SPLIT TONING Tutorial: Level Up Your Colors with Split Toning

Split toning is a massively underutilized editing feature, but it's incredibly useful! In this video we explore the split toning feature and how to use it to create your own unique editing style.
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[@jittenpanchal]

I've watching over 600,38894000999499 videos on split toning and have never understood it.... until now!!! Thanks a lot Sean! :)

[@TheMojo140]

Finally, split toning explained like I'm a 4 year old !

[@seandalt]

haha thanks for watching Maurice!

[@ho1oCS]

agreed. the gradient at the beginning was all i needed. great video!

[@OhSoAbundant]

😂😂😂 I knew this was the video to watch when I seen your comment lol

[@ACXR6]

That last trick, being able to move the eye dropper OUTSIDE of LR is crazy! What an amazing feature I did not know about! Thanks for the share Sean.

[@tamilkoreanvlogs]

now I understand how shadows and highlights and color combination works. This will help me to edit my videos as well. Thank you man 😍

[@seandalt]

Glad it helped!

[@margaretstapper6907]

Such a clear explanation Sean and with great applications. Thank you.

[@odayaka_na7099]

Loving the fact that I'm not suffering from information overload from learning this !

[@TrainGeek]

Thank you! I have seen the panel but never used it. I will now! Really appreciate the time you took to explain it.

[@samjourneyman5007]

I've watched so many LR tutorials before and yet I still learn many new tips here. Thanks so much!

[@anthonysphotography7641]

WOW!! the most useful Split Toning tutorial out here! thank you!!

[@Daniel-te8xh]

Thanks! Loved the black|white picture in the beginning. Helped me a lot.

[@manojpoudel3661]

you're so underrated, watched 4 different videos on split toning and yours made me understand really well. thank you so much.

[@seandalt]

Hey Manoj, thank you for that! I am glad you found it helpful!

[@fazlehaque9717]

Oh mahnnn this is what we want The split toning full description What it can be used for the best wowwwwwwww♥️🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@seandalt]

Haha thank you so much man, appreciate the support! 🤙🏼

[@paulcampbell3719]

this is the best and easiest explanation ive seen

[@ivanlealmartins6209]

Thanks Sean for this video! I was thinking on using split toning more often but never fully understood how to use it! You are the man! Best teacher on the world! I watched nearly every single class of yours in Skillshare and implemented it on my photography and I improved so fast! Thanks for creating these amazing contents! You are the best photographer teacher out there in my opinion! Thanks again for everything! Looking forward to see how your photography is in a few years! Probably insane!

[@seandalt]

Hey Ivan thanks for all the love man! Makes me super pumped to hear you’ve been enjoying my content, and even more pumped to hear it’s helping you improve! Hope I can continue to produce content that you enjoy 👌🏼❤️

[@thecherishedlife]

Wow, that gradient made it so much easier to see exactly what it does! Thank you so much!

[@yann6690]

Thank you so much!! You're easily the best teacher on KZbin. I'm waiting for your channel to blow up! You deserve it, seriously! Thank you!

[@yann6690]

I didn't even know the color picker worked OFF Lightroom. That is AMAZING!

[@seandalt]

@@yann6690 haha isn't that such an epic feature? And seriously thank you man, appreciate those kind words. Going to keep pumping out content :)

[@RickAutie]

The best tutorial on this i've found. Thank you so much man! Gonna take my photos to the next level!

[@tejagudise]

you are the man!! thaaanks a TON man!! thats what i exactly needed to know about split toning aftfer using it for more than 3 months and still not knowing what to do with it... thank youuu!!

[@seandalt]

No worries bro! Glad you found the video useful!

[@Amateurprotographer]

Absolutely superb tutorial, thank you for this!

[@NotThatRyanReynolds]

Fantastic! I never really knew what to do with split toning until now!

[@mayg.4425]

This was so easy to follow, finally something I can understand! And what a cool trick at the end.

[@seandalt]

Hey May thank you for watching! I’m glad you found it useful :)

[@derik_niez]

I just watched a class of yours on Skillshare and now this popped up on my KZbin feed 😁

[@gregbarbosa0]

Probably the best example of split toning I've ever seen. Learned a lot. Thank you!

[@seandalt]

Much appreciated man, that pumps me up. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment 🙏🏼

[@luisbaltodano227]

Really cool tips, specially the sampling feature. Thanks Sean.

[@greatvedas]

I am so satisfied, just half the way through. Thanks Sean for such a fabulous explanation.

[@BryanKean]

I had no idea. Awesome, I will be going back through a lot of my photos now. :) Thanks

[@videoluvr2]

Thank you very much Sean for this information. I admit that I haven't used this tool as often as I should. I do appreciate the explanations you give.

