POST-PROCESSING
Resources for learning about compositing methods & tools for your 3D renders.
🎞️ POST-PROCESSING
Resources for learning about post-processing methods & tools for your 3D renders.
Blender (Compositor)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 👨🎓 STANDALONE COURSES
- 📺 YOUTUBE COURSES
- 📺 YOUTUBE
- 💻 BLOG POSTS
- 📚 BOOKS
- 📄 DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
- 🌀 MISC
INTRODUCTION
👨🎓 STANDALONE COURSES
Blender Fundamentals 4.5 LTS - Compositing
Blender Studio
Blender Fundamentals 4.5 LTS: Compositing - Blender Studio
Start learning Blender at your own pace with this complete fundamental course.
📺 YOUTUBE
Introduction to Blender's Compositor: Basics and Color
Momo PTFL
Compositing for Complete Beginners in Blender
Kaizen
The Most Underrated Tool in Blender
c g s l a v [Blender 5.2.0]
Compositing for Beginners in Blender
Extra 3d
Start COMPOSITING in Blender 5.0 in 16 minutes | Blender Compositor Tutorial #b3d
Pau the Hueman
Use Blenders Compositing RIGHT!
David Kohlmann
Compositing for Beginners (Blender Tutorial)
Ryan King Art
Change Your Lighting Without Re-Rendering | Blender Light Groups Tutorial #b3d
CG Boost
How to add FOG in BLENDER using Compositing
c g s l a v [Blender 4.0.2]
12 Awesome COMPOSITOR EFFECTS for BLENDER!
The CG Essentials
Minimal Post-pro Setup for Blender | Free
Gleb Alexandrov
How to Use Blender's Real Time Viewport Compositor (Tutorial)
Ryan King Art
Blender Compositing for NPR
Pau the Hueman
Anime Soft Glow in Blender (Under 1 Minute)
Aniket Rawat
📄 DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
Blender 5.2 LTS Manual
- Introduction
- Compositing Workspace
- Exposure Node
- Color Balance Node
- RGB Curves Node
- Color Correction Node
- Tune Image Node
- Glare Node
- Anti-Aliasing Node
- Sepia Node
- Color Ramp Node
- Cryptomatte Node
- Lens Distortion Node
- Chromatic Aberration Node
- Film Grain Node
- Vignette Node
🌀 MISC
FREE (OPTIONAL DONATION)
MP_Comp | Blender Compositor Presets
Momo PTFL
MP_Comp | Blender Compositor Presets
.zip containing the folder which you will need to link the asset library
PAID ($10)
Uber Compositor
Abdou Bouam
Uber Compositor
Uber Compositor is an easy to use Blender add-on that simplifies the compositing process and adds some of the most common effects to your renders, like vignetting, color temperature, glare and more, saving you a lot of time.
PAID ($18)
Drips Psx Efx - Ps1 Effects
100drips
Drips Psx Efx - Ps1 Effects
Create renderings in the style of PS1 games. Includes effects like Affine Texture Mapping, Screenspace Vertex Snapping and much more!
PAID ($15)
Film Look Generator
RUIDO VFX
Film Look Generator
Film Look Generator recreates the authentic aesthetic of classic analog film by adding realistic grain, sprocket holes, film damage, halation, bloom, camera movement, and color grading controls. It emulates the distinctive look of 35mm, 16mm, and Super 8 film stocks through a streamlined workflow.
ZBrush (Filters)
Davinci Resolve
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 👨🎓 STANDALONE COURSES
- 📺 YOUTUBE COURSES
- 📺 YOUTUBE
- 💻 BLOG POSTS
- 📚 BOOKS
- 📄 DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
- 🌀 MISC
INTRODUCTION
📺 YOUTUBE
Post-process your Blender renders in DaVinci Resolve
Cinematic Cookie
How To Make Your Blender Render Better in Davinci Resolve
The Blenderender
NEW PHOTO PAGE Tips in DaVinci Resolve 21
Creative Video Tips [Davinci Resolve 21]
Video showcasing the Photo Editing page in Davinci. Does contains one optional AI feature (Visual Search) that's completely ignorable
LEVEL UP Your Animations with Compositing in Davinci Resolve!
Nomad R Productions
The Trick to Making Your Art Look Like Anime — Compositing Basics Explained
Spywi's Mind Palace
💻 BLOG POSTS
DaVinci Resolve - Training
Blackmagic Design
DaVinci Resolve – Training | Blackmagic Design
Professional video editing, color correction, visual effects and audio post production all in a single application. Free and paid versions for Mac, Windows and Linux.
📄 DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
DaVinci Resolve 21.1 Reference Manual
Any Software With Basic Image Editing Capabilities
(Photoshop, Affinity Photo, Photopea, Clip Studio Paint, Krita, GIMP, Kala Paint, etc.)
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- 📺 YOUTUBE
- 💻 BLOG POSTS
- 📄 DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
INTRODUCTION
These will be mostly Photoshop guides, but any modern image editor should have nearly the same capabilities (with a few exceptions).
Some adjustments to consider and experiment with on your post-processing:
Brightness & Contrast
- Levels / Curves
- Exposure
Color
- Color Balance
- Color Lookup
- Gradient Maps
- Color Grading presets
- Match Color
Textures & Effects
- High Pass / Sharpen overlay
- Chromatic Aberration
- Depth of Field (using Gaussian Blur)
- Glow / glare effects
- Noise overlay
- Image Texture overlays (paper texture, dust, etc.)
Other
- Signatures or watermarks
📺 YOUTUBE
Post Production Tips and Tricks for 3D Artists
Abe Leal 3D
10 Photoshop Tricks to make your Renders POP!
Abe Leal 3D
Are You Skipping an Important Step for 3D Renders? Post Processing & Color Grading
Sierra Division
How to post-process your 3D art FAST?
Bad Normals
6 Post-Processing Tricks for Digital Art (Photoshop)
Daniel Ang Art
6 Steps to Enhance your Art | Post-Processing
CinimodDraws
5 Tip for Post-Processing Art
Nicholas Jackson Art
💻 BLOG POSTS
Adding Chromatic Aberration (without looking like a tool)
Vlada Monakhova
ArtStation - Adding Chromatic Aberration (without looking like a tool)
Adding chromatic aberration to paintings using photoshop.
📄 DOCUMENTATION / USER MANUAL
Photoshop
- Levels adjustment
- Curves adjustment
- Enhance your image with color balance adjustments
- Work with adjustment layers
- Apply special color effects to images
- Match color between two images
- View histograms and pixel values
- Adjust color and tone with Levels and Curves eyedroppers
Krita
Clip Studio Paint
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(Last updated: 17/09/2026)
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