What technic should i use to make a ' wood' fence looks like the real.

Any idea whould be grat because its my first diorama and i dont whant to just paint it brown

try to paint it different shades of brown it'll look more convincing

A thing like this coul be usefull for you?!?!
If the answer is "yes".....I've painted it in tamiya dark yellow...then I've applied some oils washes of black and light brown,probably if the wood area is more extense of mine you could do a highlight with the base color but in lighter version...and the you need to apply washes.
Hope this help
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Ciro Riccio

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Here is a link to an article I made a while ago. Hope it is of some help to you.

Make your own realistic wood

I would add that I use Faust's method with one addition. After I weather the pieces, I take 0000 Steel Wool and rub it on high use areas. I like the effect I get and will post some shots of my German pontoon bridge.
DJ

Hi Dimitri.
For the woods i use flat brown,red brown, flat earth, sometimes dark yellow and buff,allways i try something different.After the paint some oils like burnt umber and little bit black.

Faust's article is an excellent SBS for turning out realistic wood.

For me I usually use balsa wood. The grain is not great but it is easy to work with. I usually put in a basecoat of Flat brown (Vallejo) with some Grey to simulate weathered wood. I then go over this with an oil wash of Raw Umber. Then very lightly drybrush with a almost whitish grey mix of oils. Lastly I give the lower portions of the wood another raw umber wash for depth. Old wood depending on the wood type will eventually turn brownish grey when exposed to sun and rain.

thanks

CK-- your wood looks more like wood than real wood. Great work
DJ

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If the answer is "yes".....I've painted it in tamiya dark yellow...then I've applied some oils washes of black and light brown,probably if the wood area is more extense of mine you could do a highlight with the base color but in lighter version...and the you need to apply washes.
Hope this help
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I read a post a few years ago that suggested the same method and i have never looked back.
I had never considered dark yellow as a base and was amazed how simple it made a difference in the wood effect.

OK, I'm sharing one of my super-secret website here! This work is in 1/16th but you can't argue with the results!
http://public.fotki.com/ChuckDoan/model_projects/barn_and_tractor_diorama/dscf5622c.html