PHP | Gmagick embossimage() Function Last Updated : 11 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report The Gmagick::embossimage() function is an inbuilt function in PHP which is used to return a grayscale image with a three-dimensional effect. This function uses the Gaussian operator of the given radius and standard deviation to filter the image.Syntax: Gmagick Gmagick::embossimage( $radius, $sigma ) Parameters: This function accepts two parameters as mentioned above and described below: $radius: This parameter holds the value of radius effect.$sigma: This parameter holds the value of sigma effect. Return Value: This function returns embossed Gmagick object.Errors/Exceptions: This function throws GmagickException on error.Below programs illustrates the Gmagick::embossimage() function in PHP:Program 1: Original Image: php <?php // Create a Gmagick object $gmagick = new Gmagick( 'https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/tech.png'); // Emboss the image. $gmagick->embossimage(12, 5); header('Content-type: image/png'); // Output the image echo $gmagick; ?> Output: Program 2: php <?php // Create a GmagickDraw object $draw = new GmagickDraw(); // Create GmagickPixel object $strokeColor = new GmagickPixel('Red'); $fillColor = new GmagickPixel('Green'); // Set the color, opacity of image $draw->setStrokeOpacity(1); $draw->setStrokeColor('Red'); $draw->setFillColor('Green'); // Set the width and height of image $draw->setStrokeWidth(7); $draw->setFontSize(72); // Function to draw circle $draw->circle(250, 250, 100, 150); $gmagick = new Gmagick(); $gmagick->newImage(500, 500, 'White'); $gmagick->setImageFormat("png"); $gmagick->drawImage($draw); // Emboss the image. $gmagick->embossimage(15, 6); // Display the output image header("Content-Type: image/png"); echo $gmagick->getImageBlob(); ?> Output: Reference: https://www.php.net/manual/en/gmagick.embossimage.php Create Quiz Comment S sarthak_ishu11 Follow 0 Improve S sarthak_ishu11 Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : Web Technologies PHP Image-Processing PHP-function PHP-Gmagick +1 More Explore BasicsPHP Syntax4 min readPHP Variables5 min readPHP | Functions6 min readPHP Loops4 min readArrayPHP Arrays5 min readPHP Associative Arrays4 min readMultidimensional arrays in PHP5 min readSorting Arrays in PHP4 min readOOPs & InterfacesPHP Classes2 min readPHP | Constructors and Destructors5 min readPHP Access Modifiers4 min readMultiple Inheritance in PHP4 min readMySQL DatabasePHP | MySQL Database Introduction4 min readPHP Database connection2 min readPHP | MySQL ( Creating Database )3 min readPHP | MySQL ( Creating Table )3 min readPHP AdvancePHP Superglobals6 min readPHP | Regular Expressions12 min readPHP Form Handling4 min readPHP File Handling4 min readPHP | Uploading File3 min readPHP Cookies9 min readPHP | Sessions7 min read Like