Lightens an image layer.
Use the Dodge window to lighten an image layer. Changes happen only to the current layer.
This tool is based on the traditional photography technique of holding back light to lighten an area on the film.
Dodge lightens areas of an image (highlights, shadows, midtones, or all tones) as if a bright light of the selected color was projected on them.
The top image shows the original state of your image layer. The bottom image shows the current state of your changes. Click and drag in either window to pan large images.
1 Use the buttons at the top to change the magnification of the image layer in the editor.
2 Choose an Adjustment Type. The Adjustment Type determines which range of color values is modified. You can modify:
- All color tones
- Only highlight
- Only midtones
- Only shadows
3 Adjust the Dodge Factor and Color sliders to update the image on the bottom, for comparison with the original image at the top. The smaller the values, the finer the adjustment.
To change the color of the “light”, click the color swatch to open the color editor.
- Reset restores the options default settings.
- Clear reverts the image to its appearance on entering the editor.
- Accept leaves the editor and applies the changes to the image layer.
- Cancel leaves the editor without saving any changes.