> From: Roy Harrington > > A much better way to do burning/dodging that works in both 8 and 16 bit > files > is to use the History Brush. Simply select the History Brush, click on > the > current state in the History palette. Now the important part: the > blending > mode of the brush determines the effect. Multiply will give you burning > (darkening) and Screen will give you dodging (lightening). Use > whatever > size brush you like (big is best I think). Also use a low Opacity like > 10% to 20%. > Paint over the image. If you do a lot it may be necessary to move up > the > History state. > > This method is really nice because it avoids clipping the > shadows/highlights.
Don't you miss the ability to limit the dodging/burning to highlights/midtones/shadows? I find that pull-down box selection to be pretty essential. -- Ciao, Paul D. DeRocco Paul mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
