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3. Brush Tools | |
The Dodge or Burn tool uses the current brush to lighten or darken the colors in your image. The mode will determine which type of pixels are affected.
The Dodge or Burn Tool can be called in the following order, from the image-menu: / /
The Tool can also be called by clicking the tool icon:
The key combination Ctrl-D will change the active tool to Dodge or Burn tool.
Toggle between dodge or burn types. The type will remain switched until Ctrl is released.
Shift places the Dodge or Burn tool into straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking will Dodge or Burn in a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue Dodge or Burn in straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.
The available tool options for the Dodge or Burn Tool can be
accessed by double clicking the Dodge or Burn Tool icon.
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See the Brush Tools Overview for a description of tool options that apply to many or all brush tools. |
The dodge effect lightens colors.
The burn effect darkens colors.
There are three modes:
Shadows restricts the effect to darkest pixels.
Midtones restricts the effect to pixels of average tone.
Highlights restricts the effect to lightest pixels.
Exposure defines how much the tool effect will be strong, as a more or less exposed photograph. Default slider is 50 but can vary from 0 to 100.
