How do I color Bevel Text?

[Black Ball]

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

[rich2005]

You can try the "old" way using the color curves and dragging the value curve in a zig-zag.

   

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

[CmykStudent_]

(Yesterday, 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.

[Black Ball]

Thanks. This mostly worked, however, I couldn't find rasterize under layers

[sallyanne]

(9 hours ago)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.

[denzjos]

(9 hours ago)Black Ball Wrote: Thanks. This mostly worked, however, I couldn't find rasterize under layers

   

Maybe you see 'Revert Rasterise' . That's because you have already rasterise the text.

[Black Ball]

 

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?

[denzjos]

(5 hours ago)Black Ball Wrote:  

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?

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).

[rich2005]

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