Chrome Beveled Text Effect

[PeteAA8GK]

You make this look soooo easy!!!

[candoitnow1]

Thanks Monsoonami Your tutorials are great. Easy to hear and easy to understand.. I have watched them over a few times and have tried some of them out and hay wow have to say they have all worked out great. Maybe not quite as good as yours look but I'm happy with the results. Keep up the wonderful work and hope to see more from you... Take Care...

[AxB97]

I installed the 32bit G'MIC on my 64bit pc, but it's not showing up. Can you help with this?

[3089280288]

How do you do the Audi rings?

[szilvi4]

Your tutorial is just great, I'm looking forward the new ones /sorry abt my English/

I'm your subscriber Gimper now!

[jgdogg441]

Great video. I also want to make a note of a small touch you did with this and the other video regarding the script/plugin installation. I like how in that video, when you click the annotation to come back to this vid, it jumps to right where you mention having installed them. Nice.

[kristikblank]

I tried this and it came out really blurry. I used the anisotropic smoothing in G'MIC. Followed everything exactly  Any ideas as to why my text is blurry?

[TheCorzoX]

gdnghdghfdghf

[Padded1Cell]

Awesome - I'm the world's biggest NOOB at stuff like this, never used or even seen Photoshop or anything like this until a week ago. Following your tutorial got this straight away, turned my horrifically basc title for my website/forum into a chromed one - no one believed I did it myself - a week ago I couldn't even understand layers or resize an image!!!! THANK YOU x1000 :D

[gt8gtrman]

Is this for Windows only? Can it be done on Mac?? It appears that LayerFx is only available for Windows or Linux but I could be wrong. I simply couldn't figure out how to do it.

[monsoonami]

@gt8gtrman It should work on any computer capable of running gimp. You just need to download the layerfx.scm file and put it in your gimp scripts folder. The location of your gimp scripts folder will depend on what sort of computer you have though.

[likes2laff30]

very cool. i added a lens flare and lowered the color levels of both the text and reflection.

[holwerdainc]

Can you do a tutorial for Gold Text!

[holwerdainc]

well, maybe not the entire tutorial, but just if you could just add what would have to be done differently for the gold effect in stead of silver.....thanks!

[holwerdainc]

@holwerdainc or just maybe a tutorial just showing what needs to be different for the gold effect

[monsoonami]

@holwerdainc Follow the tutorial up to 3:25, where I used the Curves tool. Instead of using the Curves tool, go to the Blend tool (Gradient tool), and set the Gradient to the one called "Golden."

Then go to Colors > Map > Gradient Map. That should make the text appear to be golden.

Then, after skipping the curves tool part, follow the rest of the tutorial pretty much unchanged, except in the "Stroke" dialog box, set the Opacity to 100 and the Blending Mode to "Soft Light."

[holwerdainc]

@monsoonami Thank you very much for your reply. I will be finishing up the final touches today. I would like to share a screenshot of what I accomplished from your tutorial, where should I send it or post it?

[monsoonami]

@holwerdainc You could just send it to me in a PM if you want. Or you could make a video response out of it.

[MsTroubleshooting]

You sound like a cartoon character, in a good way. Like a sexi Yogi the Bear!

[MsTroubleshooting]

Thanks for the tutorials, but relax, please. You just sound way too excited sometimes!

[reisenshine1]

Disregard the latest one also - I just needed to reconfigure my mouse... I didn't know the question was irrelevant to Gimp. BTW. I'm a very new Gimp user and have really no problem following this video at all. Just pausing a lot which is a very minor inconvenience. Thanks and I look forward to watching more!

[ThomasFrazierStudios]

Thank you for the tutorial. I did this for Photoshop and it came out grand.

[reisenshine1]

@monsoonami Mac user here. I don't have a right clicker, but that's never been a problem as I can hold down Control when clicking. However, it doesn't work when I'm trying to "right click" my text layer in order to select "Merge Down" as mentioned right around 3:20. This might be a user error, but I thought I would check to see if you maybe anyone else can enlighten me.

Thanks!

[reisenshine1]

Disregard my last jackass question. I didn't select text layer. Yup, I'm a tool bag.

[reisenshine1]

@monsoonami I have a Scrip-Fu drop down, but I can't select Bevel and Emboss or any of the Layer Effects because they are grayed out. What am I doing wrong?

[april4luck]

THANK YOU!!

[jacobandyahudashow]

THANK YOU!! For so long I've been searching for this and now I found it!

[schusstechnik]

hi.i installed gmic in the gimp folder ,but i can find the gmic under the filters.thank you

[candoitnow1]

Would love to see a couple of tutorials about making your own background papers for use with scrapbooking. Something with small flowers on it etc. Have not found many on this one yet. But if you know of any please let me know. Ones with talking in them...TA HEEPS !!!

