Dodging and Burning
The Dodge and Burn tools let you adjust the highlights, midtones, and shadows in an image. The Dodge tool lightens the tone; the Burn tool darkens it. You can dodge and burn anywhere in a photo, affecting an area as large or as small as you like.
To lighten the tone
1 Choose the Dodge tool from the toolbox.
2 On the property bar, move the Size slider, or type a value in the Size box, to adjust the size of the Dodge tool.
3 Move the Opacity slider, or type a value in the Opacity box, to adjust the opacity of the Dodge tool.
4 Move the Jitter slider, or type a value in the Jitter box, to specify the amount of randomness in the stroke.
5 Drag the brush in the image to apply the effect.
- The Dodge tool was used to lighten the girl's eye.
To darken the tone
1 Choose the Burn tool from the toolbox.
2 On the property bar, move the Size slider, or type a value in the Size box, to adjust the size of the Burn tool.
3 Move the Opacity slider, or type a value in the Opacity box, to adjust the opacity of the Burn tool.
4 Move the Jitter slider, or type a value in the Jitter box, to specify the amount of randomness in the stroke.
5 Drag the brush in the image to apply the effect.
The Burn tool was used to reduce the strong highlights on the faces.
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