http://layersmagazine.com The How-to Magazine for Everything Adobe Wed, 23 May 2012 20:08:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://layersmagazine.com/wood-grain.html http://layersmagazine.com/wood-grain.html#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:00:03 +0000 scott weichert http://www.layersmagazine.com/wood-grain.html Here’s a useful design technique: Scott Weichert demonstrates how to create a wood grain pattern using the Gradient tool and the Warp command in Adobe Illustrator.

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