sjordan2 Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 This might have been covered here before, but I couldn't find it in the first several pages of this topic. I posted this in Car Kit Reviews in reference to the new kit thread on the '49 Mercury woody wagon, but I thought it would have wider application here. A DIY suggestion -- If you download wood pattern samples from wood supplier websites, you can use them as is, or put them into a graphics program and adjust the color, sharpness, size, etc. any way you want and print out on paper or decal paper. Here's how I find what I'm looking for: http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&q=wood+grain+samples&gbv=2&oq=wood+grain+samples&gs_l=img.12..0.1703.5916.0.8714.18.10.0.8.8.0.155.600.9j1.10.0...0.0...1ac.1.3pd-T4OUaRE Just a few examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Super idea. For Photoshop users you can create or aquire seamless patterns that will repeat across whatever layers you want to fill with them. Here's a Google seartch I did for such patterns: an entire page of free wood patterns of various sorts for Photoshop: http://www.google.com/search?q=photoshop+wood+grain+patterns&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1. As an example of what's out there here's just the very first result on the page: http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/28-high-resolution-wood-textures-for-designers/. And an example from that page: Edited March 4, 2013 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted March 4, 2013 Author Share Posted March 4, 2013 You really don't need expensive software like Photoshop, Illustrator or Corel. All you need is probably contained in your printer/scanner software, and perhaps preloaded on your computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CadillacPat Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Just remember that you want the highest resolution images you can get. Still, I prefer to enhance the ones I use with color adjustments and tint overlays. CadillacPat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duntov Posted March 4, 2013 Share Posted March 4, 2013 Wow.... great idea!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted March 5, 2013 Share Posted March 5, 2013 If you would like to see pictures of almost every kind of wood in the world, check out this veneer site: http://www.certainlywood.com/woodmenu2.cfm?p=6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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