From the course: VFX Techniques: Building Replacement with After Effects
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Color grading for sunset - After Effects Tutorial
From the course: VFX Techniques: Building Replacement with After Effects
Color grading for sunset
We have integrated the new Matte Painting into the scene and it's looking nice. However, there is one major series of steps left to take and that is color grading. You will notice right now that the colors don't match; the matte painting is very blue and also the original footage, it does not really match the sunset, it's not very orange or pink, so we can apply various color effects to different layers to try to integrate all these elements together. So let's start with the sunset, let's make sure the sunset is the way we want it first, and we'll match everything to that. If I zoom in I can see that maybe there is a little bit too much green or greenish tan inside the sunset, so what I can do is go to the sunset layer and apply some color effects. So I'll start with Effect>Color Correction>Color Balance. Then also Effect>Color Correction>Hue/Saturation. The Color Balance allows you to adjust the balance between red, green, and blue in the Shadow, Midtone, and Highlight area. Now you…
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