Steal the Color Grading From Any Image With GIMP

In this GIMP 2.10.12 tutorial, I show you how to steal the color grading from any photo and use it or transfer it to another photo. This is a great way to create an "aesthetic" for your photos - or to have all your photos contain matching or similar colors and moods. I use a variety of built-in features that come standard with this free photo editor, including the Color Exchange feature, gradient map, palettes, and curves tools.
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[@jotampa]

Quite cool. Just an observation, it looks like there is a small "hole" in the tutorial (unless I missed the explanation there somewhere). Up to about 10:50 there is no "Color exchange" layer. Then when we see the screen again at about 11:20, it is already there. Is that simply a duplication of the original image layer that is on the bottom?

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Hey - yes, I am very glad you pointed this out. It appears I made a mistake in the editing! I duplicated the original image layer, then renamed it "Color Exchange Layer." I am not sure how that portion of the tutorial got edited out. But great catch - thank you!

[@mohiThinksALot]

Really good tutorial, thank you. Being a beginner in GIMP, easy to understand tutorial-like these are a great help.

[@ronlawrence5021]

The biggest frustration for me isn't in learning the techniques Michael uses....it's in the fact that I think when Michael sees something, he's able to picture in his mind some new version with various aspects enhanced or combined with other photos to create a more interesting final product. It's that level of creativity that really can't be "taught".

[@taliesinriver]

It can be learned though, through practice.

[@ronlawrence5021]

@@taliesinriver I can "learn" to play basketball. But that's no guarantee I'll end up in the NBA. Human beings don't all have the exact same skills and abilities, all just lurking under the surface waiting to be developed. Some people will be able to outrun you no matter how much you train and practice. And some people have a creative ability that far exceeds the capacity of people who are not gifted in that area.

[@screamphotographic]

Great video Michael, this one is going to be super useful!

[@TheOthersparktank]

In recent GIMP updates, for the color gradient, the triangles are very different now. There are 5 black triangles. The first and last black triangles seem to be the min/max while the other 3 black triangles inside control low/med/high tones.

[@factanonverbadesignsfreevj6606]

Great tutorial. Thank you! :)

[@ArturJBCosta]

Fantastic Tutorial, Thumbs UP!

[@HelloHiHola]

Amazing knowledge - I think I'd like this even more if the changed image had more resembled a night shot with a full moon. Grading is so subtle to me but these two images are miles apart in mood.

[@DamianReloaded]

Great tutorial. Kudos!

[@Keyguin]

I’ve been waiting on this tutorial for GIMP for so long 😂😂

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Alas, it is here! I hope you enjoy it.

[@matiasgoinheix366]

Awesome tutorial

[@Nice-Y]

Michael does magic.

[@charlesdouglas9019]

Around 5:30, could you explain why we need 5 colors before converting the Palette to Gradient? Thank you!

[@marcossaraiva4245]

Great video!

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks!

[@TiagoChiaveri]

Que dica fantástica!!!!

[@cosmo0080]

very cool

[@ichaa3tech]

Wow just seen the piximperfect tutorial and thought this cant be done in gimp . thanks man

[@skybyte4me]

Did you know what? this is so cool!

[@MarcEspie]

Small trick: found out you don't need to use the color picker tool. Instead, you can just click on the palette entries. This means you can do color-grading with extended palettes with slightly more than midtones/highlight/shadows (which I just found out I need on a tricky color-editing job)

[@RiXFortuna]

Funtastic

[@Alexread94]

is there anyway you can apply the same colour grading to multiple photos without having to individually colour exchange each image?

[@StrawberriPlays]

Hey,this might sound silly but once you’ve taken the colours from the first image how do I then use it on more images in the future? Do I have to do the whole thing every time or does it stay saved in ur palettes?

[@bereantrb]

You've probably already figured it out, but the palette you created is saved and can be used again.

[@lileshcreation1850]

Nice, I am from India 🌸

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

Thanks for watching from India! A big thank you from America!

[@yhl53]

I want to start the course from the beginning, how do I do?

[@VictorHugo-ei5xn]

3:12 A silly question: Has this option "Convert image to indexed colors" always existed in GIMP, or has it now come with this new version? This is the first time I see this function.

[@ujagarsingh1906]

Since Roman Empire

[@Fable_o]

What do I do if the image I use doesn't get dissolved using soft light like it did on video in 10:37

[@ravenm1165]

my shadows go to pure black whe I convert image to 3 colors from 8 bit..

[@Orbitour]

I have a problem, when I make it to Indexed Color Conversion, it show me maximum number of colors: 255, when I put it on 3 and press Convert after few seconds GIMP crash... Any ideas how to solve it? Thank you very much.

[@taliesinriver]

hopefully you've solved it by now, but if not, try lowering the resolution of the image first. I had the same problem with a large image and it worked when I made it smaller.

[@shawnh8498]

you forgot totally to tell us to create a layer named color exchange. I was trying for 10 minutes to get it to appear then rewatched you and from one scene to the next it appeared before you hit color exchange option.

[@asyafiudin]

In GIMP 2.10.18 i did'nt find palette to gradient where i can find it

[@LuisVega-iz5sq]

i have the same issue

[@LuisDanielLucioQuiroz]

Me too, GIMP 2.10.24

[@ZX9RinHollywood]

What's the point of turning down the quality of the jpeg save file? Is it just to have a smaller file size?

[@DaviesMediaDesign]

For the most part, yes. This is useful when uploading to a website as it keeps the image from slowing down the performance of the web page. Also, many sites have size restrictions.

[@impshyco]

It's complicated for nothing, I already have my color palette and my neutral Hald. Why don't you just explain how to put your gradient palette on a Hald?

[@SteveInQLD007]

you lost me - not at all easy

[@Eat_a_dick]

What am I doing wrong? When I go to palette editor and right click on a color, the optioin for select new color from FG is greyed out