LUT collection · Pixelmator Pro

Pixelmator Looks

79 colour looks, sorted by effect.

Original film and portrait grades with skin tone protection, black and white with colour filters, plus recreations of classic photo app filters and current trend looks. As .cube files for Pixelmator Pro and any other app that reads 3D LUTs.

Coming soonScreenshots Features

A dog portrait eight times side by side: the original and seven looks from different colour groups, including warm, cool, matte and black and white. — A dog portrait in the original and in seven looks from different groups. All looks only change colours and tones; detail and sharpness stay untouched.

Screenshots

Overview sheet: a stage photo of a singer in all 79 looks as a grid, the original at the top left, ordered from neutral through warm, rosé, cool and green to matte and black and white. — All 79 looks at a glance, the original at the top left. The order is generated automatically from measurements such as colour cast, saturation and split toning. Click to open the sheet at full size.

Colour groups

The nine colour groups of the 79 looks with numbers and effect
No.	Group	Effect
01–08	Neutral	natural colours, only contrast and brightness changed
09–11	Vivid	strongly saturated, punchy colours
12–32	Warm	from slightly warm to strongly golden and orange
33–35	Rosé	tint towards pink and magenta
36–42	Cool	bluish, from slight to strong
43–44	Green	tint towards green and teal
45–46	Split	cool shadows, warm highlights (teal & orange)
47–62	Matte	desaturated, faded, film look
63–79	B&W	black and white, from cool (cyanotype, selenium) through neutral to warm (platinum, sepia)

Features

Sorted by colour

Every look is measured on test colours and sorted automatically. Similar looks sit next to each other, and within each group the effect gets gradually stronger.

Skin tone protection

Looks with “Portrait” in the name keep skin tones natural, even when the rest of the image turns clearly warm, cool or matte.

Black and white with filters

17 black and white looks as if shot with classic colour filters in front of the lens: red for dramatic skies, yellow and green for landscapes, orange for portraits, blue for a harsh mood, plus toning from cyanotype through selenium to platinum and sepia.

Classics and trends

Approximations of well-known photo app filters and of current looks from short-video apps. Not exact copies, but recreations of my own.

Colour only, no artefacts

LUTs change only colours and tones. Sharpness, noise and detail stay as they are.

Use them anywhere

Standard .cube files: besides Pixelmator Pro also in Photomator, Affinity Photo, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and other apps.

How to use the looks

Open a photo in Pixelmator Pro.
On the right, open Color Adjustments and add the LUT adjustment via +.
Choose a .cube file in the LUTs folder. Number and group in the file name show where the look sits in the collection.
Optionally choose Save as Preset from the adjustments menu, so the look is one click away from then on.

System requirements

Format: 79 × 3D LUT (.cube)
Apps: Pixelmator Pro, Photomator, Affinity Photo, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and any app with LUT import
Installation: Installer for macOS, puts the looks with an overview and instructions in place for all users of the Mac
Download: Coming soon

FAQ

The look is too strong for me. What can I do?

Duplicate the layer, apply the look only to the duplicate and reduce its opacity. That way every look can be toned down smoothly.

Why are vignette, grain or sharpening missing?

A LUT can only change colours and tones. Add vignette, grain or sharpening separately in Pixelmator. For a vignette on the subject there is BodyFocus.

How do I get rid of the looks again?

Move the “Pixelmator Looks” folder in /Users/Shared to the Trash.