Effect · Fun & Viral
Bald Swipe — one swipe and the hair is gone.
Bald Swipe brings in a monkey that brushes a hand over your hair and leaves your head bare. The sample is a reel of two runs. It opens on a woman with a dark messy bun, round glasses and silver chains, resting her chin on her hand in a warm room.
The sample
What happens in the Bald Swipe sample.
The first run opens on a woman with a dark messy bun, round wire glasses, hoop earrings, layered silver chains and a black tank top. A brown-grey monkey reaches in from the left and sweeps its hand across her hair. Next she is fully bald, laughing hard with both hands on her head while the monkey watches from behind. The second run starts on a man with swept brown hair, a cream turtleneck and a charcoal blazer in front of a city skyline at dusk. The same swipe follows, and he ends up bald, grinning and gripping his head.
Glasses, jewellery, clothes and backgrounds all stay in place in both runs. Only the hair goes, and each calm pose turns into big open-mouthed laughter with hands raised to the head. The monkey enters from the left edge each time. Both runs start on a head-and-shoulders shot facing the camera, which is the framing to copy if you want to stay close to the sample.
The recipe
Bald Swipe, on paper.
Read from the effect catalog the app itself ships, so these are the settings your run will use.
| Spec | This effect |
|---|---|
| Engine | PixVerse |
| Resolution | 720p or 1080p |
| Clip length | 5s or 8s |
| Cost | 2 credits at 5s 720p · 4 credits at 8s 720p · 4 credits at 5s 1080p · 8 credits at 8s 1080p |
| Source images | One photo |
| Aspect ratio | Follows your photo |
| Category | Fun & Viral |
| Text prompt | None — the engine's own template |
Your photo
Photos that suit it.
One-tap effects have one input. The photo you pick is your creative control.
Head and shoulders, facing you
Both runs in the sample open on a head-and-shoulders shot looking at the camera. Matching that crop keeps you near the sample.
Hair uncovered and in frame
The monkey sweeps the hair away, so a photo with your hair visible and not under a hat gives it something to remove.
A little room on the left
In both runs the monkey reaches in from the left edge, so some space on that side of your photo mirrors the sample.
How it works
Running Bald Swipe in four steps.
Pick your photo
The tips above come from what the sample shows. A clear, well-lit subject is the safe start.
Open Fun & Viral and tap Bald Swipe
In the King AI app on iPhone, iPad or Mac, or in the web studio. Opening the effect does not spend credits.
Choose the length and resolution
5s or 8s, 720p or 1080p. Cost: 2 credits at 5s 720p · 4 credits at 8s 720p · 4 credits at 5s 1080p · 8 credits at 8s 1080p.
Generate, then try another photo
The photo changes the result more than a second run of the same photo does.
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ExploreFAQ
Bald Swipe, answered.
What does the Bald Swipe effect do?
A reel of two runs: a monkey swipes its hand over a woman's bun and a man's swept hair, leaving each of them bald and laughing with hands on their heads.
Does Bald Swipe keep my glasses and clothes?
In the sample, yes. The woman keeps her round glasses, hoop earrings, silver chains and black top, and the man keeps his turtleneck, blazer and chain. Only their hair disappears after the monkey's swipe, and both end up laughing with hands on their heads. To try it yourself, you add one photo.
How much does Bald Swipe cost?
2–8 credits per run: 2 credits (~$0.80) at the default length and resolution, more for a longer or sharper clip (2 credits at 5s 720p · 4 credits at 8s 720p · 4 credits at 5s 1080p · 8 credits at 8s 1080p). New verified accounts receive 3 welcome credits once. The welcome bonus covers one supported first run costing 2 credits.
How long is a Bald Swipe video?
5s or 8s at 720p or 1080p. It follows the shape of your photo. Nothing you export is watermarked, on any plan.
Do I need to write a prompt?
No. Bald Swipe is a template on the PixVerse engine. King AI sends the effect's name and your photo; there is no text prompt to write.
Get started
Try Bald Swipe.
New verified accounts receive 3 welcome credits once. The welcome bonus covers one supported first run costing 2 credits. Nothing you export is watermarked.