Low saturation and soft transitions, as if the colour just bled onto wet paper. Light and transparent.
- XMP · Lightroom Classic, CC & Camera Raw
- .costyle · Capture One
- .cube · 3D LUT (DaVinci Resolve, Premiere Pro)
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Watercolour
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Character and mood
Watercolour takes the weight out of the image. The way watercolour bleeds into something transparent on wet paper, this preset lets colour blend softly instead of marking hard edges.
What the preset does to your photo: saturation drops considerably and transitions between tones turn softer, as if light is shining through them. Contrast stays low, blacks never go fully black. The result feels airy and transparent.
The look suits flowers and botanical images, bright interiors, and fabric or paper where you want that translucent quality to show.
Choose Watercolour when your photo is already light and open. For a rich, dark mood, Baroque from this pack is the direct counterpart.
Installation
Lightroom Classic & CC (desktop)
Unzip the downloaded file on your computer. Open Lightroom Classic and go to the Develop module. Right-click the Presets panel, choose 'Import Presets', and select the .xmp file. The preset appears in your list immediately and can be applied to any photo straight away.
Lightroom Mobile
Lightroom Mobile syncs presets via the cloud. Import the .xmp file into Lightroom CC on your desktop first. Once cloud sync completes, the preset is automatically available on your phone or tablet. An Adobe CC subscription is required for this sync feature.
Capture One
Unzip the file. Open Capture One and navigate to the Styles panel. Click the arrow next to 'Styles' and choose 'Import Style'. Select the .costyle file. The style is available in your library immediately. Works with Capture One version 21 and later.
DaVinci Resolve / Premiere Pro (3D LUT)
Copy the .cube file to your application's LUT folder. In DaVinci Resolve via Project Settings → Color Management → LUT folders. In Premiere Pro via the Lumetri Color panel → Creative tab → Look → Browse. The LUT works on both LOG and standard exposed video footage.
