4 Easy Stylized Color Grading Looks For Beginners EXPLAINED in DaVinci Resolve

🎬 Want to make your footage look cinematic in DaVinci Resolve?
In this step-by-step color grading tutorial, Gareth Wentzel (That Media Prof) shows you how to create 4 easy cinematic color grading looks using Resolve’s Color Page — without guesswork or complicated nodes.

These grading styles are perfect for filmmakers, content creators, and beginners learning color grading in DaVinci Resolve.

You’ll learn how to build:

🎨 1. Teal & Orange Look
🌤 2. Soft Dreamy Glow Look
💡 3. Bright High-Key Sitcom Look
👻 4. Cool and Eerie Horror Look

🎓 You’ll also learn:

How to color grade step-by-step in DaVinci Resolve
When to use LUTs (and when NOT to)
How to build looks
How to keep skin tones natural while grading creatively
Professional grading workflow for beginners

📥 Download the FREE Creative Grading Cheat Sheet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sHbN...

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Scopes → Basic Correction → Secondaries → Shot Matching → Creative Looks

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📖 CHAPTERS
00:00 – Intro: Why Your Footage Still Looks Flat
00:25 – Correction vs Grading (What’s the Difference?)
00:48 – How to Develop a Look: References, Palette & Contrast
01:17 – Protecting Skin Tones in Stylized Grades
02:00 – How to Use LUTs Wisely (Technical vs Creative LUTs)
02:42 – Safe Workflow Order for Creative Color Grading
03:36 – Demo Overview: 4 Creative Looks + Node Setup
03:59 – Setting Up IDT & ODT with Color Space Transform
05:21 – Working in DaVinci Wide Gamut (Why It Matters)
06:18 – Doing Primary & Secondary Corrections First
06:56 – Look #1: Teal & Orange Cinematic Look
08:16 – Protecting Skin Tones with a Layer Node
09:03 – Look #2: Soft Dreamy Glow Look (Using Glow Effect)
10:07 – Glow Advanced Controls: Shine, Spread & Gamma
11:33 – Adjusting Greens with Hue vs Hue for a Dreamy Look
12:11 – Look #3: High-Key Sitcom Look
12:53 – Raising Shadows, Adjusting Gamma & Lowering Contrast
13:56 – Warming Whites & Boosting Saturation
15:12 – Finalizing the High-Key Sitcom Look
15:30 – Look #4: Cool Desaturated Horror Look
16:08 – Dropping Exposure & Increasing Contrast
16:48 – Cooling the Image + Adding Blue/Green Tonality
17:44 – Before/After Horror Look Breakdown
18:31 – Adding a Vignette Using Power Windows
19:16 – Inverting the Window & Darkening Edges
20:12 – Final Before/After Comparison
21:02 – Using LUTs for Creative Looks (Horror LUT Example)
22:24 – Adjusting LUT Strength with Key Output
23:21 – Where LUTs Are Stored on Your Computer
23:44 – Common Creative Grading Pitfalls
24:24 – Final Thoughts & Series Wrap-Up

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