[Inkscape-user] Fill Query

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//I am trying to simulate what would be the effect of using wood veneers in a design created using Inkscape.

I know I can create a design with a number of closed areas so that all I have to do is to select a particular area and then choose a colour to fill that area.

The picture below shows a selection of typical veneers I want to show.  As can be seen the veneers are not a flat colour.  Is there any way I  can used a scanned image of the veneer so that I can see the variation of colour when I use this to fill a selected area of my design?

Best regards

Henry Merryweather