GIMP Version: 2.10.34
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: Windows 10
GIMP Experience: Intermediate Level

List any relevant plug-ins or scripts:
GEGL Effects CE

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Hi, I'm new here but I've been using GIMP on and off for many years. I'm trying to help a friend recreate the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 game logo using different text, but I'm having a lot of trouble trying to get the bevel shading close to how the original logo looks.


I've made very good progress so far by using contrast_'s GEGL Layer Effects Bevel plugin on the blue inner text, however I'm stuck with how to move forward on the orange text. No matter how much I play with it, I can't get it to match that well to the reference image. I've added a little shading to the outer edges because it looks like the reference picture has some that's not a part of the lighting from the bevel, but that's non-permanent and can be removed if needed. I was also having trouble trying to add bevels inside the A letters, it seemed like maybe the plugin wasn't drawing anything inside.


Any guidance on how I can achieve the effect I'm looking for would be appreciated!

Hi, thanks for using my plugin. There is a faint redish orange outline after the blue text before the other large orange outline is bevelled



I recreated this style in the latest GEGL Effects.




Save this as a text file (.txt) and open it in GEGL Effects Continual by importing presets
if it doesn't work it means you have an outdated version of GEGL Effects and need to update

https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-Eff ... L/releases



So to repeat myself more clearly the text file above is instructions for GEGL Effects to create this text style but it only works on the latest version.

Ok, If you want a technical answer it looks like the outline bevel in the original image is doing a box blur or something. GEGL Effects is only programmed to do a gaussian blur for its outline bevel



Notice the "box blur radius=`" replacing gaussian blur? GEGL Effects isn't doing that



The good news is that my plugin SSG can make an outline only effect and bevel that ships with GEGL Effects can do a box blur internally
https://github.com/LinuxBeaver/GEGL-SSG ... /releases/

So first apply an orange SSG and then apply bevel stand alone

Thanks for the reply! Your preset got me very close to what I needed, and a little tweaking later I was able to get almost exactly what I was looking for. The SSG plugin also helped adding a bit of an outline.



I appreciate the help!!