# Dodge/Burn

The Dodge or Burn tool uses the current brush to lighten or darken the colors in your image. The mode will determine which type of pixels are affected.

## Activating the Tool

There are different possibilities to activate the tool:

- From the main menu: Tools Paint Tools Dodge / Burn .

- By clicking the tool icon in the Toolbox.

- By pressing the Shift D keyboard shortcut.

## Key modifiers (Defaults)

Ctrl

  Toggle between dodge or burn types. The type will remain switched until Ctrl is released.

Shift

  Shift places the Dodge or Burn tool into straight line mode. Holding Shift while clicking the mouse Left Button will Dodge or Burn in a straight line. Consecutive clicks will continue Dodge or Burn in straight lines that originate from the end of the last line.

## Options

Dodge/Burn tool options

Mode; Opacity; Brush; Size; Aspect Ratio; Angle; Spacing; Hardness; Dynamics; Dynamics Options; Force; Apply Jitter; Smooth Stroke; Lock brush to view, Incremental

  Hard edge: this option gives a hard contour to the treated area.

Type

  The dodge effect lightens colors.

  The burn effect darkens colors.

Range

  There are three modes:

  - Shadows restricts the effect to darkest pixels.

  - Midtones restricts the effect to pixels of average tone.

  - Highlights restricts the effect to lightest pixels.

Exposure

  Exposure defines how much the tool effect will be strong, as a more or less exposed photograph. Default slider is 50 but can vary from 0 to 100.

Tools Dodge/Burn
Dodge/Burn