Video Tutorial #1Tutorial #2 by Erik

All in One

Forget about searching the Internet to find a proper image texture each time you want to add any tiniest variation.
From now just make a quick setup using the interactive texture, set parameters using couple of sliders, find your favourite pattern and make your model beautiful.

The possibilities are infinite - all types of wood or even more! In a single node!

Bitmap 2D vs 3D procedural

Finally you have found perfect, high resolution texture for your wooden model, just quickly UV unwrap, apply the texture - looks nice!
Let's just take a closer look, if it's same good looking from every angle. And? Not too bad, but wait... Something seems not right...

No matter how much effort we put in UV unwrapping, there's no chance to make all sides match together perfectly.

Since we 3D model, why should we struggle with 2D textures?
Why not try something more... 3-Dimensional?

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Knots

Panelling

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