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[Gamerprinter]

@Blindkingofbohemia - it depends on which software you are using. I am currently writing a series of Map Tutorial Guide books, almost complete with the first one - all my tutorials extensively use bevels in every design. Although I use Xara Photo & Graphic Designer 9, software very similar to Rav's choice of Serif DrawPlus. You can do bevels in Xara, Serif, Photoshop, Illustrator, Inkscape and many other applications, but there is no bevel tool in GIMP. GIMP and Photoshop use bump mapping to create spectacular 3D depth effects instead of using bevels, but much more time consuming and complex (very cool though). Still bevels are powerful and with vector apps like Serif and Xara, a breeze to do. In those apps, there is a bevel tool on the tool icons on the main program window. Once selected a variety of adjusting options let you change the size, type, light angle, light direction, contrast to display your bevel. Photoshop has a Layers Panel that contain many graphics effects like bevel, feathered edges, etc. Inkscape requires using a bevel filter with less than satisfactory results, but it can make bevels. I include the steps to create bevels and other effects with PS, GIMP, Illustrator, Inkscape and Xara in all my tutorial guides. Something to look forward to in the near future (early next year release.)

[Blindkingofbohemia]

Also, I'm looking forward to these tutorials! Are there any up anywhere? I've been devouring all the guild tutorials I can find