How to Make Wood Texture in Photoshop

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.

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.
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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.

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:
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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.

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.
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    Move 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.

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Updated: February 6, 2020
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