How can I paint wood on canvas?

Question:Im working on a painting.. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or know of any sites that can help me paint wood- not paint ON wood- im working on canvas with acrylic... for example,in my painting I am painting a wall that has wood paneling. any ideas?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Im working on a painting.. I was just wondering if anyone had any tips or know of any sites that can help me paint wood- not paint ON wood- im working on canvas with acrylic... for example,in my painting I am painting a wall that has wood paneling. any ideas?

Start with the general brown area and paint various broken and dotted lines for the grain. Various widths, and not just straight, maybe even a knot hole. If you take a fairly wide brown marker and draw lines that overlap length-wise, you'll get what I mean.

you can try finding a thin piece of bark and cut that to the size that you need. then cut it to size and paste it onto your surface. that way you will get that natural wood grain and it will be the easiest way to create the effect that you are looking for.

martha stewart once made the look of wood with a special stamp it makes it look like say a wood table with the grain showing she might sell it try an art store called micheals