I think I’ve come up with a solution, but I don’t think it’s one that everyone is going to like. Unfortunately, I have to throw in some more screencaps in order to illustrate the good news (and bad news) about what I’ve changed. I’m only showing off three examples so that this post doesn’t get any longer than it has to.

Let’s begin with my earlier post. Here’s the correction I made originally:

Here’s what I did to fix the overuse of yellow:

What I’ve done here is set the black and grey areas more towards the green side of things, giving the edit a yellow-green tint instead. This does fix the skin tone issue I’ve been having lately. However, this also means that the teals are beginning to come back. The next two examples will demonstrate this a little more.

Here’s the shot that begins the Count Dooku confrontation again, but with the correction I made originally:

Now here’s the latest change:

This is where you can start to see the cyans coming back again, specifically in that pesky background. I will say that I do like the greyish look here more than the previous yellow tint, since it reminds me of the imperial greys that were common in the original trilogy. However, where things become a problem is when we see the back of the room.

Here’s the shot of Count Dooku approaching Obi-Wan and Anakin. Pay attention to the wall in the background:

Now, look again:

You can see the orange and teal effect beginning to sneak its way in here. While it’s nowhere near as problematic as when I first started working on the color grade, and it comes with the benefit of looking more grey-ish this time around, it’s still there.

This, for me, is the catch-22 I’m dealing with for the color grading. On the one hand, I don’t want the skin tones to look overly red, but if I fix it, I have to deal with a not-so-smile-inducing orange and teal appearance. The challenge I’m facing is finding the right balance. I think I could use a second (or third) opinion right now, because I’m not sure how else to improve it.