google_img Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Can someone help me find a tutorial for making an Old Leather Book texture like in the attachment below? Thanks in advance for any and all help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 do you possibly hae a bigger picture? or a link ? I can't make out much of the texture. ciao OMA Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
google_img Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 http://www.spleenworld.com/coverart/images/raiders_hires.jpg Sorry. Here is the hi res version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'd try rendering clouds over a basic brown background to give the overall "mottled" effect, then try the varicose plugin to get the stretch lines. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 26, 2008 Share Posted October 26, 2008 I had a play with what I had suggested, and here is the result: Here is the technique I used: 1. New canvas of your chosen size.2. Set primary color to CEB1753. Set secondary color to B590484. Render clouds @ defaults (Layer1)5. Layer1: Brightness & Contrast – contrast -70 6. Create new layer @ again render clouds @ default (Layer2)7. Change blend mode of Layer2 to OVERLAY8. Create new layer between the two existing ones (Layer3)9. On Layer3: Effects>Render>VARICOSE @ Q190, W1, A16, Q410. Repeat steps 7 and 8 to create another layer with lines (Layer4). This time change the RESEED value when rendering varicose so that the lines are different11. Rotate Layer4 by 90 degrees (Layers>Rotate/Zoom - angle 90)12. Select all (control+A) on Layer4 and use the move tool to stretch the sides out so the lines meet the edges of the canvas.13. Merge Layer3 & Layer4 (lets call it Layer5)14. Layer5: Effects>stylize>majority Radius 2, color tolerance 12715. Layer5: Smart blur Radius 9, strength 0.0416. Layer2 (the top most layer): opacity to 125.17. Merge middle layer (Layer5) down onto Layer118. Merge remaining layer (Layer2) down onto the lower layer19. Save Note that this texture is not a "grainy" as your book. To achieve darker colors I'd create a new layer & render clouds with darker colors after step 18. With a bit of trial and error, you might achieve something like this: Secondary color B5691E, render clouds with high roughness, layer opacity to 110 or so. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 I make mine very similar. on step 9 and 10 I do step 9 then rotate the entire image 90 degrees and do step 10 then rotate image back -90 degrees. merge them two layers and erase out a few of the lines so its not so cross boxy looking. notch down the transparency at that point after step 18 I would do one more duplicate layer of that on the top one render>dithers and dial down the transparency then merge and save. Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 27, 2008 Share Posted October 27, 2008 Oma: Could you post a picture for the benefit of the thread author? Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oma Posted October 28, 2008 Share Posted October 28, 2008 Quote My Deviant Art Gallery Oma's Paint.Net gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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