Blender to Resolve: a Freemium Video Course

Welcome to a freemium video course on color management and color grading in DaVinci Resolve for 3D artists working in Blender.

p.s. This is a pay-what-you-want product, so you can either get it for $0 or donate ❤️ $1, ☕ $2, 💩 $5, ⚡ $10, 👻 $15, 💋 $25, 👽 $35, 👾 $45, 😛 $60, 🦐 $100, 🦄$200

The Blender-to-Resolve Workflow Explained

Have you ever wanted to include DaVinci Resolve into your 3D rendering pipeline for color grading but didn't know where to start? Get this 4-hour freemium course by Gleb Alexandrov and learn how:

• Set up AgX and Filmic in Resolve
• Master the EXR rendering pipeline
• Use the industry-standard color grading tools of DaVinci Resolve
• The ultimate FREE pipeline for color grading 3D renders and animations
• and more!
• Watch the Introduction video (14 minutes)

The Author

Gleb has over a decade's worth of experience sharing high quality art and tuition in computer graphics and photography, is the author of the acclaimed ‘Cinematic Lighting Course’ for Blender and is a frequent receiver of the question “How do I make MY renders look like THAT?!”

Part of the answer is post processing, particularly his use of color management and grading within DaVinci Resolve. It's the workflow and secret sauce behind many of the Creative Shrimp course trailers.

Gleb dedicates much of his time learning from the best, experimenting and sharing as much information as possible, all while keeping it concise, clear, engaging and easy to digest, helping others achieve their artistic goals. This course is a continuation of that tradition.

Contents

CHAPTER 1 (25min)

Learn how to properly export EXR sequences from Blender and interpret them correctly in DaVinci Resolve. Get to know the basics of Color Space Transform and Tone Mapping. No more clipped highlights and oversaturated colors.

CHAPTER 2 (1h 14min)

With the groundwork from chapter 1 now laid, here's where things really start to take off: a Pro Color Grading masterclass covering the essentials of the Blender to DaVinci Resolve workflow.

Learn how to handle a RAW exr data and use the industry standard color grading tools to achieve rich cinematic colors.

CHAPTER 3 (33min)

Here we'll cover how to set up AgX, Filmic and the other amazing free view transforms of Blender, in Resolve, to work with the film emulsion-like colors like a pro.

P.S. This was the most popular request.

CHAPTER 4 (55min)

We'll explore the multi-light layer workflow and learn how to create an infinite variety of looks for your 3D animations right in Resolve. The flexibility and potential time saved here is next level!

CHAPTER 5 (34 min)

All you wanted to know about LUTs or ‘look-up tables’ in Resolve and how to use them correctly (because there is a lot of simply WRONG information floating around).

CHAPTER 6 (14 min)

Resolve offers some super useful non-color grading features as well, such as Optical Flow to regenerate the missing frames and Temporal Denoise to clean-up your Cycles renders. This is where we take a look at some more of the powerful reasons to be using Resolve.

Requirements

Difficulty: Advanced

It just goes with the color management territory - Here there be dragons!

Or in other words a lot of terminology and ideas to wrap one's head around. Don't worry! The feeling of confusion on this subject is extremely common. This guide will serve as a useful reference point to return to whenever you need it.

The knowledge is years in the gathering and the structure and pacing of the course is many months in the making. The tuition has been meticulously crafted to avoid as much confusion and tie as many concepts together as possible.

If you've watched tutorials on the Blender > Resolve workflow before and were still left feeling confused, this course might be the 'Eureka!' moment you've been looking for to make it finally 'click'.

Bonuses

1. Pro View Transform LUTs for Resolve (AgX, Filmic and more)

2. Creative (Shrimp) LUTs for Resolve (18 looks)

3. Demo EXR sequences

What Professionals Say

“Whether you're a complete novice or an expert, this course offers something new to expand your image formation knowledge. While some of this information is available elsewhere, finding it all in one place is impossible, and explained clearly for everyone, is rare. Taking the time to make this video, researching, using his own expertise and reaching out to experts for feedback has an unmeasurable value.”

Juan Pablo Zambrano, Color Engineer

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“A Clear and Impactful Approach.

Gleb Alexandrov once again achieves the impossible—breaking down complex content into clear, simple language that empowers users of all levels to achieve visually stunning results. What truly sets Gleb apart is his ability to offer a wealth of extremely useful examples, combined with a consistency in conceptual presentation that is more important than ever. In a landscape where misinformation is common, Gleb’s precise and accurate teaching stands out as a reliable resource for anyone serious about color grading content created in Blender, Unreal Engine, and other platforms.”

Adriano A. Oliveira, Professor at the Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

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“Creative Shrimp has once again delivered an outstanding resource with this clear and concise guide on setting up color management in Resolve using rendered images from Blender. The course is invaluable not only for Blender users but also for VFX artists using other software packages. Highly recommended for anyone looking to master color workflows in their projects.”

Daniel Bystedt, Head of Creative Department, Goodbye Kansas Studios

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"Imagine a Blender to Resolve instructional that completely breaks down any color management confusion with ease, dispelling myths, inspiring hearts and minds, elevating all that witness it. Until such a thing is created this course by Creative Shrimp will have to do."

Troy Sobotka, Pixel Pusher

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