Wood in Photoshop

[sonofalion]

I hate Mondays! Especially when it is a holiday on Tuesday, and you got to go to work instead of having a 4-day chance to go on a trip or sth.

Anyway, I was feeling lazy and things at the office are kind of slow for a change, so I was playing around with Photoshop.

I started with a white background and then applied Filter>Render>Clouds.

Then I applied Filter>Blur>Motion Blur and cranked the distance all the way to the right (999). After that I used the Hue/Saturation tool with Colorize on, to achieve a dark brown colour. Then Filter>Artistic>Paint Daubs.

Optionally you can add a bit of Gaussian blur or adjust the Levels or Hue or even add some Grain for the final outcome. This is what I got. Resolution independent wood texture.

http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001923880534859111

 

I'm sure with a bit more time it can get better, but I'm too bored to try now.

 

Also another good Photoshop tip is creating brushed metal using just noise and Motion Blur.

 

Paris

[STRAT]

i'm viewing an almost black square

[sonofalion]

Maybe your monitor's a bit dark (or mine a bit bright).

Anywayz, here's a brighter version.

http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2001025615972929978

 

Just try it on your own and see if it works.

[STRAT]

still looks way too dark. and my monitor settings are 90-95% brightness and contrast as standard.

 

anyway, i put it in photoshop and adjusted the curves and levels to view it properly. i can see where you're comming from, but i think you need to play more and get more photoshop experience first before you can pass this off as wood.

 

it's texture is un-wood-like, it's very dark, it carpets, and isn't adaptable to level/lighting changes. and there are fabulous photoreal tiling wood textures already available if you need one.

 

if you want to go down this route i suggest you keep playing. it's definately good practice, but not viable for proffessional use unfortunately. please keep posting your results though