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Two people painted into the wall, singing the duet
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About this effect
Gotye's “Somebody That I Used to Know”, featuring Kimbra, came out in 2011 with a music video almost everyone can picture: two people against a wall of painted shapes, the same paint spreading over their skin until they are part of it. He faces the camera. She stands beside him in profile and sings straight at him.
The painted duet trend puts new faces into that scene. Recreating it by hand would take hours of body paint and a matching wall. Here you upload two photos, and the AI paints both of you into the picture first, then brings it to life with the glances, the head tilts, and the lip-sync of the duet.
You get a landscape video of about 27 seconds with the song. It works for couples, exes with a sense of humor, best friends, and bandmates, and it is ready for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts.
FAQ
It recreates the look of the music video for “Somebody That I Used to Know”: two people standing against a wall of painted geometric shapes, with the same paint running across their skin so they blend into it. One faces the camera, the other stands in profile and sings at them. It is also known as the painted duet trend.
The song is by Gotye and features Kimbra. It was released in 2011 on the album Making Mirrors, and its body-paint music video became one of the most recognizable of the decade.
The first photo stands on the left and faces the camera. The second photo stands on the right, in profile, turned toward the first.
The AI first builds a still of the painted scene with both of your faces in it, then animates that still with the head tilts, glances, and lip-sync of the duet.
Only use photos of yourself and people who are happy to be in the video. Do not upload photos of celebrities or anyone who has not agreed to it.
Signing up is free, with no credit card needed. A painted duet video is about 27 seconds long and costs 60 credits, and the cost is shown on the button before you generate.
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