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Colorist training. Rated.
Can you match the grade?
A real grading bench in the browser, with wheels, scopes, and linear light. Match the reference in three passes. Submit, and it’s scored zero to a hundred.
Live bench · No account needed
The bench · Every grade is scored 0–100 against the reference
Setting the bench…
01
Learn
Build your craft, one room at a time
02
Progress
Track growth across six core skills
03
Go deeper
Study professional PowerGrades and tools
The Tools
01 / 03PowerGrade breakdownPro
Study the node trees behind professional looks.
A finished grade is only the surface. Pro opens each PowerGrade node by node: what each node does, why it sits where it does, and the complete PowerGrade kit to use in your own projects. This sun-struck Sirocco look is one example.
REC 709
Sirocco · PowerGrade
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Inside the buildPreview
One look. Broken down node by node.
See the scale of the build here. Pro reveals the actual serial node tree, what each node does, why it sits in that position, and the files the PowerGrade references.
Node tree · 14 serial nodes Pro breakdown
Labels · settings · teaching notes withheld
14 nodes
Serial build
Color-managed
IDT + ODT included
7 support files
3 DCTLs + 4 LUTs
The curriculum
02 / 03Color Learning Paths
Five focused paths cover the full practice of color: core image judgment, the working grade, look development, color management, and the craft of finishing.
Free
Colorist Core
Grade the picture, then learn to check every decision.
18 rooms
Pro
The Working Grade
Node thinking, primaries discipline, secondaries, skin.
24 rooms
Pro
Look Development
Print emulation, LUT construction, contrast architectures.
21 rooms
Pro
Color Management & Pipeline
Log, CSTs, ACES vs camera-native, gamut, delivery, HDR.
23 rooms
Pro
The Finishing Colorist
Rebuilding the cut, the checks, the client, the bid.
20 rooms
The full curriculum106 roomsOne path at a time, from first principles to the working suite.
Five paths across the craftExplore the curriculum
The record
03 / 03Six skills. Progress you can see.
Every graded submit updates six skills: scopes, balance, skin, match, look, craft. Your record shows what is improving and where to focus next.
The rating is the credential. No certificates for showing up. Your progress moves when the work does.
Weekly leagues run 8mm to IMAX. Top three take laurels and promote.
Player Record · Sample
K. OSEI
Colorist
35mm League
21Level
XP Total
3,260
Rating
1,344
The Grade
ROOM 18
The Mantelweekly league trophies
8mm
8mm· the home reel
1st place×1
2nd place—
3rd place—
most recent · 2026-W18
×2
16mm
16mm· the documentary
1st place×2
2nd place—
3rd place—
most recent · 2026-W24
×2
35mm
35mm· the picture show
1st place—
2nd place×1
3rd place×1
most recent · 2026-W27
65mm
65mm· the roadshow
No laurels yet — finish top 3 in this league to take one.
IMAX
IMAX· the full frame
No laurels yet — finish top 3 in this league to take one.
SCOPES
62
SKIN
48
BALANCE
55
MATCH
41
LOOK
37
CRAFT
44
Daily streak · Day 12
Begin at the bench
All 18 rooms of Colorist Core are open.
The whole first path, free. No card. It begins with a guided grade, and your first score comes in about two minutes.