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Adjust color and tone by using brush effects

To adjust image color and tone by using brush effects

You can adjust the brightness, contrast, hue or saturation in part of an image by applying brush effects. For example, if you want to lighten one object in a photo, you can use the Brightness tool to lighten the area you want without affecting the surrounding area.

You can use preset brushes or create a custom brush. For more information, see Custom brushes.

To adjust image color and tone by using brush effects

1 Select an object or the background image.

2 In the toolbox, click the Effect tool

3 On the property bar, open the Brush picker, and click one of the following brush categories:

• Brightness — brightens or darkens the image

• Contrast

— increases or decreases the contrast

• Hue

— shifts all hues along the color wheel by the number of degrees that you specify in the Amount box

• Hue replacer

— retains the brightness and saturation of the original colors, but replaces all hues with the current paint color

• Sponge

— saturates or desaturates the colors

• Tint

— uses the current paint color to tint the image

• Dodge/Burn

— brightens (overexposes) or darkens (underexposes) the image. You can choose a Dodge or Burn preset brush from the Brush type list box.

4 Choose a preset brush from the Brush picker.

If you want to customize the brush, specify the settings you want on the property bar.

5 Drag in the image window.

You can also
Increase the effect of a brush tool without clicking multiple times	In the Brush Settings docker, click the Cumulative button on the Stroke attributes bar. This option is available for only some of the Effect tools. If the Brush Settings docker is not open, click Window Dockers Brush Settings.
Apply the effect to both an object and the background simultaneously	In the Brush Settings docker, click the Merge source button on the Dab attributes bar. This option is available only when the Cumulative button is disabled.