Gimp lighting effects.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Just recently realized Gimp's lighting effect filter. I'm very pleased with the results I'm seeing so far. It really adds some depth to a typical 2-D image.

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Sun Mar 25, 2018 2:11 pm **(#2)**

Racer-X

Good to see that you have found Lighting Effects - it can be a great 'friend' or because of its strange modus operandum (i.e. not always recognising available files), a cantankerous pest

I have realised this after using the filter many times, and particularly recently in the second of the threads below -

viewtopic.php?f=11&t=12412&start=0&hilit=Fabulous

https://www.gimplearn.net/viewtopic.php ... =10&t=1291

Have fun with it and hopefully you will not experience any problems.

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

I've found that it's best to enable Bump Map, then point to your bump map. This tends to yield the best results.

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Tas_mania · **Joined:** Nov 04, 2015 **Posts:** 1473

A rusted superman logo. Nice result.

sallyanne · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:09 am **(#5)**

Lighting effects is good but yes I have had many errors messages especially while trying to use bump map. Often though I will get an error message and it will do what it says it can't

Issabella · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2018 1:55 am **(#6)**

I like your results using lighting effects. Thanks racer. :coolthup

Vincent · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2018 2:00 am **(#7)**

Wow... really great results! Well done!

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

Thanks everyone for the nice comments. I never got any error messages when using Lighting Effects with or without bump map. I like the effects it has and plan on using it quite a bit in the future...

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oldmangrumpy · **Posted:** Mon Mar 26, 2018 7:48 pm **(#9)**

Racer-X - its not the Bump Map that gives problems and nor does it throw out any error messages. It is the Environment Map, which often fails to recognise/make available in the drop down the target layers that the user wishes to apply.

RJKD · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2018 11:57 am **(#10)**

great results racer :coolthup

for me the environment map will only work with 3 layers or less, if I have more than 3 layers nothing I do will show anything other than "empty".

racer-x · **Joined:** Apr 15, 2017 **Posts:** 1837

I'm playing with Gimp 2.10 right now. The environmental map works kind of quirky. I have to copy and paste the map to clipboard in order to select it. It works, but I see no need for it. It's easier to use the original text as a mask to extract the map.

Any way here is the result after playing around a little..

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Wallace · **Posted:** Tue Mar 27, 2018 8:00 pm **(#12)**

racer-x wrote:

I'm playing with Gimp 2.10 right now. The environmental map works kind of quirky. I have to copy and paste the map to clipboard in order to select it. It works, but I see no need for it. It's easier to use the original text as a mask to extract the map.

Any way here is the result after playing around a little..

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That looks pretty good to me racer-x.

:coolthup