M-Ferioli Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I have the need to make an entire walnut kitchen and Im having a hard time getting a walnut texture to not look terrible. Anyone have a good texture / technique for making it look at least decent? Thanks! Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Have you looked at the Wilsonart catalog? or maybe the Formica catalog. They all have wood grain laminates, just adjust texture properties and color to suit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Here's the one from the Wilsonart catalog. I modified it a bit to widen out the grain and adjusted the finish to polished. You might need to adjust the color to suit your lighting. Abode_Y0603-Umber Walnut Crossgrain.calibz This is what it looks like in PBR. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 I am away from my computer right now but as I recall there is a Hi-Res Walnut Sheet in the core catalog that actually looks pretty good... Or maybe I had to tweak it. I guess it don’t remember for sure. I’ll check when I get back to the computer if I remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKitchenAbode Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 You could also try the Wilsonart 7943 - Columbian Walnut. Looks like this in PBR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Ferioli Posted November 2, 2019 Author Share Posted November 2, 2019 that wilsonart one looks leaps and bounds better than what I've got going on. I don't think I've tried that one for some reason. Thank you very much for the help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kbird1 Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Chief's Core Library has a Walnut - Fine Rich and a Fine Natural which aren't bad , maybe worth tinkering with? M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan_Son Posted November 2, 2019 Share Posted November 2, 2019 Here's that one I was thinking of. I'm not sure where I got it or whether or not I tweaked an existing material or what, but I can't seem to find it in the library anymore. It worked really well for the last walnut job we did, but do be fair, that job was walnut stained with a walnut stain so it didn't need a lot of grain variation. HighRes Walnut Sheet.calibz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Ferioli Posted November 3, 2019 Author Share Posted November 3, 2019 Thanks guys for the additional thoughts and contributions. I'll check those out as well and play around with them, always good to have several different options for the same species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinWaldron Posted November 3, 2019 Share Posted November 3, 2019 Here are some actual lumber photo's Claro Walnut Wood.bmp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M-Ferioli Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 Thanks Kevin! Looking forward to playing with that one as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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