We continue our DaVinci Resolve 17 training with a new high-end course in Color Management Workflow. This is an intermediate course for colorists and visual effects artists taught by our instructor Lee Lanier.

Derek Hansen is one of the most successful colorists in Los Angeles, with experience from high-end commercial work at MPC, The Mill and Arsenal Creative. In this masterclass you are invited into his color suite to watch how he creates great looking images and discuss workflow, techniques, creativity and strategies that will help you become a better colorist.

This course provides colorists with an in-depth overview of professional color grading techniques and look creation in DaVinci Resolve 16. The main concepts discussed in the course are advanced contrast management, balancing techniques and look development. The focus is primarily on higher end color grading, color theory and teaching techniques that took professional colorists years of experience to master.

A step-by-step color grading training program

This is my complete Color Grading Masterclass, the place were you’ll be able to craft your images to perfection.

This course is 10 simple, yet essential, color correction and grading tips for anyone wanting to grow as a colorist.

Have you ever looked at a polished image and wondered how the retoucher achieved that color grade? In this tutorial Sef McCullough reverse engineers images and shows how to recreate a specific grade. There are several approaches to color grading, but unfortunately, too many of the techniques used by photographers and retouchers are destructive and deteriorate the quality of image.

Cinematic Color Grading is a retouching focused course from award-winning photographer Justin Lister. In this tutorial, you will explore his use of colors, tones, and imagery to create a cinematic movie style color palette for your portfolio.

Using our provided projects, you’ll jump right in and begin color grading a wide variety of footage . You’ll learn the best approaches for setting the tonal range and contrast for each shot using a combination of color wheels and curves. You’ll also learn how to create a shot matching strategy that will make your grading sessions more disciplined and ultimately more productive.

Critical Tools – The most essential color grading tools, their primary functions, and where to find them in DaVinci Resolve, FCP X, and Premiere Pro. Order of operations – A bulletproof workflow for RAW and compressed formats, designed to optimize footage for maximum creative potential. Shot matching & base grades – The first critical steps of any creative grade. COLOR FIXES