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How do I color Bevel Text? - Black Ball - 03-17-2026
Can someone tell me how to color bevel text? Everytime I use bevel in filter and then curves, it’s a lot more harder to get something satisfactory than using Chrome. Below are two links to
Pinterest for what im trying to to create.
https://pin.it/5KQGsJ2gp
https://pin.it/6RqESXrrh
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - rich2005 - 03-17-2026
You can try the "old" way using the color curves and dragging the value curve in a zig-zag.
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The GEGL bevel is not too bad but to apply effects using Gimp 3.2 looks like you have to rasterize it (lose the text property)
Start off with text in a light blue with a touch of grey colour.
Lose the text property.
Add a bevel
Apply the color curve (with merge effect on)
Use Colorize for some other colour.
one minute video https://sendvid.com/a5xyhix3
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - CmykStudent_ - 03-17-2026
(03-17-2026, 09:09 PM)rich2005 Wrote: The GEGL bevel is not too bad but to apply effects using Gimp 3.2 looks like you have to rasterize it (lose the text property)
Just a note that that happened anyway in GIMP 3.0. The main difference is that you have to explictly agree to rasterize it, rather than be surprised when you merge a filter and then lose the text information.
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - Black Ball - 03-18-2026
Thanks. This mostly worked, however, I couldn't find rasterize under layers
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - sallyanne - 03-18-2026
(03-18-2026, 05:31 AM)Black Ball Wrote: Thanks. This mostly worked, however, I couldn't find rasterize under layers
Or, alpha to select your bevelled text and change the hue.
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - denzjos - 03-18-2026
(03-18-2026, 05:31 AM)Black Ball Wrote: Thanks. This mostly worked, however, I couldn't find rasterize under layers
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Maybe you see 'Revert Rasterise' . That's because you have already rasterise the text.
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - Black Ball - 03-18-2026
![[Image: image.png?ex=69bbc10b&is=69ba6f8b&hm=8e8...y=lossless]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1366992555379527694/1483758241535102976/image.png?ex=69bbc10b&is=69ba6f8b&hm=8e8c876d329463233a8cef0fee87c59bc846eaf70b1f0aeca1661160eb6316b8&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)
Still don't see any rasterise effect in layers. I can only assume my options switch it out for something else? I also have another question. When it comes to gradients, how can I get it to look better? Does it come down to how I use the curves?
![[Image: image.png?ex=69bbc15b&is=69ba6fdb&hm=b31...y=lossless]](https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1366992555379527694/1483758577918410812/image.png?ex=69bbc15b&is=69ba6fdb&hm=b31a842fb5905315cd0ee10a30938cd8a52eef9597cd4f2b3e87339593d6436e&=&format=webp&quality=lossless)
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - denzjos - 03-18-2026
(03-18-2026, 09:28 AM)Black Ball Wrote:It's because you have not typed (used) a text in Gimp, it's an image of a text you use. Then 'rasterise' is not visible (normal).
Still don't see any rasterise effect in layers. I can only assume my options switch it out for something else? I also have another question. When it comes to gradients, how can I get it to look better? Does it come down to how I use the curves?
RE: How do I color Bevel Text? - rich2005 - 03-18-2026
There is an explanation of rasterize layers back in post #3
Using color curves - not a good result using that gradient. Other ways for a bevel. There is the bevel in Filters -> Generic -> Text Styling which will work, It has some extra options like inner glow.
Then the gimp_gmic_qt plugin http://www.gmic.eu Maybe a bit drastic but it is different. This the Illuminate 2D
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