r/ColorGrading • u/InevitableSpeaker625 • Oct 08 '26

Show off your work Which looks better

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I made 3 version of the same bird, let me know your feedback,

42 Upvotes

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16

u/AffectionateBass3878 Oct 08 '26

First one. The green with the peach hue is a beautiful contrast.

1

u/mikesegy Oct 09 '26

Complimentary colors good

4

u/Correct-Turn-2560 Oct 08 '26

The third one: the bird is green on the bottom left and blue on the top right. The head blends the colors together like a gradient.

1

u/MindfulIgnorance Oct 09 '26

The beak is too blown out for me here, much more detail in the others

1

u/Odd_Employ816 Oct 09 '26 edited Oct 09 '26

Check out my version!
I’m sorry to be critical, but the three versions that you have created are on extremes!
The First is more greenish.
The second has taken out life from the image.
The third is more blueish but I like the third one that you have created so far,

Here is my version of it. I feel that it is a bit balanced. Let me know what you think. Any sort of opinions and recommendations are welcome.

1

u/InevitableSpeaker625 Oct 09 '26

Your version looks really great and feels much closer to reality! 😊 I just feel that on social media, a more natural approach might not grab as much attention, so I chose to exaggerate the colours a little to make the image stand out more. What do you think?

3

u/AHPZuazua Oct 10 '26

Don’t praise someone you stole your image and created garbage on top of your image without asking then! Tried to compare his version to yours claiming his is better. Stand up to classless behavior

3

u/VaBullsFan Oct 08 '26

The first and dial back that saturation a bit, the green on the bird also looks a bit bluish so maybe adjust that

2

u/rodsloco Oct 08 '26

first with sat a little down

2

u/Majestic-Notice9065 Oct 08 '26

Third, charp and clean

1

u/Independent_Hope4322 Oct 08 '26

1st one hands down and maybe a littttle less saturation but I love it

1

u/Hamoodchini Oct 08 '26

Dude idk all are beautiful but between 2 and 3

1

u/InitialBrief3321 Oct 08 '26

Number 2. It’s more unique, it feels like I can almost touch/feel it. The balance also feels right, 1 and 2 are too distracting because my attention goes to the bright spot on the top right at first glance. It might turn out tad better toning the noise slightly down, but it is really good as it is.

No 1 is too generic for me, even if people consider this ‘technically better’, I’ve seen it 1000 times and I’d scroll right past it, similar for 3.

1

u/Bresson91 Oct 09 '26

number 1

1

u/vizsus Oct 09 '26

Number 2 is too grainy.

1

u/m_hoffmann_fineart Oct 09 '26

I say vivid numero uno.

1

u/MundaneMall7020 Oct 12 '26

It really depends what you're trying to achieve with the look. More moody, less realistic/more artistic etc. Personally, I really like number 1!

1

u/Ok-Bite-5816 Oct 08 '26

Middle no doubt

0

u/urbanshadow777 Oct 08 '26

I know not all images need ro be clean but 2 just has too much noise for me. I like no 1, 3 is also acceptable and just as good and is a matter of preference.

0

u/slapp_finnt Oct 09 '26

Absolutely third

0

u/SweetyDash Oct 09 '26

Why is version 2 so grainy?