Getting Started tutorial on deepening Dodge tools in Photoshop

In previous versions of Photoshop, you had to do a lot of work (create a dedicated layer, use a blending mode, and so on) when you wanted to dodge and deepen, because the Dodge and burn tools weren't that good. Luckily, Adobe has updated these tools, and the problem has been radically changed, and it is now safe to use the Dodge and burn tools to brighten or darken different parts of the image.

First step:

In this picture, we want to highlight the shop (and the staircase itself) at the top of the staircase, but the light does not fall where we want it to be. So here we have to dodge (lighten) the stairs and store (make them the brightest part of the photo to attract attention). It will then deepen (darken) the area that we want to darken (like the walls on both sides, and the area above the top of the staircase shop). Basically, we're going to rearrange the light that falls on the photo. Now that we don't directly dodge and deepen the photo, press Command-j (PC:CTRL-J) to copy the layer so that if you don't like the adjustment we've made, you can reduce the effect (reduce the opacity of the layer), or throw away the layer and completely undo it.

Step Two:

Select the Dodge Tool (O) from the toolbox and, as shown, start drawing on the area where you want to brighten (in this case, we'll first draw in the middle of the staircase, and from the example shown in the illustration, we can see that the brush cursor is near the bottom of the staircase). Hold down the mouse button while drawing, because the Dodge and burn tool has a cumulative effect-the amount of Dodge (deepen) is cumulative each time you release the mouse button and start the drawing again. Category:

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