There are many different ways to dodge and burn in Photoshop that offer cleaner results. The techniques in.
The Dodge tool and the Burn tool lighten or darken areas of the image. These tools are based on a traditional darkroom technique for regulating exposure on specific areas of a print. Photographers hold back light to lighten an area on the print (dodging) or increase the exposure to darken areas on a print (burning). The more you paint over an area with the Dodge or Burn tool, the lighter or darker it becomes.
Note:
Applying the Dodge tool or Burn tool to the background layer permanently alters the image information. To edit your images nondestructively, work on a duplicate layer. For information on duplicating layers, see Layer basics.
- Choose a brush tip and set brush options in the optionsbar.
- In the options bar, select one of the following fromthe Range menu:Changes the middle range of graysChanges the dark areasChanges the light areas
- Specify the exposure for the Dodge tool or the Burn tool.
- Click the airbrush button touse the brush as an airbrush. Alternatively, select the Airbrushoption in the Brush panel.
- Select the Protect Tones option to minimize clippingin the shadows and highlights. This option also tries to keep colorsfrom shifting hue.
- Drag over the part of the image you want to lighten ordarken.
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