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 15 mins

Language

English

Next Webinar

30-31 May 2026

$599

5.0

(26 reviews)

the problem you might be facing

still not getting the perfect grade?

let’s be frank

Colour grading is not rocket science

(But it does involve some colour science)

From my experience in training, I found that the MAJOR issue with most editors is that they don’t know exactly how each tool works, and when to use it.

DaVinci Resolve has blessed us with plenty of bells and whistles in the Colour Page, but with options comes the dilemma to pick which tool is best for adjustment.

While browsing tutorials on YouTube is good and all…the amount of misinformation is absolutely terrifying.

Searching for the “best workflow” takes months, years, or even decades.
What if…I can shorten it into hours.

take out the guesswork when
stepping into the colour page

A pilot doesn’t guess around which lever to pull and land a plane, and neither should you when navigating a grade session.

so, who is this course for?

If any of these sound like you, you’re in the right place.

Complete beginners to professional colorists

We’ve designed the course to be simple yet impactful for anyone to understand and even if you don’t have a filmmaking background.

Structured learning experience

A structured, step-by-step course that teaches colour grading through guided lessons, real footage, and practical projects making it easy to learn, apply, and grow your skills.

Prepared for greatness

Completing the course takes discipline and perseverance. But any triumph requires effort and sacrifice, that’s why I have a little reward waiting for you at the finish line.

Value efficiency and time

Waste no time looking for information because all the prep work has been done to make sure you digest the knowledge proficiently.

Course Modules

Inside the course

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
  • 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
  • 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

Check out our little sneak peeks into the course

$599
  • Course Level All Levels
  • Lessons 51
  • Duration 8 hr 15 mins
  • Language English
  • Enrolled 114
  • Additional Resource 0
  • Last Update April 24, 2026

Course features and perks

Complete Course Library

Gain access to learn directly from professionals that deliver industry-level work with techniques we use with real clients on real projects. The course covers a comprehensive look into grading for the biggest brands.

Value: $600

LUTs & PowerGrades

Made by professionals, for professionals. The course comes with our Colorist Vault PowerGrades and Creative LUTs!

Value: $235

Industry-Grade Materials

Learn by doing, not just watching. The course is packed with highly engaging course lessons with test footage for practice.

Value: $300

Lifetime Access & Updates

Enroll once, and have access to it forever, including all future product updates, new modules and webinar recordings.

Value: Priceless

Semi-annual Webinar

Twice a year, we’ll host a live webinar for students of the course to get updated on the latest workflows, share progress, and dive deeper into the craft with special guests.

Value: $600

Advance Your Career

Develop your skills to stand out in a crowded creative market as a director, DOP or editor with high-demand colour grading skills.

Value: Priceless

the colour workflow trusted by brands

meet your instructor

hi, my name’s danny!

Certified Trainer for Intro, Edit & Colour
by Blackmagic Design

Founder of Visionary Colour, Danny is actively working as a professional colorist with directors and DOPs worldwide with clients including Netflix, Astro, Marina Bay Sands, BYD, Toyota and Grab.

Since 2023, Danny has officially completed his certification as a trainer and has been conducting live workshops and showcases for top studios, private corporations and individuals from all over.

Complete the course and earn

the visionary academy certificate

Real experiences. Real results.

I began this course in September 2025, and it took me five months to complete — intentionally taking my time to fully absorb the lessons rather than rushing through them. I’ve come a long way since I started, and it was deeply rewarding to reach the final video. The course is well-paced, thoughtfully structured, and challenges you in exactly the right way. I now have a much stronger grasp of grading concepts. There’s still so much more to explore, but I feel grounded in the fundamentals now — thank you, Danny.

