Wood texture can be used in many ways in graphics. But say you wanted some digital wood texture. This article will tell you the way it is done.
Steps
Part 1
Part 1 of 3:
Creating the Base Texture
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Start Photoshop with a 500 X 500 square. (It can be any size really.)
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Go to Filter >> Noise >> Add Noise.Advertisement
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Select Gaussian Blue and Monochromatic and set the number to about 10. The Monochromatic helps strengthen the effect.
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Check to make sure that you have the brown as the foreground and the white as the background.
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Go to Filter >> Render >> Clouds.
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Go to Edit >> Fade Clouds. Change the opacity to 25%.
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For an extra depth of realism, you can go to Filter >> Blur >> Motion Blur with a blur of around 12 pixels.
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Save your base texture.Advertisement
Part 2
Part 2 of 3:
Making the Wood Grain
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Go to Filter >> Distort >> Wave. A good starting point for your texture is:
- Number of Generators: ~ 514
- Wavelength: 10 / 402
- Amplitude: 5 / 181
- Scale: 1 / 28
- Type: Sine
- Undefined Areas: Wrap Around
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Select Randomize. Although the image is small, if you don't like the appearance of it, click on Randomize.
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Select OK.Advertisement
Part 3
Part 3 of 3:
Making Mahogany Wood Grain
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Go to Filter >> Liquify.
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Click on Advanced Mode.
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Make your brush around 100 or so. Use the following effects to change the look.
- Forward Warp
- Twirl
- Bloat
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4Move things around until you like the way it looks.
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Duplicate the texture layer and desaturate it (CTRL + Shift + U).
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Change the blend mode to Hard Light.Advertisement
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