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Is there a way to paint something so it looks like wood?

Drywall, plaster, metal, concrete, medium density fiberboard (MDF) and plastic can all be painted to look like wood. Different materials may require different kinds of surface prep.
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A Forest Elegy for the Rapidly Vanishing American Hemlock Tree

“Exchange Tree,” installation in Harvard Forest, wood and acrylic paint. Collaborators: David Buckley Borden, Aaron Ellison, Salvador Jiménez-Flores, and Salua Rivero (courtesy David Buckley Borden) ...