Instructables : Realistic Wood Grain in Photoshop
By compacho in Technology Photography

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Introduction: Realistic Wood Grain in Photoshop
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I've seen a few guides on here on how to make wood grain but I
didn't feel they looked like wood enough. This technique was learned
about 5 years ago and I've never forgotten it. Hope you don't too.
:)

This technique was made in Photoshop CS2. I tried to make it in The
Gimp but I couldn't find the same filters needed. If you can do it
in Gimp, I would love to know.

Step 1: Open a Blank Window

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Lets start off by opening a blank window of any size u want. I used
800x600. Then, change the foreground and background color to a dark
brown and light brown color.

Step 2: Make a Cloud

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Now go to the top menu and select "Filter > Render > Clouds."

Step 3: Add the Grain

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To give grain, we are going to the top menu again and select "Filter
> Distort > Shear." To make it curve just click and hold on the
graph, and drag it toward it's edge. Keep doing this until your
Zig-zag line is just about similar to mines. (You can more points if
you would like)

Step 4: Rinse and Repeat

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I'll assume that your version of Photoshop has a filter repeat
option by pressing "Ctrl + F." Press this combo to add more
zig-zag-ness to your image. Keep doing this combo until you are
satisfied with the grain.

If you don't have the filter repeat option (unlikely) then repeat
step 3 three of four more times.

Step 5: Final Touches

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Now we could just stop at step 4 but I wanna go a little bit
further. If you want to change to color of the wood, you could just
go to "Image > Adjustments > Levels" and move the three sliders
until you get a desired color.

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Finally, I want to make the wood seem more "hard." We're just going
to "Filter > Sharpen > Unsharp Mask" and add a subtle sharpness to
the grain. My settings were: Amount - 79%, Radius - 0.9 pixels, and
Threshold - 0 levels.

Well, there's our finished woodgrain. I hoped you liked my 1st
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