{"id":4131,"date":"2018-11-02T12:03:41","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T12:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/?page_id=4131"},"modified":"2018-11-05T09:53:35","modified_gmt":"2018-11-05T09:53:35","slug":"dodging-and-burning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dunchurchps.com\/dps-wp\/dodging-and-burning\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodging and Burning"},"content":{"rendered":"

How to be an Artful Dodger \u00a0<\/strong>(Author: Eric Tatham)<\/em><\/p>\n

If you want to use a Brush<\/strong><\/em> to selectively darken or lighten part of your image you can of course use Photoshop\u2019s built-in Dodge<\/strong><\/em> and Burn<\/strong><\/em> tools.<\/p>\n

The Dodge<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0tool lightens the brushed area and the Burn<\/strong><\/em> tool darkens.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

Right-click on the tool icon to select the one you want.<\/p>\n

The problem with these tools is that you cannot conveniently modify any changes you have made other than by using Undo<\/strong><\/em> in the Edit<\/strong><\/em> menu.<\/p>\n

But there is a non-destructive way of Dodging<\/strong><\/em> and Burning<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s an image of Princes Street in Edinburgh for us to work on.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s say, for example, we want to lighten the buildings at the end of the street.<\/p>\n

I usually start by making a copy of the layer.<\/p>\n

Select the layer and press cmd-J<\/strong> <\/em>on a Mac (Ctl-J<\/strong><\/em> on Windows) to make a copy.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

Now we need to make our Dodge<\/strong><\/em> and Burn<\/strong><\/em> layer.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Hold down the Alt<\/strong><\/em> key on a Mac (Option<\/strong><\/em> key on Windows) and while it\u2019s held click on the Create a New Layer<\/strong><\/em> icon.<\/p>\n

A dialogue (ie settings box) will appear.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

Set the Name<\/strong><\/em> to Dodge and Burn<\/em><\/strong>, the blending\u00a0Mode<\/strong><\/em> to Overlay<\/em> and tick the box to set the layer to 50% grey<\/strong><\/em>. Click OK<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

This creates a layer that is 50% grey and Overlay<\/strong><\/em> mode means that it blends with the layers below such that any pixels in the image are completely unaffected where the overlay layer is 50% grey.<\/p>\n

If the overlay layer pixels are lighter than 50%, the underlying image will be lightened and where the layer pixels are darker than 50% the underlying image will be darkened.<\/p>\n

Set the foreground colour to White or Black depending on whether you want to lighten or darken and set the background to the opposite.<\/p>\n

You can then easily switch between White and Black by pressing the \u2018X<\/b>\u2019<\/em> on your keyboard.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

So, to lighten the buildings, make sure the foreground colour is set to White, select the Brush Tool<\/strong> <\/em>and adjust its Size<\/strong><\/em> and Hardness<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

I usually set Hardness<\/strong><\/em> to 0%<\/strong><\/em> when dodging and burning to give as soft an edge as possible.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

Initially set the Brush Opacity<\/strong><\/em> to a low value according to how much lightening or darkening you want to produce.<\/p>\n

\"Macintosh<\/p>\n

Then, with the Grey layer selected, paint over the buildings with your White brush.<\/p>\n

Use a Black brush to darken again if required.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

As well as adjusting the Opacity<\/strong><\/em> of the Brush<\/strong><\/em>, you may find is easier to control the amount of dodging and burning by adjusting the Brush Flow<\/strong><\/em>, especially if you have a pressure-sensitive graphics tablet.<\/p>\n

In effect, Opacity<\/b><\/em> limits the amount of \u2018paint\u2019 applied and this applies no matter how many times you paint over an area.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, with Flow<\/strong><\/em>, every time you paint over an area more \u2018paint\u2019 is applied and it becomes more and more opaque.<\/p>\n

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