Nope, that is not it.. Unfortunately, the Invert Bumpmap option works just like the Azimuth, it changes the direction of light 180 degrees, e.g. from NE to SW. That doesn't do much to create the "carved in" effect. In fact it is a bit redundant as you can always tweak the Azimuth value to achieve the "Invert Bumpmap" thing, unless of course, there is a bug in the way "Invert Bumpmap" is supposed to works... otherwise in theory at least, a negative depth value will creat a sinking crater instead of a raised emboss... ?? This kind of thing is being done probably dozens of time for any single project and it should be made simple and easy to do... In PS there is a layers effect which can apply emboss/carve in a jiffy. Short of that one will have to create endless repetitive highlights and shadows just to carve in, and I am a bit too lazy to do that..;-) re, lasm gallery, http://gug.sunsite.dk/gallery.php?artist=41 --- In gimp-developer@xxxx, tal@xxxx (Tal Danzig) wrote: > I think the "reverse" option is what you are looking for. Also play around > with azmuth. >