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Lighten and darken parts of images

Use the Dodge or Burn tool to lighten or darken pixels in an image. Using these tools is like increasing or decreasing the light exposure when developing a photograph.

  1. Select the Dodge tool to lighten parts of an image or the Burn tool to darken parts of an image.

  2. Set the brush options and the exposure in the Property inspector.

    The exposure ranges from 0% to 100%. Higher values yield stronger effects.

  3. Set the range in the Property inspector:

    Shadows
    Changes mainly the dark portions of the image

    Highlights
    Changes mainly the light portions of the image

    Midtones
    Changes mainly the middle range per channel in the image

  4. Drag over the part of the image you want to lighten or darken.

    Note: To temporarily switch between the Dodge tool and the Burn tool, hold down Alt (Windows).