[@cadencaptures]

I watched this video last night and edited my fall photos with this in mind and dang they turned out so good

[@amirkhidojatov2194]

I think I never comment on KZbin. But you deserve it bro! Your content is gold! Keep it up!

[@seandalt]

Appreciate that Amir, it's an honor to be your first KZbin comment! haha, more to come my man 👌

[@smiley_joe]

Its 2021 and im now just seeing this..... wow great information Sean! liked and subscribed!

[@hardwolf5]

Best video about split toning on KZbin! Keep it up!

[@JessaWanders]

Omggg!!! This is sooo cool! Love how simple you explained it! Beginner like me could understand it. Thank youuu!!!!

[@ThirdEyeAngel]

You learn something new every day, thank you for the breakdown! Subscribbled 🙂👍🏻

[@kimberlysueharms2290]

just stumbled on this (but since it's now fall...maybe it was fate!) but got yourself a new subscriber! learned alot about color and some lightroom hacks...thanks! peace and love from wild wonderful west virginia!

[@johnrogers001]

Great breakdown. I’ve been using split toning for a couple years and appreciate seeing how you use it and why.

[@joylox]

I use Canon software mostly and I haven't figured this out (the only time I've used it was in Instagram's built in editor actually), but what I've been doing is going into the colour settings, and adjusting things based on colour. I also do this in GIMP on files that aren't CR3. I did some pics of myself that a friend took with my camera where I was wearing red and pink, and the background was green. I made the pink and red a little less saturated and lighter to show up less neon, and I made the greens darker to add more contrast. I thought it was really cool, and a lot of fun to play with! I also turned the purple colour more toward the blue since my glasses have purple glare, and I wanted it to look a little more neutral with my blue frames and the green of the environment. It worked, you really don't see the glare as much, just by turning the hue a little! But I do want to see if Canon DPP4 has the shadow tone changes, that would be really cool!

[@withanuda2823]

Now I have a really clear idea about what split tone is. Thank you ❤️

[@awakenedmind9553]

awesome tutorial Sean!

[@Photolic]

Nice tutorial one of the best regarding split toning

[@ashitaa.9794]

this video was very helpful . thankyou so much

[@highlandmediaalba699]

Subscribed as this was so informative and look forward to seeing future videos! :)

[@jixal]

Would love to see a video on the new split toning controls, it's totally changed. Previous version was way easier to use?

[@tobization]

Just wow. Thanks Sean for this video. It's always a good day when you learn something new, something you can use, and this one delivers. Good job.

[@morrigankingphillips7468]

I took your class on skillshare. I’m so glad to find you on here as well

[@fazlehaque9717]

Plus point I really don't know about that sample colours from another window wow buddy ✌️♥️😍

[@seandalt]

Pretty crazy right? Such an amazing feature

[@nicholasmarkbaker]

This is brilliant. Thanks so much for explaining it so clearly. I finally get it!

[@PaulSanchez-fr]

Thank you Sean. So interesting. One of the most useful and actionable video I’ve seen recently

[@KitchenRings]

Going to try this out in my next edit! Your explanation was awesome... you've made it sound easy. My issue will probably be understanding when to stop!!

[@seandalt]

Thank you :) I am glad you found it useful!

[@Justin-uc8sc]

Great video Sheawn!

[@NathanNguyen126]

This was an incredible video! Thank you KZbin algorithm 🙏🙏

[@chadwickestey]

Here a year later! Little did I know you were going to be editing photos from Vermont (my home state). Super useful insight and tutorial - thanks Sean!

[@christopherdarling95]

Wow, thanks for the great tutorial!

[@kelbyduque2330]

This was very easy and helpful, thank you!

[@reyneilperez5578]

Well explained. Thank's Sean!

[@PanamaCultura]

Thanks you!! Super useful. It was easy to follow your explanation!!!!

[@neoaksa]

thanks. It is very helpful and practice in the real world

[@austinnottingham522]

This is mind blowing! It’s crazy helpful!! Thank you so much!

[@seandalt]

Thank you my man! Glad it was helpful for you!

[@roccospotti4763]

Great Video! really ussefull tips and information

[@LyricLeoric]

mate i did not know that Instagram thing :D Thank you so much! im watching all your videos now haha

[@seandalt]

Pretty insane right?!

[@jledvinka]

I found this really useful. Thank you very much 👍

[@sannimarialindberg]

Thank you Sean that was really helpfull :)

[@devlinstalion5483]

Thank you, I understand split toning better now… now I feel comfortable experimenting !

[@sharlpeeeeeeewan]

I never knew if people don't use split toning that much until I watched this video. I always add split toning to my photos to get the color I want.

[@andreamaraldg]

OMG dude. This video is so perfect. I finally got to understand the split toning feature. Thank you very much!

