The "master painter" technique for better color grades

In this video I'm showing you a powerful technique used by my favorite master painters to add greater dimension and separation to their images. Colorists use this as well, but most use it with the most basic understanding possible. This 45 minute deep dive will cover the basics, more advanced understanding and techniques, and show you some of the tools you can use to put this to work in your own grades (and we're still just scratching the surface).

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00:00 - The technique
01:02 - Definition, and how it relates to color grading
03:00 - Basic understanding of the technique
05:25 - Pointing out key things this does for your image
06:08 - The filmic characteristics this creates
07:47 - The problems you have to watch out for when using this technique
10:10 - Why you need to be careful if you're grading a commercial
11:47 - Different ways to do this in Resolve: Method no. 1
13:50 - What you should you consider when using LUTs for this
15:46 - The oldest and easiest way to use this technique
16:30 - Limitations to using primaries for this method
16:42 - A little talked about but critical piece to using this masterfully
21:48 - Method no. 2
23:21 - Don't skip this
25:42 - Method no. 3
28:59 - Refining the technique and taking things to the next level
30:00 - The problem with using primaries when you need to change something
32:15 - Refining with custom curves
33:43 - Refining the more advanced details
34:43 - How you can manipulate this technique to get greater contrast control
39:22 - Other ways you might want to fine-tune this technique

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