ready to burn the portrait. Using thin shading, I start with the eyes. I always do the eyes first, it helps me to keep the likeness of the portrait, and in general, leaving them in the end is not correct. Important! Never use a tilted tool to outline anything in a portrait - it leaves deep marks on the wood. You also need soft features of the eyes. I use the tip of a ballpoint pen to outline the iris and pupil so that they are not in the tree, but above it. Here are the eyes of baby Megan and completed.
Next I make her nose, mouth, teeth and add some shadow to some areas of the face, again using thin shading. I also slightly emphasize the shape of her face ... and she begins to come to life.
Now I'm moving along the left side of her face, adding more shadow. Using hatching, I draw and shape her ear. I add a light shadow on the cheek, chin and forehead. Then I change the attachment and, using the hair painting attachment, I begin to lightly add hair to her, being careful to keep the correct direction of their growth.
I paint over her hair, watching where the highlights are located - in those places I stroke weaker. Please note that her hairline is not clear and discontinuous, there are always strands that stand out.
It's time to move on to the fur on her sweater. I turn the picture sideways and, using hatching, start with the fur under the chin and start hatching "towards me" the left side of the collar. I sometimes warm up the tool so that some areas are darker than others. Now I turn the picture straight and stroke the right side of the collar “away from me”. The result looks something like this.
Now it's time to work on her sweater. I tried to imagine what a knitted fabric looks like in a sweater, and made a couple of experimental sketches. I take my hair tool and, using a hot and lukewarm tool, I begin to draw lines on the sweater. Pay close attention to the curves and shapes of the sweater. Previously, after I applied all the lines, I hatched a light shadow around each line. This time I wanted to create an effect where the top of the sweater is darkened and the lines zigzag across the wood without casting a shadow. It's great, right?
And last but not least. I look around the portrait and decide where I need to darken a bit more. When I feel that the work is almost finished, I put it somewhere in the house for a couple of days so that I can see it when I pass by. This allows me to see if I missed anything. After a few days, I return to work and correct all the shortcomings that I noticed during this time, and finish. I sign and the job is done. I hope you enjoyed reading my step by step instructions. I made this portrait for about 40 hours.
In the wood burning technique, many different images of ornaments, patterns, images of animals, birds, plants, people, nature, and so on are performed. To transfer the image to a wooden base, black graphite or plain carbon paper is most often used. Some burners offer to print the drawing on parchment paper, stick it to the tree and burn the drawing already on it. When heated, the parchment will melt, leaving burnt lines underneath. Some especially gifted pyrafists 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 you want to burn a portrait or other image without copying? Today's article will tell you how to make photo wood burning at home.
How to burn photos on wood
Photos depicting people, animals, flora are processed in a special program, for example, in Photoshop, until an image consisting of small strokes and dots is obtained. Then the sketches of these images are printed on a printer on parchment paper and transferred to a wooden base using a hot burner. The remnants of parchment can be easily removed without a trace.
Learning how to burn a photo on wood using an image
A portrait of a person, any image of an animal, plant or something else, according to your desire, is printed in a schematic extension on a laser printer. Ideally, if this image is printed on thin photo paper. Then a burner with a round tip is driven along the wrong side of the image, tightly pressed by the toner to a wooden or some other base. When heated with a hot burner, 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 from contact with it.
It only takes a few minutes to transfer the image in this way, which is a huge advantage of this method. In addition, it is an ideal way to transfer an image to a work surface for beginners. When the toner is heated, tiny pieces of paper may remain on the surface in some places, which can be removed after the base has completely cooled by lightly soaking a cotton pad in warm water.
This method is probably the most costly in terms of budget, but it will require a minimum of effort from you to burn. Typically, such a laser device is attached to a computer that will play the role of a brain. A photo 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. You just have to cover it with varnish or paints for color.
Paintings scorched 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, the timing and method of production. For example, for a 27x35 cm family portrait scorched from a photograph, an American-born pyrographer asks for $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 still an extra charge for painstaking work. During the three years of the existence of his official website, he sold only 48 paintings. As you can see, there are not many connoisseurs of diligence at this price.
Things are much better with another English pyrographer who burns paintings for sale, typical, standard, not as complex and individual as his American colleague. Therefore, his wood burning paintings are definitely cheaper, for example, a portrait of the singer Lana del Rey sized 20x20 cm, he estimated at $ 35, a map of the ancient world based on The Lord of the Rings, sized 30x30 cm - $ 45.
As you can see, the bulk of its potential buyers are fans of media faces and moviegoers. For 4 months of work, this little-known pyrographist sold about 30 similar images.
Patriotic attributes and various jokes in the form of wooden plates are in great demand.
There are a sufficient number of talented pyrographers-portraitists in Russia, their sites or groups can be easily found by scoring “burning your favorite photo on wood to order” in the search line. Below are several works of our compatriots who are professionally engaged in burning portraits on wood.
Video on the topic of the article
We bring to your attention several video clips on burning portraits on a tree with a clear result.