[Umbraenfant]

Last time I worked in a serious graphics program was over 10 years ago. You've just become my hero. So much has changed in the graphics industry the damn thing had me in tears and ready to reprogram with an ax. You have just made my day......maybe my entire month.

[andrewpilone]

When I applied the gradient to the background I got a horizontal rainbow pattern across the middle and I can't get rid of it.

[BlackEnergyNews]

Thank you, for sharing your knowledge with others

[dirtylamb97]

thankz helped a bunch bro

[TheHawky55]

Very cool and inspiring

[Ajramra]

Wauw, you is very very got to this!

[viniciosantos]

Just wanted to send a big thank you! You're videos are very helpful!

[naurification]

this is perfectly perfect

[GaryBrianeTuttle]

Dude, you are a bad ass.

[mailchrisvv]

Thanks for posting :)

[peachescream1979]

great tutorial.. thanks!!

[aikensdon]

Pure Dopeness

[aldosw]

You Sir Are Awesome.

I have just seen half your vid, but I already know you are awesome.

[izee8398]

what gimp is that

[monsoonami]

@izee8398 It's gimp 2.6, but I've customized the layout of some of the interface.

[izee8398]

@monsoonami where can i find the Bevel and Emboss

[monsoonami]

@izee8398 The video shows where it is. Make sure to click the annotation at 0:20 to see how to install the Layer Effects script.

[izee8398]

@monsoonami i finally got it thanks very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[toromusic]

Using Mac OS 10.6.sumptin.

Downloaded those 2 files to hard drive > library > scripts folder.

There were other folders in scripts folder, but I just put the files in alone.

Didn't show up in Gimp.

So I copied am and opened Gimp and put the files about 7 folders in (a "python" folder)

still don't show up in my Gimp editor.

[monsoonami]

@toromusic Inside gimp, look in Edit > Preferences > Folders > Scripts to see the file locations where gimp will automatically look for your scripts. Also, the G'MIC plugin must go in the plugins folder, not the scripts folder.

[MrKareemMaleek]

Hey do you think you can create some Text that is similar to the text of the True Religion clothing line logo i would highly appreciate it

[monsoonami]

@MrKareemMaleek do you have an example image?

[MrKareemMaleek]

@monsoonami Well if you search True Religion Logo on google images you should see it. It's like tan and red words

[monsoonami]

@MrKareemMaleek So I guess you just mainly want to know how to make the text curved like that?

[MrKareemMaleek]

@monsoonami yes and if possible the Font

[brikster00]

Mr Monsoonami: I dont know if you are considered really good at GIMP or if you have the skills of an average user. What I do know is that you know a freaking boatload of stuff that would take me decades to learn. Which leads to my question: how did you learn these little "tricks" such as choosing "anisotropic smoothing" instead of "total variation flow" or "hot pixels filtering?" It is amazing how many hundreds of variables are on these programs & how you learned them! Im amazed at this ability

[monsoonami]

@brikster00 I originally used a different plugin called GREYCstoration, which did not have so many settings, but the people who created that plugin replaced it with a new one called G'MIC, which has many many more features. But they posted that the "anisotropic smoothing" feature inside of G'MIC was basically the same as the original GREYCstoration plugin, so that's how I knew which option to choose. I chose the settings inside of anisotropic smoothing based on my own experimentation.

[TehLastTime]

OMG!!!!!!so cool ^.^

and thx :P

[Bane180]

very well explained and easy to follow thanks man.

[David8Parkour]

once again another awesome tut, thanks!

[psycopenguin99]

I can't get g'mic or the script to work.... Is it because I'm using gimp portable?

[monsoonami]

@psycopenguin99 Not sure. I've never tried gimp portable. Did you check your preferences inside gimp to see where it is looking for your scripts and plugins?

[psycopenguin99]

@monsoonami It didn't come with any folders for scripts or plugins.... Do I just make some?

[monsoonami]

@psycopenguin99 Yeah, I think you can make your own folders wherever you want, but you'll need to add the location of those folders to your preferences so gimp knows where to look for your plugins and scripts.

[perk0053]

Excellent work man...thanks

[TheOnlyDazed]

When I put On The pattern It Looks Like a Target Sign, Can You Please Help A.S.A.P... !

[austin1052]

@TheOnlyDazed Put the pattern on a separate layer. You're trying to put it on the same one as the background. I did the same thing at first :P

[crash76]

You are the number 1, great tutorials so I subscribed to you. Keep up very good and quality work! Respect. +1

[arusark]

Just what I was looking for. You truly are a master of Editing. Thanks again

[justwinkie]

Wonderful tutorial, very detailed.

