I made a shape of the zebra I wanted, cut out each body part and used the transform tool to distort each part. Then I linked each body part above the shape
step 2 of 4
I used the same shape and started to cut different chunks of wood from the source. I positioned them above the shape layer and used the transform and liquify filter to transform the wood grain. I added a new layer for shadow and highlights
step 3 of 4
I made a couple new shaped and used the same method as before. Using the transform tool to move the wood grain around. Added a new layer for shadow and highlights.
step 4 of 4
I used part of the source image for the hair and tail of the zebra. Used the transform and liquify tool to transform it. Added the zebra I made earlier set to darken and opacity at 30%