Visionary Colour Academy

Description2

The leading online course to master colour grading in Davinci Resolve’s packed with engaging lessons from fundamentals to colour theory and creative look development. Learn to grade like a professional colorist through follow-along projects, semi-annual webinar passes plus industry-grade digital assets to kickstart your mastery of colour!

Skill

all_levels

Duration

8 hr 18 mins

Language

English

Last Update

September 14, 2026

Description

The leading online course to master colour grading in Davinci Resolve’s packed with engaging lessons from fundamentals to colour theory and creative look development. Learn to grade like a professional colorist through follow-along projects, semi-annual webinar passes plus industry-grade digital assets to kickstart your mastery of colour!

Topics for this course

  • (I) Course Setup

    • I. Trainer Introduction

      00:00:55

    • II. Project Setup

      00:00:46
  • Module 1: Resolve Introduction

    • 1.1 Introduction to DaVinci Resolve

      00:07:57

    • 1.2 General Settings

      00:04:35

    • 1.3 Colour Page Overview

      00:08:05
  • Module 2: Colour Management

    • 2.1 Colour Management Masterclass

      00:14:28

    • 2.2 Project Colour Management

      00:10:10
  • Module 3: Colour Correction

    • 3.1 Grading Principles

      00:04:45

    • 3.2 Primaries

      00:11:55

    • 3.3 Colour Scopes

      00:05:31

    • 3.4 White Balance Benchmarking

      00:06:14

    • 3.5 Colour Correction Masterclass

      00:07:48
  • Module 4: Node Workflow

    • 4.1 Introduction to Corrector Nodes

      00:02:32

    • 4.2 Types of Nodes

      00:06:20

    • 4.3 Node Tree Fundamentals

      00:04:04

    • 4.4 PowerGrades

      00:02:52

    • 4.5 Beginner Node Tree

      00:11:37

    • 4.6 Working Colour Space

      00:08:17

    • 4.7 Pro Node Tree

      00:02:30

    • 4.8 DaVinci Wide Gamut & Sony S-Log3

      00:03:26

    • 4.9 CST Sandwich

      00:16:48
  • Module 5: Secondaries

    • 5.1 Curves - Custom & Hue

      00:06:01

    • 5.2 Qualifier - Hue, RGB, LUM & 3D

      00:05:23

    • 5.3 Power Window

      00:06:12

    • 5.4 AI Magic Mask 2

      00:03:36

    • 5.5 Chroma Warp

      00:15:37

    • 5.6 Commercial Grade

      00:11:18
  • Module 6: Colour Grading

    • 6.1 Primaries Split Tone

      00:09:18

    • 6.2 Saturation Split Tone

      00:04:29

    • 6.3 Split Tone OFX

      00:08:50

    • 6.4 Types of Saturation

      00:04:02

    • 6.5 Bleach Bypass

      00:02:43

    • 6.6 Film Print Emulation

      00:06:18

    • 6.7 Spline Curve

      00:04:04

    • 6.8 ColorSlice

      00:05:47

    • 6.9 Tonal Contrast

      00:13:20
  • Module 7: Colour Matching

    • 7.1 Gallery & Stills

      00:06:30

    • 7.2 Analysing Grades

      00:16:05

    • 7.3 Grade Matching

      00:25:06

    • 7.4 Shot Matching

      00:15:15

    • 7.5 Practice for Grade Matching

      00:25:48
  • Module 8: Colour Theory

    • 8.1 Colour Theory

      00:12:17

    • 8.2 Filmic vs Digital Colours

      00:10:34

    • 8.3 Colour Decisions

      00:15:05
  • Module 9: Pro Colour Tools

    • 9.1 Noise Reduction

      00:10:52

    • 9.2 Playback Settings

      00:05:44

    • 9.3 Keyframing

      00:11:47

    • 9.4 Grade Versions

      00:05:09

    • 9.5 Linear Gain

      00:09:00

    • 9.6 Node Stack Layers

      00:12:37
  • Module 10: Colorist Podcast

    • 10.1 Starting a Colorist Career

      00:09:29
  • Module 11: Resolve Updates

    • 11.1 Resolve 20.2.2 MasOC Viewer Match

      00:07:27

    • 11.2 ColorTone Diffuser

      00:10:20

    • 11.3 DaVinci Resolve 21 Colour Updates

      00:10:22
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  • Last Update March 10, 2026