Wood Graining

For our next scene painting class, we learnt two different ways of making a wood grain effect.

One way is by using a wood grain rocker tool. 
Using research of wood, paint a base coat.

When the base coat is dry, mix up the right colour for the grain. Mix in a little glaze. This thickens the mixture up and makes it grain easier.

The other method is the wash method.

You first do a base coat wash, using your research as a guide, the same as the above method.

Then paint on the wood grain using the research. Use a calligraphic stroke with a fairly small brush.

When that's done, spatter on a darker colour and drag the spatters in the direction of the grain.

Glaze over with a dark wash. Paint in the direction of the grain.

Finally varnish with a slightly tinted varnish.