[@seandalt]

haha thank you Andrew, thanks for being here man!

[@shahangk7678]

Soooo informative! Thank you so much

[@Keemandkam]

Thank you so much for the reminder. I do it in my black and whites and make it a sepia color.

[@hanyangxie4730]

Thank you so much for the tips!!

[@mausaminarain6736]

Love your content 😍 you're really underrated 💯

[@seandalt]

Cheers man thank you! Appreciate you bein one of the first to watch 👌🏼

[@mausaminarain6736]

@@seandalt anytime my guy👌🔥💯

[@funmilayoakhigbe7797]

Wow Sean!! Thank you!! You're so helpful!

[@seandalt]

Absolutely! Thanks for watching!

[@iamkgn]

wow, incredible results

[@asriley29]

Great tutorial- thank you!

[@bethanynagy955]

thnxx so much. excited to try this.

[@yosoycarlosphotography9025]

The last trick on this video blow my mind. Thanks for share!

[@Meditation.Journey]

Thank you so much for explain it so well, excited to try it out :)

[@Keyloggs1]

roughly knew what split toning is, still this video was super interesting snd helpful. Thanks!

[@MaheshwarMaddula]

Bro SEAN, You Are EPIC. Thank You For Your Great Vids I Hope You Keep Creating More and More Without Thinking About Subs , You are Doing Great Work

[@seandalt]

Thank you brother! Welcome to the channel!

[@brendonleerogers1794]

such an underrated video! Great work man!

[@dhritimanbatchu]

In the Thailand photo, as you mentioned, you also added pink to your face which you liked. But what if I wanted to avoid that? How would I isolate just one portion of the frame during the toning process, even though it's a highlight? Is there a mask that does that in LR? Liked the video a lot, it's very useful for a beginner. Cheers.

[@vanhai2612]

9:50 first time i know, amazing really. Thanks

[@seemerollin675]

Thanks man that helps me to better understand this tool 👌

[@seandalt]

No worries man! Thanks for watching! 🤙

[@wichiou]

Excelent video, super helpful

[@angelinacarrasquillo5260]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS!

[@ashb1712]

i love you man, thanks for this video. subbed...

[@lucabkk]

Thank you for share your tutorial, very helpful!

[@seandalt]

Hey Luca, thank you!

[@verbal_kint]

I actually use split toning a lot. Just like you, what works for me most of the time is blue in the shadows and orange in the highlights. I’ve tried to bring in toning in the midtones but that doesn’t seem to work as good. I’ve also played with different color combos for the shadows and highlights but haven’t found anything I love so far.

[@seandalt]

Mid-tones is great for changing the global temperature of the image, like making the entire image warmer. But yes, the blue shadows and orange highlights is a solid look and I use it in a lot of my images! Appreciate you taking the time to watch my content and leave a comment man!

[@verbal_kint]

@@seandalt you’re welcome! Is there a way I can DM you to ask you some questions about color toning?

[@Roy.Abhishek]

Thank you! The video explains everything needed. :)

[@seandalt]

Hey Abhishek, thank you so much! Glad to hear it was helpful :)

[@AdamDopierala]

super cool! than ks for the video!

[@seandalt]

No worries thanks for watching Adam!

[@sheikhabdullah3674]

Your work is great😍

[@seandalt]

Thank you! ❤️

[@geoffheith]

Awesome. Been using lightroom for year and forgot about this haha.

[@SogeMoge]

Thanks YT algorithm for useful video

[@Mb-vs3lw]

This is such a good tutorial, one of the first videos I watched on Lightroom the guy said it’s not something he uses very often, and the curve he creates and S shape in every colour then adjusts by eye. I started off this way and it just did not work for me at all. The split toning is something I use the most to get a really unique look, and for me I don’t find it necessary to adjust all the colors in the curve tone.

[@AndreaAmedeo]

Great tutorial Sean 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@seandalt]

Hey Andrea thank you so much! ❤️

+sean dalton how to do this without messing color of face/skin tones ?thanks subscribed !

[@jayhendrixxxx7568]

I usually don’t comment but great explanation

[@josephilip1798]

This just opened my mind. I always used orange and teal😂

[@creativevisiongaming]

I've used split toning and yes there's things you can only do with split toning but I don't think it was fair to compare adjusting white balance to split toning. Split toning is adding color to highlights and shadows but it's also adding saturation to those colors. You can't just do that with the white balance tool. What you should have done is compared the color adjustments to split toning (or even comparing it to Camera calibration). That would have been a more fair comparison

[@adityadharne3075]

short and very informative..

[@vercohandel9818]

Thanks Sean!

[@berniestang2616]

New to me . Omg 😳 Thank u !!!!!!!!

[@Paul_Greenwood]

Power tool! Great video