@saritos

Peindre

Hi hi! That is a very cool idea and craft itself is interesting! Very clever of you to approach with unique technique by picking a wanted poster! Now I must say I am not familiar with such artistic expressions nor do I know much about how to treat wooden surfaces. From what I gathered, the tool you use to burn the surface contains different parts you can replace in order to get different effects. Use a shading tip (spoon or shader tip) rather than a writer tip to allow for broader, smoother strokes. . Depending on wood and how hard you press,you will achieve different tones and results. Do not stop moving the pen on the wood, as this creates dark, rounded, "blobby" marks. If a spot is too dark, use a scalpel or sharp knife to gently scrape away the excess carbon, then re-burn lightly if needed. Most commonly used wood is pinetree- easier to manipulate and to learn with. To approach shading,it would start by setting the desired light source and placing shadow maps according to forms of the drawing. Keep it simple until you practice enough shading with such a tool. I advise you to look up for tutorials on this specific technique or find groups that can give you more technical feedback (specifically with handling such tools). Hope it helps!