A duotone remaps every tone in an image onto just two colors, a dark color for the shadows and a bright color for the highlights, discarding the original colors entirely. The result is a bold, graphic, editorial look popularised by Spotify playlist covers, music posters, brand systems and magazine spreads. Because it reduces a photo to two hues, duotone unifies wildly different images into one consistent palette, which is why brands love it for hero sections and social graphics.
The classic Spotify look pairs a very dark shadow with a single vivid highlight (often green, pink or blue). Use high contrast so the midtones split cleanly between the two colors. Pick any brand color as the highlight to instantly match your visual identity, duotone is the fastest way to make a set of mismatched photos feel like one cohesive campaign.
A risograph effect layers grainy ink colors with offset and overprint for a printed-zine feel. Halftone builds shading from dots. Duotone is the cleanest of the three, a smooth two-color gradient with no texture, making it ideal for digital, web and editorial use. Add grain here if you want a printed feel closer to riso.
All STUDIO·ITY tools accept video. Drop an MP4, MOV or WebM onto the canvas, set your colors on a still frame, then render the whole clip with the duotone applied frame-by-frame. Output is a standard H.264 MP4 that plays in QuickTime, VLC and on social platforms. HEVC (iPhone) and ProRes are auto-converted in-browser. Free tier: 5 seconds at 480p; Pro: 30 seconds at source resolution.
A duotone maps the tones of an image to just two colors instead of full color: one for the shadows and one for the highlights. It's the look made famous by Spotify playlist covers and editorial design. Enable midtone for a three-color tritone with richer gradients.
Upload a photo, pick a dark shadow color and a bright highlight color (or use a preset), and turn up the contrast. The tool maps every tone in your image between those two colors instantly in your browser.
Yes. Create duotone images and export at 600px for free, no signup, no install. Everything runs locally in your browser and your images are never uploaded. Pro unlocks full resolution exports without watermark for a one-time €19.
A color filter tints an image while keeping its original colors underneath. A duotone throws the original colors away and remaps the brightness of each pixel onto a two-color gradient, giving a far stronger, graphic, editorial look. Lower the Intensity slider to blend back toward the original if you want something in between.
Yes. Upload an MP4, MOV or WebM, set your colors on a still frame, then render the full clip with the duotone applied frame-by-frame. Output is a standard MP4 (H.264). HEVC and ProRes are auto-converted in-browser. Free tier renders up to 5 seconds at 480p; Pro up to 30 seconds at source resolution.
No. All processing happens locally in your browser using the Canvas API. Your images stay on your device, no uploads, no tracking, no account required.
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