Carved into bark

[cbutton69]

I've tried and tried to make this T (see attached XAR file) appear to have been carved into the bark. I hope someone can tell me how to do it. I thought it would be easy using the bevel tool, but it just doesn't look carved in.

[masque]

http://www.talkgraphics.com/showthre...ht=carved+text

As alway search and you shall find. This one is for stone but its the same principal.
derek

[gwpriester]

Use a wider letter and apply the bark fill to the letter and apply an inner Chisled bevel. Apply a wood grain fill to a clone of the text without the bevel.

I cloned the clone and used transparency to make the exposed wood lighter.

[ascerbic]

bark is very difficult

[steve.ledger]

The thing with removing bark from a tree is that the cambium layer beneath has no wood grain. This is the secondary growth layer which usually is a yellowish-creamy colour.

You'd also expect to see some sap bleed out of a wound.

[cbutton69]

Use a wider letter and apply the bark fill to the letter and apply an inner Chisled bevel. Apply a wood grain fill to a clone of the text without the bevel.

I cloned the clone and used transparency to make the exposed wood lighter.

Thanks, Gary. That's what I was looking for.

The thing with removing bark from a tree is that the cambium layer beneath has no wood grain. This is the secondary growth layer which usually is a yellowish-creamy colour.

You'd also expect to see some sap bleed out of a wound.

Thanks, Steve. But once it heals, I don't think the sap will keep oozing.

[steve.ledger]

It was the bleeding heart I was going for

[mvpdigital]

Just to echo sledger's comment... I liked Gary's effort, but something wasn't sitting well with respect to the wood grain. Then I realized why, grain is seen as rings from the centre of the tree outward to the bark layer, so seeing the grain rings vertically doesn't make sense.

[AndFarr]

My attempt.
Granted, a little too straight.
Should have attached text to curve, but otherwise, I think it is OK.
- A

[gwpriester]

That was a very sharp knife you used Andy.

Yes, I suppose seeing the grain through the cut was a bit over the top. It calls for willing suspension of disbelief.