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Light Beam

Only the light across a face turns into big type characters; the shadows stay photograph, in a warm amber grade with grain and a heavy vignette.
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The Light Beam recipe: Only the light across a face turns into big type characters; the shadows stay photograph, in a warm amber grade with grain and a heavy vignette.

What's in it

Source
Photo — Blue Light
Style
Characters, Custom ramp, 9px cells, 90% coverage
Background
Original source at 40%
Adjust
Warm grade, Contrast +20, Saturation +20, #ffa040 tint at 30%
Effects
Vignette 55%, Bloom 30%, Film Grain 25%

Make it yours

  1. Open the recipe in the studio — every setting above is loaded.
  2. Drop in your own photo or video, or pick one from the library.
  3. Adjust the cell size, grade or effects, then export PNG, SVG, text, GIF or MP4.

Built on the Characters style.

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