BALANCE · MATCH · CREATE
Build your colour craft
Ten lessons to take your grades from a balanced image to a consistent look.
Build a repeatable colour workflow and carry a consistent look across a scene.
Core skills. Interfaces and features vary by release.- 01foundationsResolve 17
DaVinci Resolve 17 Color Training - Introduction to Color
Read scopes and make a balanced starting image.
Watch on YouTubePut it into practice
Normalize exposure and white balance on three different shots.
- 02foundations
DaVinci Resolve Color Management MASTERCLASS - LUTs, CSTs, ACES or RCM - What you need to know
By Team 2 Films
Understand where colour transforms belong.
Watch on YouTubePut it into practice
Write down the input, working and output colour spaces for a test project.
- 03foundations
DaVinci Resolve: Understanding Node Trees
By Cullen Kelly
Give each correction a clear place in your node tree.
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Build and label a small reusable node tree.
- 04craft
Davinci Resolve: Create Better Contrast, Part 1
By Cullen Kelly
Shape contrast while protecting your midtones.
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Create two contrast treatments and compare skin and highlight detail.
- 05craft
Learn to PRO Color MATCH Shots in 15 mins!
Make neighbouring shots feel like the same scene.
Watch on YouTubePut it into practice
Match a wide, medium and close-up before applying a creative look.
- 06craft
How To Use Resolve Key - Perfect Skin Tones*
Isolate skin without damaging the rest of the image.
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Refine a skin key, inspect its edges and test it through the shot.
- 07craft
The saturation tool you should never use again (and what to use instead)
By Cullen Kelly
Control saturation with a deliberate colour strategy.
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Compare saturation approaches on skin, bright highlights and saturated objects.
- 08craft
Basic Creative Look Development in DaVinci Resolve Pt. 1
By Cullen Kelly
Develop a coherent creative look.
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Build a restrained look and test it across a whole scene.
- 09finishResolve 17
DaVinci Resolve 17 Color Training - Advanced Color
Extend your grade to more demanding footage.
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Review RAW and HDR workflows; try only the tools available in your edition.
- 10finishResolve 17
DaVinci Resolve 17 Color Training - Delivering Content
Check your grade through the delivery pipeline.
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Export a graded test, reimport it and compare against the timeline.
A LITTLE DIRECTION GOES A LONG WAY
