Creative Looks In Davinci Resolve

Day One

Introduction to Looks

• Introduction
• Defining looks
• Adjusting contrast
• Explaining different color casts
• Things to avoid when creating a look
• Using the soft controls
• Applying color washes

Creating Color Washes

• Introduction to color washes
• Preserving highlights
• Using offset to create color wash
• Creating duo tone looks
• Avoiding QC violation

Building Reusable Looks

• Creating a color generator
• Creating looks with composite modes
• Saving your effect in the still store
• Applying your effect

Creating Undertone Looks

• Inserting color
• Using curves to insert color
• Using the log tools to insert color
• Inserting color with the LUM qualifier
• Using power windows to isolate correction

Day Two

Creating Power Window Looks

• Other uses for power windows
• Tinting different regions
• Adjusting your power window
• Creating light leaks
• Keyframing your color effect

Creating Bleach Bypass Looks

• Introduction to bleach bypass
• Creating a basic Bleach bypass
• Creating an advanced Bleach bypass
• Using hue vs sat to isolate color
• Creating a traditional Bleach bypass
• Setting monochrome in the RGB mixer
• Reviewing versions
• Fine tuning your Bleach bypass
• Preserving highlights with master gain
• Adding an undertone

Creating Cross – Processing Looks

• Introduction to cross processing
• Creating a music video look
• Creating S&J custom curves
• Inverting the blue channel
• Preserving color by sampling
• Using the YSFX sliders
• Saving looks as presets
• Applying saved effects to different image

Day Three

Preserving Skin Tones

• Addressing issues with hyper-stylizations
• Preserving the look and skin tones
• Setting up your node tree
• Sampling with the qualifier
• Fine tuning the qualifier
• Adjusting the key palette’s gain

Creating Glow Looks

• Introduction to glow effects
• Isolating the highlights
• Creating glow with lift
• Using composite modes to create glow
• Creating a high contrast node
• Using the add composite mode
• Using blur to modify the glow
• Reducing the saturation
• Adding color to your glow
• Saving your glow effect
• Applying your glow effect to another image
• Adjusting an effect to specific images

Creating Black & White Looks

• Introduction to greyscale effects
• Reducing saturation
• Adjusting the look with curves
• Creating greyscale with the RGB mixer
• Reviewing grayscale effects
• Adding color to your greyscale
• Lifting the blacks