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.

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

The Dodge tool was used to lighten the girl’s eye.

To darken the tone

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.

The Burn tool was used to reduce the strong highlights on the faces.

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