Great color doesn’t happen alone.
For years, colorists learned through tutorials, workflows, and software guides.
The old model taught buttons.
Not judgment.
But the craft evolved.
The solo era is over.
The CGA Master’s Program was built around critique, mentorship, collaboration, and real creative growth.
12 months. 4 phases. 18 modules.
Direct critique from Dado Valentic.
30 seats. Application required.
Summer 2026 starts June 16.
Applications close June 6.
Apply now → colorgradingacademy.com/apply
See what the next generation of colorists is building.
This Friday, Dado Valentic reviews the Final Personal Projects of the S25 Master’s Program finalists — live on Zoom.
Watch the presentations. Vote for your favorite. The winning student receives the ASTRO Award at our Graduation Ceremony on June 15 at O Cinema Miami Beach.
This isn’t just a class review. It’s proof of what a year of serious training looks like.
Friday May 15 | 12:00 – 13:00 GMT-5
Register free → link in bio
Color management is the one skill that changes everything.
After 20+ years of teaching and research, this course became the global reference for color management, officially recognized and certified by SMPTE.
From color science fundamentals to advanced production workflows — this is real knowledge, not presets.
🗓 Starts Jan 14
🎓 SMPTE Certified
🌍 Trusted by studios worldwide
Few seats remaining.
Day 4 / 30 – Color Grading Practice 🎬
Shot on iPhone X, graded in DaVinci Resolve.
Focused on clean tones, balanced contrast, and a cinematic look.
Every day improving — one frame at a time.
#Day4 #Day4of30 #ColorGrading #DaVinciResolve #iPhoneX
#ShotOniPhone #MobileCinematography #CinematicLook
#ColoristLife #AspiringColorist #VideoEditing
#FilmmakingIndia #ReelsIndia #BeforeAfter
#VisualStorytelling #learncolorgrading
Day 3/30 – Sky Color Grading
Focused on refining sky tones today—cleaner blues, balanced highlights, and a more natural cinematic feel.
Small adjustments, consistent practice, and attention to detail make the real difference.
Before ➜ After | Progress through precision.
#Day3 #30DayChallenge #SkyColorGrading
#ColorGrading #DavinciResolve
#BeforeAfter #CinematicColor
#Colorist #PostProduction
#VisualConsistency #CreativeGrowth
#Reels #ProfessionalEditing
Today Miami became the center of color grading in world. The highest concentration of pro colorist per square foot. Thank you all for making Art of Color such an amazing event.
🎬 Texture That Tells a Story
GrainLab 3 brings authentic cinematic grain to your workflow — not as an overlay, but as a creative tool built with precision and intent.
Used by top colorists and filmmakers worldwide, GrainLab 3 gives you full control over the emotional tone of your image:
✅ Real Kodak film grain scanned in 6K
✅ Fully customizable: size, intensity, saturation, contrast
✅ Seamless consistency across shots — powered by AI
✅ Native integration with DaVinci Resolve, Nuke & Baselight
Grain isn’t a filter — it’s visual language.
With GrainLab 3, your digital footage gains the organic, cinematic texture that defines great storytelling.
🎓 Perfect for:
• Filmmakers who want their work to feel timeless
• Colorists who demand precision in every frame
• Film schools teaching the craft of cinematic visuals
📥 Included in the new Colourlab AI Pro 3 suite
🔗 https://colourlab.ai/pro
🎓 What do your camera, ACES, and your eyes have in common?
A lot more than you think.
This Thursday, October 9, we’re hosting a free masterclass:
From Gamma & Log to ACES
with Charles Poynton, PhD — one of the minds behind modern digital video.
✅ Learn how light turns into signal — and what gets lost in translation
✅ Understand what Gamma, Log, and ACES really do
✅ Explore how your brain sees brightness, contrast, and color
✅ Finally grasp the difference between scene-referred and display-referred
This is not just theory. It’s a new way to think about how images work — grounded in science, made practical for creators.
🗓️ Thursday, October 9
👥 Free for members of the Art of Color Research community
🔗 Join here: https://www.colour.training/art-of-color/
🎬 AI Meets Film — The Future of Color is Here
We’ve spent decades trying to replicate the soul of celluloid.
Now, AI is helping us understand why film looks the way it does — and how to bring that magic into digital workflows.
Join us this Friday, October 10 (11:00 AM GMT-5) for a special Color Love Stream where we’ll unveil our new white paper:
“AI-Driven Film Emulation: A Novel Approach Using Superpixel Clustering, Vector Databases, and Vision-Language Models.”
What you’ll learn:
✅ How AI “reads” film structure and color response
✅ Why superpixel clustering is the key to true film texture
✅ How data science and artistry merge in modern grading
✅ The future of film emulation and authentic cinematic color
🎥 Hosted by @dadovalentic
📅 Friday, October 10 — 11:00 AM GMT-5
🔗 Save your spot: LINK IN BIO
Because real film isn’t just a look — it’s physics, chemistry, and emotion.
Colorists, let’s be real.
Plugins, LUTs and tutorials can only take you so far. If you want to stand shoulder to shoulder with the best in the industry, you need structured, top-level training that pushes you technically and creatively.
This Thursday, October 2, 2025, Dado Valentic is opening the doors to the world’s only Master’s Certificate in Color Grading—a 9-month journey designed to take you from foundations to final thesis, the same program that has already shaped some of the most respected colorists working today.
✅ Week-by-week breakdown of what you’ll actually learn
✅ The structure that keeps you growing and accountable
✅ Insights into why this program builds careers (not just skills)
✅ Live Q&A to get your questions answered in real time
If you’ve ever thought: “I’m good, but how do I reach the next level where directors and studios call me first?” — this live stream is where you’ll get the answers.
🚀 Don’t miss the chance to see how the highest professional training in color grading can change your career.
🔗 Save your spot here: /tglzbew1
