Very new to GIMP and looking to recreate an effect from a YT video.

[Reptorian]

(08-15-2017, 01:22 PM)rich2005 Wrote: Layer effects/adjustment layers what difference

Layer effects are restricted to things like bevel, chamfer, satin, and things like that.

Filter layers are just filters acting like a layer with utilizing a cloned image copy for processing results. Filter masks are just a more organized way of doing that with just 1 layer. Yeah, they're not available at all in GIMP. One has to wait until version 3.2.