To Create Wood Grained Text

New Image

• White Background
• 16.7 Million Colors

Add Text

• White Foreground
• Note: Larger fonts work better

Note: Keep text Selected throughout procedure.

Image - Special Filters - Add Noise

• Select Random
• Set 45%

Image - Deformations - Wind

• Select From Left
• Set Strength 15

Image - Deformations - Wind

• Select From Right
• Set Strength 15

Image - Edge Filters - Find Horizontal Edges
Note: Skip this step for less grain depth.

Image - Special Filters - Emboss

Colors - Negative Image

Colors - Colorize

• Hue: 16
• Saturation: 106

Set Foreground Color

• R: 104
• G: 52
• B: 0

Image - Special Effects - Cutout

• Uncheck Fill Interior with Color
• Set Shadow Color: Foreground Color
• Set Opacity: 255
• Set Blur: 10
• Vertical: 3
• Horizontal: 3

Image - Special Effects - Cutout

• Uncheck Fill Interior with Color
• Set Shadow Color: Foreground Color
• Set Opacity: 255
• Set Blur: 10
• Vertical: -3
• Horizontal: -3

Finished Product:

Experiment with the amount of noise added, wind strength to get different wood colors and grain effects. For example, oak has a very defined grain, but maple is very light with fine grain:

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