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Brand an image with a deep set icon - CtrlAltDel - 06-01-2022 Hello everyone.  I always know that whatever problem I'm having with Gimp or whatever I need help with, it can be solved here.  I have lately started creating Linux Mint wallpapers and have so far created about 100 of them over a period of a year or so.   One I have never been able to create though is one that looks like the LM icon is set deeply in, let's say, a colorful fence.  Sorry for not knowing the proper term for this or not having an example.  I would like to take the icon and make it look like it is about to burst through the fence, or whatever else I may use as a background.  Not from behind but, from the front.  You know, sunk deep into it, almost like a horse being branded and with it having some depth? is the best example I can think of at this moment.  The image below is kind of blah.  I was hoping for something more than just changing the mode also, which is okay but not what I was looking to do. RE: Brand an image with a deep set icon - PixLab - 06-01-2022 I would do first a Filters ➤ Map ➤ Displace because of the planks joins, then a Filters ➤ Map ➤ Bump map Start by making your logo to Layer ➤ Layer to image size as well as your BG, it's very important that layers are at the same size, then Duplicate your background, then the duplicated background, Colors ➤ Desaturate ➤ Desaturate default are good enough, then select your logo, once logo selected Filters ➤ Map ➤ Displace chose as Aux Input the desaturated background [attachment=8034] Once the logo is done, duplicate it, then like the background ➤ make the duplicated logo de-saturated, then Filters ➤ Blur ➤ Gaussian blur (4 or 5 is enough) now keep visible only the background original (colored) and select it in the layer stack, then go to Filters ➤ Map ➤ Bump map and select as Aux input your desaturated and slightly blured logo [attachment=8035] If you want to keep a bit of color of your logo, you can re-activate / visible the logo displaced (which is still in color) and play with the layer blending mode and opacity (example below with Mode "Burn" I did not play with opacity below, but you should) [attachment=8036] RE: Brand an image with a deep set icon - Ofnuts - 06-01-2022 Something like this perhaps? https://www.gimp-forum.net/Thread-Pressed-text RE: Brand an image with a deep set icon - CtrlAltDel - 06-01-2022 Thanks a lot for the detailed explanation, PixLabs. That is very close to what I was wishing for and I'm about to give it a shot and see what I can come up with. Thank you too, Ofnuts. That also is kind of what I wanted and I may try to combine yours and Pixlabs advice and create a amalgam using both of them. :-)