How to make Wooden Background?

Very short and simple technique to make Wooden board in Photoshop or Wooden Background in Photoshop.

1. Create a new file of any size, I’m going to take 560x400px with 72 resolution and RGB color mode. Fill it with any color.

2. Now bring #701f02 color in Foreground and #df9651 color in background. Now run the command Filter >> Render >> Clouds, you will get something like this:

3. Now run the command Filter >> Blur >> Motion Blur, give the following settings:

you will get something like this:

4. Now run the command Filter >> Artistic >> Dry Brush and give the following settings:

this kind of result should come:

5. Press Ctrl+J to copy it & change Blending Option to Overlay (from layer panel) & Goto Filter >> Other >> High Pass, give the following settings:

here is the final Wooden board you will get:

Alfred Cuthbert

A professional Web/Graphic Designer, working as Freelancer since 2000. Designing is my passion, blogging is my hobby.