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Wood Texture in a Few Steps

Author: FotoFects Author's URL: http://www.fotofects.com More by this author
Added:Mar 28, 2005 Rating: Less than 3 votes yet   Level: Beginner Software: Photoshop  

image 1 1. Create a new document (Ctrl+N) and render a clouds filter (Filters> Render> Clouds).
image 2 2. Duplicate the layer and set the top layer to "Overlay".
image 3 3. On the "Background" layer, apply a fibers filter (Filters> Render> Fibre) with the following properties:

Variance: 16
Strength: 4

Click OK.

image 4 4. On the "Background" layer, use the Hue/Saturation tool (Ctrl+U) to apply the following properties:

Colorize: Checkmarked
Hue: 35
Saturation: 25
Lightness: -50

Click OK.

Wood Texture 5. A wood texture is now created. If your wood appears blotchy, apply a 90º motion blur (Filters> Blur> Motion Blur) to the top layer.