Reply To: Not another Polybook
…not sure how to mkae it blend 2 colors into the swirly wood
that is rather advanced! There is the Shader Forge series:
https://cgcookie.com/course/shader-forge
that has a wood chapter…but to give you an idea, this is what you might be looking at when making wood:
More or less the same story with the rug…a simple Noise Texture will not make it look anywhere near a rug…just keep it simple for now, I’d suggest.
Keep doing what you’re doing; you’re on the right track!