Adobe PHOTOSHOP ELEMENTS 2 User Manual page 81

print (dodging) or increase the exposure to darken
areas on a print (burning). You can use the dodge
tool to bring out details in shadows and the
burn tool to bring out details in highlights.
To use the dodge or burn tool:
1 Select the dodge tool
2 Choose a brush from the pop-up palette in the
options bar, and drag the Size pop-up slider to set
the brush size.
3 Select the tonal range to change in the image:
Midtones to change the middle range of grays.
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Shadows to change the dark areas.
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Highlights to change the light areas.
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Specify the exposure for the tool. (See "Speci-
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fying opacity, strength, exposure, or flow" on
page 138.)
Drag over the part of the image you want to
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modify.
To gradually dodge or burn an area, set the tool
with a low exposure value and drag several
times over the area you want to correct.
Using the sponge tool
The sponge tool subtly changes the color
saturation or vividness of an area. In Grayscale
mode, the tool increases or decreases contrast by
moving gray levels away from or toward the
neutral gray.
To use the sponge tool:
1 Select the sponge tool
or burn tool .
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2 Choose a brush from the pop-up palette in the
options bar, and drag the Size pop-up slider to set
the brush size.
3 Select how to change the color:
• Saturate to intensify the color's saturation.
Desaturate to dilute the color's saturation.
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To set the rate of saturation change, drag the
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Flow pop-up slider or enter a value in the text box.
Drag over the part of the image you want
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to modify.
Using the focus tools
The focus tools consist of the blur tool and the
sharpen tool. The blur tool softens hard edges or
areas in an image to reduce detail. The sharpen
tool focuses soft edges to increase clarity. For
information on other ways to adjust sharpness, see
"Sharpen filters" on page 179.
To use the blur or sharpen tool:
1 Select the blur tool or sharpen tool
2 Choose a brush from the pop-up palette in the
options bar, and drag the Size pop-up slider to set
the brush size.
3 Specify a blending mode and stroke strength.
(See "Setting options for painting and editing
tools" on page 135.)
4 To blur or sharpen using data from all layers
visible in the document window, select Use All
Layers. To affect only the active layer, deselect this
option.
Drag over the part of the image you want to blur or
sharpen.
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