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ReNae Stueve · 09-29-2002, 09:08 AM

I know I should have started another topic in tips, but I didn't think the question was worth a whole subject line. How DO you do wood graining with a single stroke? I know there is NO right answer, depends on the type of wood etc. but I'm looking for a place to start. I just finished a still life with a high polish wooden kitchen table. Getting the grain, and the reflections and the perspective was a real bite. I'd like to do this type of setting in a more "painterly" style one of these days, but wood grain puts me off.

Any tips to start my practice ?

09-29-2002, 09:08 AM	#7
ReNae Stueve Associate Member Joined: Dec 2001 Location: Kapolei, HI Posts: 171	Wood grain I know I should have started another topic in tips, but I didn't think the question was worth a whole subject line. How DO you do wood graining with a single stroke? I know there is NO right answer, depends on the type of wood etc. but I'm looking for a place to start. I just finished a still life with a high polish wooden kitchen table. Getting the grain, and the reflections and the perspective was a real bite. I'd like to do this type of setting in a more "painterly" style one of these days, but wood grain puts me off. Any tips to start my practice ? __________________ ALWAYS REMEMBER Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.