Video Tutorial: A better way to dodge and burn in Photoshop
September 20, 2008 | 13 Comments |Add a comment
Here is a video on dodging and burning in a non-destructive manner using your brush tool instead of the built in dodge and burn tools.
These are a great way to give your photo a finished look after running one of the MCP Complete Workflow Actions. This method works well on black and white conversions and well as color pop and vintage photos.
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge! Can’t wait to try this technic.
Thanks for this tip!
Awesome, video tutorials are soooooo helpful! Can’t thank you enough. I stayed up braving photoshop til 5am yesterday…you have inspired me, or at least sleep deprived me.
THANKS!
another great tut! thanks so much.
Great Tutorial, I really learn alot from watching how you work. Pam
soooooooooooo helpful, thank you…
As usual, awesome job! Thanks for sharing!
WOW! I had no idea that dodge/burn effected the pixels. Thanks for this great tutorial, Jodi. I have learned so much more from you in Photoshop than any other source.
I love your tutorials, Jodi!
Can you tell me… is this the same thing as your “touch of light, touch of darkness” action? If not, how are they different? I love using that action since I’ve finally read the instructions on using it.
They work differently – but the results obtained can be the same.
Great tutorial!! Thank you for sharing
Can you explain why you first fill the layer with 50% gray? I’ve been dodging and burning this way for a while now though I just do it on a new blank soft light layer. I’ve tried it with the gray and I can’t tell any difference. Just curious if I’m missing some reason I should do it that way. Thanks. I love all the great videos here.
Just how I have always done it so you are working with neutral underneath. I will have to try your way too to see if there is a difference. I actually usually now prefer dodge and burn using my touch of light and darkness action – which is curves – that you actually paint on (light or dark). It is even more non destructive – but this can go deeper…