GIMP Version: 2.8.14
Operating System: Windows
GIMP Experience: New User
I'm asking for some advice on the following.
My Fantasy series is getting a cover makeover, and my sigil I've used for a decade now needs a serious makeover because it's going to be displayed across the spines of the completed 4-book set. The original covers had the image below. I want to transform it into something that looks more like a 3D piece of aged gold jewelry. The wings i can handle by filling a pattern, though I could use a brushed gold pattern, and haven't really found one yet. The transformation of the wing supports and scales, however, eludes me. I've tried gradient, distort/emboss, distort/engrave, edge-detect/gaussian...
I'm expecting something that uses a path/chain transformation combo might be the answer, but I just can't get from here to there. Any help or advise, linked tutorial etc. would be appreciated.
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