
Hit ALT+S on the keyboard to add a new node.This will instruct DaVinci to grade your image in that specific order. You can add subsequent nodes and apply different color adjustments to each one. Your raw image will automatically be assigned to a single node. Nodes are the way color grades can be organized in DaVinci Resolve. Once you’ve color corrected your image, you can apply a grade, and there are a multitude of tools available in DaVinci Resolve for you to do this. You’ll want to apply the grade to a separate node on top of the color corrected node. Once you’ve corrected the image, so it’s looking pretty good and fixed any unintentional tints, you can grade it. If the image is feeling particularly yellow, pull the slider in the direction opposite yellow to even the image out. Try dragging the slider in the wheel towards blue and see how the image reacts.

Use the Color Wheels to adjust any hues.Together this will adjust the contrast, emphasizing the difference between dark and light in the image. Click the Gain slider in the bottom left and drag it to raise the highlights.Click the Lift slider in the bottom left of the screen and drag it to lower the shadows.There are multiple ways to adjust contrast, and one of the ways is to adjust Lift and Gain. This opens the Scopes at the bottom of the screen. Or you can right-click on the Scopes icon in the far right belt toolbar, next to the ‘i’.

If you have a large monitor you can right-click on the image and select Show Scopes, which opens the scopes in a new window.


A lot of the process is founded in color theory, but before we dive into color grading too deeply, it’s important to color correct your image first. Part 1: DaVinci Resolve Color Grading WorkflowsĬolor grading doesn’t have to be as intimidating as it sounds, especially when using a straightforward application like DaVinci Resolve. Part 1: DaVinci Resolve Color Grading Workflows.
