Professional tips, tricks, and important points
Let’s go over some important points now:
- I tend to color grade last, but the adjustments you make to tone, sharpness, and so on will have to be adjusted as part of color grading, so expect to make these. This is another reason why a non-destructive workflow is an essential skill to develop early.
- Remember that color sets the mood of the image, so plan accordingly. Also, when working with the style of people you appreciate, don’t forget to make their style your own and take inspiration, but not a straight-up copy. Utilizing blend modes on your adjustment layers is a professional move. The colors will interact differently, giving you a unique style.
- I commonly use masks to apply grading only in one part of the image or another. In this chapter, we did not use them, but masking out parts of the image allows you to color smarter and create various feelings.
- The use of color theory on complementary, split...