[FreeUSAmericans]

Excellent tutorial

[MrVibecore]

hey thanks for that tut dude

[jexzmanaloto]

check my work dude very nice thank you

[OL3BRUN]

hi, my g'mic dosnt show up on my mac.... ca you help me out or may be make a tutorial about it 0-o?

<3 your vids btw ;)

[monsoonami]

@OL3BRUN Did you watch the video described in the annotation at 0:19?

[mujahid14780]

u are the best of ALL

[iCravethis]

Mind making a tutorial on how to create the "X" in Mac OS X?

[funkhauzer]

Thanks man! This vid is so useful! You ROCK! .|,,|

[jexzmanaloto]

dude idont have script fu Bevel ang emboss wwhat should i do PLsss reply man

[monsoonami]

@jexzmanaloto You should read the annotation at the beginning of the video. 0:15

[MNOptions]

@monsoonami Great Vid! The opacity doesn't bring the beveled edges back for me. At 2:55 of the video: I duplicated text layer and ticked Lock. I set the colors to black and white, made sure gradient was still checked, clicked the bottom of the text and dragged straight up. Everything was fine up till that point. When I lowered the opacity down to 20, (around 3:10 mark of video), the beveled edges don't come back. Any ideas? Thanks - FYI: I didn't get the zlib1.dll in G'MIC download.

[monsoonami]

@MNOptions So, what does happen when you lower the opacity? Does it just let the background show through? Also, make sure you had the topmost layer selected before lowering the opacity.

[MNOptions]

@monsoonami The opacity doesn't change anything from 100 down to 0. I checked and I'm using the GIMP copy for the opacity.

[monsoonami]

@MNOptions If you are changing the opacity of the "GIMP copy" layer, and the appearance of the image remains the same, then your "GIMP" layer must look the same as your "GIMP copy" layer. Did you somehow apply the gradient to both of those text layers?

[jaystatlin]

@monsoonami Duh me. I was lowering the opacity in the toolbox, not the layers. Helps when you pay total attention to a video and the explanation. I had both tool box and layers window the same size. I went back to the toolbox instead of the layers window to change opacity. I'm so sorry for wasting your time. When I resized my toolbox to a size like you have, it helped me figure out what I did wrong. Thank you for your help. In the end, helped me figure out what I was doing wrong.

[jexzmanaloto]

dude idont have script fu

[0k0t0]

I have GIMP 2.6 and I've installed the files and stuff on there. Yet, the Script-Fu still doesn't show up. I've put the .SCM file into the "scripts" folder. Refreshed and nothing changed. Any help here?

[monsoonami]

@0k0t0 Which OS are you using? Which scripts folder did you put it in? If you're using Windows, make sure you didn't accidentally save the .scm file as a .txt file instead.

[0k0t0]

@monsoonami OS? I put it in ".gimp-2.6" (the folder that says "scripts") I'm using Windows and I didn't put the file .SCM file as a .txt file.

[monsoonami]

@0k0t0 If you put the "layerfx.scm" file in your "...\username\.gimp-2.6\script­s\" folder and restarted gimp, then it should show up. So you don't get the "Script-Fu" menu next to "Filters" at all? Please go to Edit>Preferences in gimp. Then, in the list on the left, choose "Scripts," which is listed under "Folders." Make sure the file location where you saved the script shows up in that list on the right.

[0k0t0]

@monsoonami Thank you so much dude.. It's now working.

[YourPixelChef]

check my stuff out!

[2000Benjim]

what do u save it as?

[monsoonami]

@2000Benjim If you want to work on the image more later, save it in GIMP's native format XCF, which preserves layers and such. Once you're done and want to actually use the image, you'll need to save it as probably a JPG or PNG.

[RAIDERS7009]

..im on gimp 2..i don't have script fu? :( ..where is bevel and emboss?

[Lchstudio]

Is gimp free? Please answer 10/10

[monsoonami]

@Lchstudio Yes!

[Asadullah21]

Wow thats not even complicated -_-

[rainbowcoins1]

Dude, you're good. I still don't know how to do any of it. I'm sending you a PM.

[LazarRedDevil95]

More , more, more,more! :))

[Jetli2008]

One person is a "Gimp".

[tempemonkey]

Why dont I have the background button at 1:25?

[tempemonkey]

@tempemonkey I messed around a bit and found it...

[4NGI3]

Hi, I followed your tut exactly but the only problem i'm having is when i get to the part where you use the eclipse tool to draw the shadow under the letters, I click on the bucket fill but when i put the bucket fill icon on the section where it needs to fill, nothing happens and theres a (/) symbol next to the bucketfill icon. Can you please help me? thanks

[pupustinki]

why i cant see script fu??

