Textures of the "photoreal" kind. Gag!

[DaveR]

Maybe this will get you started.

Using different wood grains in file

What kind of image did you find online? To what file did you import it? How did you import it? When I make a new texture I start by drawing a rectangle to the size of the texture. Then I use File>Import, select the image file, make sure I select to use it as a texture, and apply it to the rectangle.