Rim Light Prompt: Exact Wording and Example Frame

In the Lookbook this card is called Rim Light Kicker.

Rim Light Kicker example: a man's head and shoulders in profile facing right against a pure black background, a soft white glow outlining the back of his head and shoulder from a light behind him, his face dimly visible, no streaks
Example frame made with this look. Scene: a man's head and shoulders in profile facing right against a pure black background, a soft white glow outlining the back of his head and shoulder from a light behind him, his face dimly visible, no streaks.

What it is

A light behind and to the side of the subject draws a bright line along hair, cheek and shoulder, lifting them off a dark background while the face stays mostly in shadow.

What it says: Separation, mystery, a figure carved from the night.

The prompt

Paste it into an image or video prompt as is, then add your own subject.

Prompt

rim light from behind and to one side, a thin bright edge along the hair, cheek and shoulder, subject separated from a dark background, face mostly in soft shadow, low-key

Not this

Not contre-jour into the sun and not a full silhouette: the source is a lamp, the background stays dark, and the face still reads.

Other names

Rim Light Kicker, edge light, kicker, hair light

Pairs with

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Build a full look around it

The Lookbook deals the camera, light, film look, palette and music that go with this card, and writes one prompt for the whole set.

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