[monsoonami]

@pupustinki Did you follow the annotation at the beginning to the other video which shows how to install the Layer Effects script?

[TheTravisdrummer]

I havent copied directions exactly, but have used your advice from this video 3 times now in artwork for my studio, thanks again bro, much appreciated, great tutorial

[JAYMEN1234509]

it says that g'mic isnt safe. is it really?

[monsoonami]

@JAYMEN1234509 What says that G'MIC isn't safe?

[JAYMEN1234509]

@monsoonami i have macfee or mcfee

[monsoonami]

@JAYMEN1234509 Well if you download it from the link in the description, it should be perfectly safe.

[CANEPA13]

This gets me more and more excited about gimp. Im having a great time with it!

[MysticalMrBiggz]

Good tut! I was doing ok up to the point were you mess with curves. Nothing I seemed to do looked good! =( I'll play with is again later on!

Oh BTW .. what program did you use to record your tut? Is that camstudio??

[monsoonami]

@MysticalMrBiggz The effect will vary somewhat depending on the font and size of your text, so you may need to try bending the curve in a slightly different shape.

And yes, I use Camstudio.

[Arjun007ize]

nice one

[LoveAnythingPink]

Thanks for getting back to me...GAP Animation..Excellent..I hav heard of it..Just didnt realise it would be under Video..Thanks for clearing that up..

Keep up the excellent tutorials..Ur great at them...Unlike a lot of others on here..Quality Video's..I hav subscribed to ur channel..

[LoveAnythingPink]

Hi,

I hav just followed ur previous Tutorial and Intsalled. G'Mic and Scrip-Fu. Thanks so much for ur simple and esy to follow tutorial. Excellent. Just wanted to ask what is the VIDEO button you have between script-fu and Windows..?? I hav Gimp 2.6 bt dnt hav it..Wots it for? n also hav u downloaded the Resynthesizer Heal thing, that u can take objects out of pic's? If so cud u do a tutorial on hw to download n instal 4 windows pls.? As im reali stuck on wot to do. Wud be reali pleased if u cud

[monsoonami]

@LoveAnythingPink The "Video" menu appears when you install GAP, which is the GIMP Animation Package. It's a plug-in for working with animations, extracting frames from videos, etc. I haven't tried Resynthesizer yet, but I might get around to it some day.

[Morris979001]

i dont knew thate i gone test it.

sorry for all spellings mistake im from sweden.

[Morris979001]

i cant find the script fu

[monsoonami]

@Morris979001 Did you click on the annotation to watch the other video to see how to install the script?

[Morris979001]

i cant find the script fu.

[123carmon]

Thank you!

[catlover19989]

wow i dumb i should read stuff more

[catlover19989]

OMG  dont have the script-fu DDX

[anxietyrelieftoday]

Great Video! I'm new at Gimp and would like to know how to do a ribbon effect. Maybe a better way to describe it would be like a bolt of fabric. Some fabric is pulled off the bolt. More is pulled off but doesn't go out as far so it loops. Each successive loop is shorter so from the side it has a back and forth wave-like effect. I want this to flow horizontally, left to right, and cover the entire page. Thanks for any help you can give me.

[monsoonami]

@anxietyrelieftoday I'm not really sure I understand exactly what you're looking for. Is there any way you can demonstrate what you need with a picture? You might also have better luck finding help by posting your question on a GIMP forum like gimper.net, gimptalk.com, etc.

[M55Mb]

Gimp tutorial tip:

How to make glossy effects on menu buttons for websites.

[Smacky2006]

great tutorial man. i just have to have the gmic script to appear on mac. they have a 32 bit only but very good pacing and cool text effect again. learned a lot cool little effects. great stuff

[shakaama]

I would so like to do this, but i can't get it to work.

[Justatheory1]

THANK YOU!

I've been trying to do this for awhile now =p

Oh, and Gimp is ftw.

[RetardedChibi]

Make this tutorial for Photoshop.

[monsoonami]

@RetardedChibi Sorry, I don't use Photoshop and have no plans to start using it anytime soon. Besides, there are probably plenty of PS tutorials showing a similar effect.

[RetardedChibi]

@monsoonami Actually there aren't many and the few there are kind of suck.

[lehjoz]

Nice presentation! Thank you for your work!

[kimo921]

Great vid, extremely helpful. I like the idea for the shadow effect. 5/5!

[reggaegeek]

excellent job! concise and no bull. More please!

[Droscove]

Nice one :) I'm raeaven from gimper(dot)net :p

[GIMPtricks]

Looks really cool!

[DavidWoodFX]

Nice result. :)