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

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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.
3 Move the Opacity slider , or type a value in the Opacity box.
4 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

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1 Choose the Burn tool from the toolbox.
If the Burn tool is not displayed in the toolbox, hold down the Dodge tool to open the tool flyout.
2 On the property bar, move the Size slider , or type a value in the Size box.
3 Move the Opacity slider , or type a value in the Opacity box.
4 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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