Tom Evans January 14, 2018 Share January 14, 2018 Any tips on how to approach a pastel palette when working with strong primary colors? Link to comment Share on other sites
Cary Knoop January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 (edited) Use Layers (or Parallel nodes) overlaying different intensity pastel colors. Attached a simple example with parallel nodes. With layer mode you can experiment with different composite modes. Pastel_1.1.1.drx Edited January 15, 2018 by Cary Knoop 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Jussi Rovanperä January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 I'd start with finding the right contrast curve for the footage, pastel stuff is usually low contrast with lifted midtones, and that kind of curve will desat the colors to start with. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites
Emily Haine January 15, 2018 Share January 15, 2018 Set the curve first as Jussi suggests, then isolate the different colors, gamma lift and hue-swing them towards the color palette of your choice with a combination of hue vs hue and saturation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites
Kristine Kee July 27, 2020 Share July 27, 2020 Hi everyone, I am also looking for tips on how to get those cinematic pastel tones when editing in DaVinci Resolve. You were talking to set up the curve correctly, but can anyone give more specific details on that. My footage is .BRAW shot on Black Magic Pocket 4k Appreciate any advice Link to comment Share on other sites
Emily Haine July 28, 2020 Share July 28, 2020 Hi Kristine, I suggest you have a look at the professional color grading techniques here on Lowepost. It goes really deep into how to build contrast curves and manipulate colors. Link to comment Share on other sites
