AIStylize

The most important correction is semantic: Style Scale is not an intensity control. Blackmagic documents it as the slider that changes how large or small the applied art strokes are. There is no separate dedicated Strength/Amount slider in the captured Controls panel.

Styles switches the artistic model/family itself. Changing Styles is therefore a qualitative change in visual language rather than a different numeric setting for the same filter.

The captured Resolve dropdown visibly includes Antimonocromatismo, Asheville, Brush Stroke, Candy, Chinese Brush, Kandinsky Composition, Dance, Edtaonisl, Feather, Illustrated Portrait, La Muse, Mondrian, Stained Glass, Cafe Terrace and Impressionist Reservoir; the captured viewport continues below that list.

Different Styles reorganize form, color grouping, edge character and texture in different ways. Compare them on the same representative frame before changing Style Scale so the source remains controlled.

Style Scale is spatial. Smaller values produce finer artistic structure; larger values produce larger strokes and broader decorative regions. Blackmagic's documented example uses Dance with Style Scale 4 to illustrate the change in stroke size.

A larger Style Scale may feel subjectively stronger because bigger strokes are more obvious, but that is a visual consequence of scale rather than evidence of a hidden Strength control.

When the chosen style is correct but the contribution is too heavy, use the common Blend control, a Merge/Layer workflow, or another explicit compositing method instead of redefining Style Scale as opacity.

Blackmagic specifically describes a layered workflow: keep the original image on one branch and combine it with the Stylize result. This preserves control over opacity/composite mode without changing the character of the chosen painterly preset.

A luminosity-style composite can emphasize Stylize texture while preserving more original color, while a saturation-oriented composite can retain more source structure while borrowing color from the stylized branch. Evaluate the actual composite mode in context.

Effect Mask is a separate blue Fusion mask input. It gates where the already-computed Stylize result contributes; it is not a style-reference image, a second image source, or a way to train the effect.

AIStylize does not expose an arbitrary user-reference style image input. Styles is a built-in preset library, which is an important boundary compared with modern reference-driven style-transfer systems.

The node works especially well on shots with readable silhouettes and large forms: architecture, product shots, B-roll, music inserts, title backgrounds and design studies. Small typography and UI elements can lose legibility quickly.

For faces, choose a Style that preserves recognizable geometry first and only then tune Style Scale. If eyes or mouth structure collapse, a different preset or mask may be better than merely reducing blend.

Unlike a static texture overlay, Stylize is intended to provide temporal stability so style strokes track the moving objects in the scene. Playback QC remains mandatory because difficult content can still reveal swimming or popping.

Stress-test cuts, fast motion, motion blur, hair, foliage, water and small repeating patterns. These areas reveal temporal re-interpretation earlier than a static simple shot.

Do not approve a Style from a single still. A frame that looks impressive in isolation can become unstable or visually exhausting over several seconds of playback.

For transitions, animate the common Blend or a Merge between untreated and stylized branches rather than abruptly switching Styles. A model change inside a shot can produce a hard jump in texture and palette.

The captured Inspector shows Styles=Candy and Style Scale=1. That is evidence of one UI state, not a universal preset. Scale 1 is useful as a repeatable baseline when comparing styles.

AIStylize belongs to Resolve FX Stylize and requires Studio. Verify availability when a project moves between systems with different Resolve licensing/capabilities.

A reliable production order is: representative frame → Styles audition → Style Scale for stroke size → playback QC → optional Effect Mask or layered blend → full-resolution and timeline-context review.