# How to create such a look?

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**Created:** [April 13, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-such-a-look/307936 "2010-04-13T19:52:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![korpka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ea5d25/32.png) [@korpka](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/korpka)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2010, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/how-to-create-such-a-look/307936/1 "2010-04-13T19:52:33Z")

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Hello, I’m wondering how you can take a regular photo and give it this stylized look where there are very dark, almost black areas and some are highlighted a bit and it’s all kind of duotone? Maybe even lead me where I would start to do this? (upper image of guy)

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