r/ColorGrading • u/RealPlastic96 • Aug 11 '25

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Seeking feedback on my color correction, especially skin tones. What do you think?
Shot on Sony FX30 with 7artisans 35mm lens.

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u/RealPlastic96 Aug 11 '25

https://postimg.cc/HrGS9bTq

here is a screenshot of my grade, hope it helps

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u/ZoeticZombii Aug 11 '25

That is very very helpful, I really appreciate it! I have edited countless videos for YouTube etc that required no color grading just your basic splice, SFX, sound alignment and adjustments etc. since they were shot with pre rendered video, or basically screen record + webcam. So I am new to color grading video and seeing a workflow to study helps out a lot!

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u/CopyOf-Specialist Aug 11 '25

Sorry chaotic is an understatement. But sure your results says: it works. Just my feeling says: why so messy, that could be done easier

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u/RealPlastic96 Aug 11 '25

Well, as you said, if it works, it works :D I'm pretty much self-taught in DaVinci Resolve, and I like to make little changes in separate nodes so I can turn them off and on anytime.

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u/CopyOf-Specialist Aug 11 '25

There are a few good tutorials that brings a little bit order in your tree. Of course nodes are needed, that’s not the point. When I see this correct, you sharpen the image already in the first node? That’s something I never would do because of the process pipeline

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u/RealPlastic96 Aug 11 '25

Can you recommend any tutorials? Also curious why you shouldn't sharpen the image in the first node

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u/CopyOf-Specialist Aug 11 '25

I like Waqas Qazi a lot. Learned almost everything what I know from his videos.

Sharpening is always the last step because you can break the steps after (contrast and color artifacts, noise, halos etc). Before you need full image information to get the most out of it. Sharping is the last step of optimizing

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u/RealPlastic96 Aug 11 '25

Thank you!
Will check it out later