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mkultra
Joined: 25 May 2012
Posts: 5
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 Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:58 am Post subject: Burn tool question |
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I absolutely love the Doge Tool, i use it all the time and i get a very natural result if not overdoing it. The Burn Tool however, when using this tool to darken a portion of something, it just adds this layer of grey which looks really awful and i never get natural results like with Dodge. I guess if you want something to look like it's covered in a layer of grime its a good effect, but it's usually not what i'm after.
Any ideas of alternative ways to darken something and get more natural result without the extremely "greyish" outcome?
To be able to use my Wacom and a brush to control the intensity is a must though, so something like Burn but with a better outcome, if that is possible.
Many thanks. |
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thehermit
Joined: 05 Mar 2003
Posts: 3987
Location: Cheltenham, UK
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| Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 2:54 am Post subject: |
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There are a few ways to dodge and burn. You could use a 50% grey layer set to soft light and use a white or a black brush to dodge and burn or a couple of curve layers with the mid-point set to lighten or darken and a black mask, paint with white on the mask to dodge and burn (brush flow 1-5% and opacity from 100% to lower depending upon the flow settings).
If you need specifics, shout back.
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Netaddict
Joined: 16 Feb 2011
Posts: 332
Location: Earth
PS Version: CS6
OS: Windows 7 Professional
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| Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:21 am Post subject: |
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Thank you mkultra for opening this topic.
Frankly, I have never found either the burn or dodge tools to be useful in photo manipulation. The results pf using these tools for me were random and unpredictable. |
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