On Sunday, September 21, 2003, at 01:59 PM, Paul D. DeRocco wrote: >> 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.
I guess that's true. Since I never had it I didn't miss it. Roy > > -- > > 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 > > - Roy Harrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] Black & White Photo Gallery http://www.harrington.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe by mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], with 'unsubscribe filmscanners' or 'unsubscribe filmscanners_digest' (as appropriate) in the message title or body
