GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Windows
OS Version: XP - SP3
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

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Hi,

How can I create this bevelled clear button in Gimp?

I cant seem to find any examples with Google, needs to be transparent with a bevel..

Thanks

Start with a new image
Fill the background layer with a light gray
Add an alpha channel to the BG layer
Create a rectangular selection with rounded corners
"Edit->Clear"


Create a new layer filled with white
Bucket fill the selection with black
"Select->None"
Gaussian blur the new layer

Hide the FG layer
Make the BG layer active (either by using the Page Down key or by clicking on the BG layer's thumbnail preview in the Layers Dialog)
Use the Bump Map filter with the following settings (or somesuch)

If you want one less subtle i made this one with 4 layers.
XCF workspace file is attached.So you can color it or size it however you like.

Play with Filters > Light and Shadow > Xach-Effect. It's great whenever you want to do something low relief or relief.
Rectangular Selection with rounded corners. Fill with gray.Duplicate Layer.
On the top layer make a new Rectangular selection for the button and cut selección. Keep the selection. Duplicate this cropped new layer and rename the top layer to "Top Layer". Apply the Xach-Effect on the second layer. Move "Top layer" to top.
To make the pushed button, follow the same steps but after you cut the selection invert the selection (Select - Invert)
You can add noise or textures to gray. Experience for yourself ...

I think it was Kevin that created a filter for this also.I can not remember the name of it though.

Yes, excellent Xach Blurry thing! It adds blur option to Xach-effect.

Yes that's it! Thanks Graechan.

You can create some cool effects with this filter (Xach blurry thing).

A BIG thanks for all your posts...!

Was what I was after...will try a few and experiment...really glad about this...

Thanks again everyone...!

Hi Rod,

Can you show me how you did post #3?

Thanks

Sure.
1.) Create a new image - 300x300 pixels - white bg
Make a new transparent layer over that.
2) create a new rectangle 215x250 with rounded corners (20)
3) fill the rectangle with a medium gray color. (#777777)
4) With the selection still there ,shrink it down to where you want your transparent window.
About 185x170


5) Now select delete on your keyboard.
6) select>none
7) copy this layer 2 times
8) alpha to select the top layer and color it white (#FFFFFF)
9) select the layer under the top layer and fill with black (#000000)
10) Now comes the tricky part - you need to move the top layer 2 pixels up and to the left
11) select the gray layer and do alpha to selection - select the top layer and click delete.
12) select the black layer - move it up and right 2 pixels.
13) alpha to select the gray layer and select the black layer - delete
14) make the white bg layer transparent so you can see better.
15) arrange layer like so
TOP = gray layer
MIDDLE = black layer
BOTTOM = white layer
BG = transparent

Results


If you want the white bevel to show on a white bg move the white layer to the top and move it to the right and down more.
Results