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). You can get the Gray Scale Ramp DCTL I used and mentioned in the video for free here: https://procolor.ist/gray-scale-ramp-dctl/ And here's the exposure chart DCTL: https://procolor.ist/exposure-dctl 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 -------- Get free access to my 8-hour look design training and start creating your own studio-quality show LUTs, camera LUTs, and LUT packs when you get my pro look design plugin Contour (free trial available) : https://procolor.ist/contour-official/ Grab my Voyager LUT Pack. 17 LUTs to provide beautiful looks for any type of project so you can grade faster, take every image further, and attract better and better jobs. http://procolor.ist/voyager-lut-pack Get my free Kodak 2383 film print LUT for DWG and ACES here: http://procolor.ist/freelut Check out my ebook, The Colorist's 10 Commandments: http://procolor.ist/ebook