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08/18/2005 08:03:08 PM · #1
Hello,

Can anyone tell me if my "selected" foreground and background colors affect the color burn or dodge process? Or...is it totally independant?

Thanks,

Kenny
08/18/2005 08:44:42 PM · #2
If I understand your question, no it wouldn't effect the colors if they are on different layers. One way to dodge and burn without doing it on the actual image is to creating a 50% gray layer, set it to Multiply (?? I can't remember if that's correct, just play with different ones), and then use the white and black paintbrush on low opacity. It works the same as dodge/burn.
08/18/2005 09:07:18 PM · #3
A different interpretation of the question gives a different answer...

If you are using a dodge/burn layer, and you are drawing into it, then yes, your foreground/background brush colours to make a difference to the result. Generally, when burning, use black to burn, and white to un-burn. When dodging, use white to dodge and black to undodge. I normally set the brush foreground colour to black and the background to white for burning. For dodging, switch them around. Then you have the left mouse button to dodge or burn, and the right mouse button to undo.

You can get different results with different colours. Burning to black gives the normal burn result. Burning to a colour will burn toward the colour you use, so will tint the result.

Burning is not quite the same as multiply by the way, so if you have a true burn capability, you should use that rather than multiply.
08/18/2005 09:39:05 PM · #4
Thanks for your help!
08/18/2005 10:03:17 PM · #5
I was working on an image today and the black just made the color it was on look really funky. So I used a very dark hue of the color of the object and was able to darken it using a similar hue. This is, of course, using a separate layer and painting with low opacity. Made a huge difference in the image.
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