The dodge, burn and spongee tools.

The Dodge, burn and sponge tools

The dodge tool will lighten the pixels dragged over according to the percentage chosen in the tool’s options bar. You can choose to lighten highlights, midtones, or shadows. Each must be worked on separately; the tool does not work on all three at once.

To use the dodge tool, select it in the toolbox, choose your settings in the options bar, pick a brush from the pop-up palette, and drag in the image to lighten the chosen tones. This tool has an effect on click, but does not do any additional work until it’s moved. However, repeated stroking over the same area does have a cumulative effect.

The burn tool will darken the pixels dragged over according to the percentage chosen in the tool’s options bar. You can choose to darken highlights, midtones, or shadows. Each must be worked on separately; the tool does not work on all three at once.

To use the burn tool, select it in the toolbox, set your options, and choose a brush from the pop-up palette in the options bar, and drag in the image to darken the chosen tones. This tool has an effect on click, but does not do any additional work until it’s moved. However, repeated stroking over the same area does have a cumulative effect.

The sponge tool will increase or decrease the color saturation of areas you drag over. How rapidly the effect occurs is determined by the setting in the Pressure box in the tool’s options bar.

To use the sponge tool, select it in the toolbox, choose your settings, and pick a brush in the options bar, and drag in the image. This tool has an effect on click, but does not do any additional work until it’s moved. However, repeated stroking over the same area does have a cumulative effect.

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