Highly recommended.
Indrani
Australia
Danny, this course was phenomenal! I learned so much from you and I've already started implementing some of the new tricks you taught me. I might well book another course with you in the future once I'm ready. This was well worth it!
Calvin Schellbach
United States
As a first time davinci user, it was easy to follow and catch up, went thru every detail and was really patience with us , truly a great course!
moses tan zhi jing
Malaysia
I learned color grading from him and took his course early in my journey. The foundation I gained there still shapes how I approach my work today as a Mastering Editor at Best Ever Food Review Show.
Quí Nguyễn
Vietnam
It was great! Learned different angle of approach from the masters. Some ways of creating a look were something i never thought of before.
Jorden
Malaysia
Forget online tutorials. This is the way to learn color grading, giving you the fundamentals you need to reach whatever level you want. No more applying LUTs that will break your image.
Zeejay
Malaysia
Greatly appreciate the method of teaching the theory and then using them into practical scenarios which are insanely insightful. This class is filled with information that new and senior editors can confidently take home and apply into their editing workflow.
Chris fowler
Malaysia
The session was a talking session where talked through ideas and put them into practice. As a session that was adhoc, it was truly amazing.
Jake Carstens
Japan
Intense, compact and no fluff at all—honestly worth a full week’s worth of learning about Resolve packed into 8 hours!
It was absolutely packed with knowledge, insights, and hands-on experience. it was actually a good opp to dive back into projects, try new techniques, and even rethink some of the ways I’ve been doing things. Definitely a “unlearn and relearn” moment in the best way.
adee sardali
Singapore
The whole session was great and easy to understand. The flow of the topic was great. I learned a lot about using DaVinci Resolve that could further convince me to switch to DaVinci Resolve. Thank You!
Andrew Chew
Malaysia
Everything was easy and understandable!
FATT
Kosovo
The course was fun and engaging. Hand-on activity really help me to fully understand all the therioes learnt.
Syifa Jizan
Malaysia
I've just finished Danny's color grading course, and I must say it was an incredible experience. The course is exceptionally rich in content and covers everything you need to master the craft. A huge thank you to Danny for his amazing teaching style; the way he explains complex concepts and his articulate delivery made all the difference. I highly recommend this course to anyone looking to take their grading skills to the next level.
Mahmoud Morsy
Egypt
Danny is a great tutor and he did well going in-depth and I just thank him for this service.
Marsden Gordon-Toylor
Trinidad
Danny really knows his stuff! This was the first proper lesson I took for Davinci and it was packed with insightful knowledge that anyone can apply to their workflow. Highly recommended!
Josiah
Malaysia
I have been learning color grading workshop from Danny Gan and it has been a great experience. He is a very thoughtful teacher/mentor who puts a lot of thought into how he presents the material. His lessons were engaging, useful, and he always encouraging me to try reapply what i learn during the workshop . I would highly recommend Danny to anyone interested in learning Davinci Resolve Workshop.
Willdan Muse
Malaysia
It is an interesting workshop that allows me to learn the basic of colour grading and I learn a lot from it. It is fun and easy to follow.
Jade
Malaysia

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FAQ

Why should i pay for this course when i can learn from youtube instead?

Great question! There are many sites with free resources to help you learn colour grading, if you’re on a tight budget, that’s a great place to start! But if you value your time and prefer a concise learning experience, then this course is for you.

It covers everything you’d need to know to grade beautifully and professionally so you won’t hit any snags in the future. I will also share my techniques and decision-making process which is up-to-date with the latest colour grading knowledge – THAT you can’t find anywhere else.

Although it is aimed at beginners, I believe most editors and colorists will still find nuggets of gold that will definitely be worth your time and money. If you find yourself struggling to achieve certain grades, this course will help you polish your understanding of each tool and use them in unconventional ways to achieve different looks.

There are 11 modules with up to 8+ hours of lessons. Each lesson is broken down to 5-10 minutes long. The lessons are SUPER concise because I value your time, and also so that you won’t get bored easily. But if you experience information overload, you can always rewind and rewatch them anytime!

No worries! The course will be available to you whenever you’re ready. You will have lifetime access along with any updates or new lessons added for FREE!

As for now, only English dubs and subs are available. We are expecting to include Malay and Chinese language soon.

The beauty colour grading is that you don’t need much to start. You will need a computer and DaVinci Resolve, that’s all. I do recommend you get DaVinci Resolve Studio (Paid version) for a complete experience because we are going to be practicing on 10-bit and RAW footage.

Unfortunately we don’t make our videos available to download due to copyright reasons. We know this can make it hard to view them in areas without the internet, but we’re happy to make sure your online experience is the most up-to-date.

Still have questions?

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