Wood Grain

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• Category: Illustrator/Textures & Patterns

• Submitted on: 2008-04-06 04:29:58

• Submitted By: Devesh Khanna

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Description:

Here is a quick way to create wood grain effect using the warp tools in illustrator.
1. Creating the stripes

Select the Rectangle Tool, and draw a thin rectangle. Using the Selection Tool, Alt/Option drag it to create a instance at the bottom. Repeat this step by pressing Ctrl/Command+D to create a row of stripes.

2. Different stripe weights

Select all the rows of stripes then go to Object>Transform>Transform Each. Enter the values above and make sure the Random field is checked to give it a random height.    More detail...

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