Ground Control - Pro Color Grading In DaVinci Resolve

Ground Control – Pro Color Grading in DaVinci Resolve

A comprehensive DaVinci Resolve color grading masterclass by Ground Control, designed to teach professional color correction and grading from the fundamentals through advanced workflows. The course emphasizes not just which tools to use, but why and when to use them.

Course Content
14 main chapters
8+ hours of training
Exercise/project files included
Beginner-friendly, progressing into advanced professional techniques

Main topics include:

Color theory and professional color workflows
Setting up a proper grading environment and monitor
DaVinci Resolve Color Page
Reading scopes and vectorscopes
Building professional node structures
Color management
Correcting exposure, saturation and color casts
Contrast and tonal balancing
Shot matching
Creating cinematic looks and color palettes
Working with LUTs
Secondary corrections
Power Windows, tracking and keying
Skin-tone correction
Creating depth and texture
Complete start-to-finish grading workflows on real projects
Rendering and final delivery
Additional DaVinci Resolve 18 tools such as Object Mask and Depth Map
Who Is It For?

Suitable for:

Beginner and intermediate colorists
DaVinci Resolve users
Video editors moving into professional color grading
Filmmakers and cinematographers
YouTube, commercial and film creators
Anyone who wants to understand a structured professional grading workflow rather than simply applying LUTs

Field: Video Post-Production → Color Grading / DaVinci Resolve.