<p>You need a video editor that let you add curves to your video. Davinci Resolve is a great option.</p>

<ol>
<li><p>Convert it to grayscale, you can simply reduce the saturation to 0.</p></li>
<li><p>Invert the curve. Augment the contrast making the curve more vertical.</p></li>
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<li>Bring the green and Blue channels all the way down</li>
</ol>

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<p>Play a bit more. But that is the idea.</p>

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<p>Option two for the final color is to add a color rectangle with different blending mode in the editor.</p>

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Rafael
<p>It is some kind of body glow, either blue or red with big 'chiaroscuro', everything else being black</p>

<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/dGg7S.jpg" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://i.sstatic.net/dGg7S.jpg</a></p>

<p>that'd be mega helpful for me, you'd make my day :))</p>

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How to recreate these effects I found on IG?
Raf Reyes
# How to recreate these effects I found on IG?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2020-05-09)

It is some kind of body glow, either blue or red with big 'chiaroscuro', everything else being black

<https://i.sstatic.net/dGg7S.jpg>

that'd be mega helpful for me, you'd make my day :))

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2020-05-10. Score: 1

You need a video editor that let you add curves to your video. Davinci Resolve is a great option.

1. Convert it to grayscale, you can simply reduce the saturation to 0.
2. Invert the curve. Augment the contrast making the curve more vertical.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/J9xYT.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/J9xYT.png)

3. Bring the green and Blue channels all the way down

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/4Hbyp.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/4Hbyp.png)

Play a bit more. But that is the idea.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/jA8NN.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/jA8NN.png)

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Option two for the final color is to add a color rectangle with different blending mode in the editor.

[![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/H6Xcv.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/H6Xcv.png)

<https://pixabay.com/es/photos/verano-flor-cabello-retrato-cara-4246927/>


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