- 1). Airbrush the subject of your painting with dark brown paint. Don't worry about keeping the layer of paint even. An uneven application will help create the illusion of reality. With airbrushing, it isn't always about the minute details as it is about the overall effect you achieve. With a wood texture, it's going to be a matter of color blending that brings out a wood appearance.
- 2). Add a much lighter tone of brown on your second pass. Don't spend as much time spraying paint onto the object as you did with the dark brown. Apply the lighter brown in the same direction more intermittently. This will help give a wood grain appearance. Natural wood tends to gradate in shades. Experiment with different types of woods by applying colors in layers, beginning with a lighter or darker color, depending on whether you want a hardwood or something like pine or ash.
- 3). Scratch actual grain markings on your object with the tip of a knife or a straight pin. This is the most time-consuming part of the project, but the individual wood grain lines will give your work the texture and increase the realism of the wood look.
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