I am trying to create a logo that looks like it is branded into a piece of wood. I created my logo, powerclipped a darker image of the wood inside, created an embossing effect with a lighter and darker version offset from the main logo. Now I would like to "roughen" it up a bit to look more natural - following the woodgrain, and more "burnt in". Anyone have any suggestions?
I think the best way to do this is to use a bitmap program -- to get the text to follow the background woodgrain and look as if it's part of the wood you use an effect called "Displacement Map" (in PaintShop Pho). I think the same thing in PhotoPaint is called "Bump Map". Here's a quick test I did using PSP:
This looks very close to what I want to achieve. It's late now, but I will try in the morning and let you know how it goes.