A Masashi Wakui look with GIMP

Mon, 28 Nov 2016 13:25:21 -0600

This tutorial explains how to achieve an effect based on the post processing by photographer Masashi Wakui . His primary subjects appear as urban landscape views of Japan where he uses some pretty and aggressive color toning to complement his scenes along with a soft ‘bloom’ effect on the highlights. The results evoke a strong feeling of an almost cyberpunk or futuristic aesthetic (particularly for fans of Bladerunner or Akira !).

Color Curves Matching

Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:10:36 -0500

In my previous post on Color Curves for Toning/Grading , I looked at the basics of what the Curves dialog lets you do in GIMP . I had been meaning to revisit the subject with a little more restraint (the color curve in that post was a little rough and gross, but it was for illustration so I hope it served its purpose).

This time I want to look at the use of curves a little more carefully. You’d be amazed at the subtlety that gentle curves can produce in toning your images. Even small changes in your curves can have quite the impact on your final result. For instance, have a look at the four film emulation curves created by Petteri Sulonen (if you haven’t read his page yet on creating these curves, it’s well worth your time):

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A Masashi Wakui look with GIMP

Color Curves Matching