Environment Map Sharing Thread (Spherical) Bevel Reflect

Oregonian · **Posted:** Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:39 pm **(#241)**

Using the Bevel Reflect script plus the 3D Extrusion script. Fun :hehe

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Thanks Oregonian.

Graechan · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:13 am **(#243)**

3D extrusion works well with the output

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

A very stylish out of bounds Graechan.

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Some maps from the GnuTux gardens' :mrgreen:

Those beloved tomatoes!

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Something for anybody who is interested

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:21 am **(#248)**

SysTemX, those are great. Nice job. :yes

Just used Bevel Reflect on this one. :ffy

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

Thank you Oregonian.
Ilike that one, the purple haze shadow? sixties style.
I have to say AlphaToLogo was always my favored BRL.
Anybody for a WallyBlock

sorry Wallace :roll:

The middle image has a color to alpha.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:08 am **(#250)**

Wow! Nice results. Extruding the ouput from BRL can yield some interesting results.

I never would have thought about sampling gradients from those tomatoes but it actually turned out well. :hehe

SysTemX · **Joined:** Dec 08, 2013 **Posts:** 1088

I have benn doing that for a very long time. I just did not realize that it was not common practice.
That is stunning. No wonder you get the big bucks ;-}

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:30 am **(#252)**

SysTemX wrote:

Something for anybody who is interested

Two great tips here, SysTX. They bear repeating. I'm doing them in plain text so they are more easily read.

SysTemX wrote:

Observing the placement in the text in relation to the colors in the sphere, it is possible to manipulate the blend by rotating the sphere using the ROTATE TOOL. Resave the sphere under a new name and re-run Bevel Reflect Logo and use the new sphere.
You can also change the colors of the sphere by selecting a gradient you prefer and using COLORS>MAP>GRADIENT-MAP.
;-} SysTemX

GnuTux · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:12 pm **(#253)**

Rotating a map that has been transformed into sphere will also change the lighting direction, as mentioned in this post by he4rty. As he4rty suggested, I added map rotation (light direction) and specular highlight intensity to the map generation section of BRL, as demonstrated here.

So, not only does the reflected results change when the map is rotated, if there are lighting effects, such as those created by mapping to a sphere, those change as well, allowing you control the direction of the lighting. :bigthup

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:08 pm **(#254)**

More fun.

Marcello · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2014 **Posts:** 845

more more fun

font Templett
map from gradient #13 by Solanskii

he4rty · **Joined:** Aug 30, 2012 **Posts:** 2174

Been playing with some maps, then remembered this script I have called Soap Bubble, I ran the script but unchecked the merge layer options so I could crop the top layer "Outer Shade" then merged layers and cropped image and saved.
I chose a nice chunky font called "Keep on Trukin" but first used the Random Font Text Script to give the appearance of a more floaty font, I then ran the alpha to logo version of the Bevel reflect Logo Script and finally went colour>auto>colour enhance.

Here is the Map

Here are my results

Here is the script, although it is tag as 2.6, I have it running in 2.8 with no known issue.

http://gimpscripts.com/2011/10/soap-bubble/

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:27 pm **(#257)**

he4rty wrote:

Been playing with some maps, then remembered this script I have called Soap Bubble, I ran the script but unchecked the merge layer options so I could crop the top layer "Outer Shade" then merged layers and cropped image and saved.

What a nice result. Great idea. :jumpclap

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thats really cool he4rty.

GnuTux · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 3:40 pm **(#259)**

Nice results from everyone! :yes

This is a sharing thread so remember to post your maps, preferably as an attachment with a transparent background. :hehe

Here's one done from a variation of O's fiery map.

One thing I've noticed is that if the map is too bright or overly saturated, the results can be a little washed out. Example's below.

Wallace · **Posted:** Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:46 pm **(#260)**

SysTemX wrote:

I have benn doing that for a very long time. I just did not realize that it was not common practice.
That is stunning. No wonder you get the big bucks ;-}

That's quite a remarkable looking emap you made there SX.
I made a few renders with it; and the results were stellar. Sorry I didn't post them, but I was trying to copy your results using that Thunderbay font. So they all looked like what you've already posted. With only slight variations.

Nice! It's a keeper for sure. :bigthup