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3 Drag in the image to smudge color.
In Photoshop, press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) as you drag with the smudge
tool to use the Finger Painting option.
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 or focus. For information on other ways to adjust sharpness, see
ening images" on page 155
To use the blur or sharpen tool:
1 Select the blur tool
2 Do the following in the options bar:
Choose a brush and set brush options. (See
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Specify a blending mode and strength. (See
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tools" on page 241.)
Select Use All Layers to blur or sharpen using data from all visible layers. If this is
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deselected, the tool uses data from only the active layer.
3 Drag over the part of the image you want to blur or sharpen.
Using the toning tools
The toning tools consist of the dodge tool and the burn tool. Used to lighten or darken
areas of the image, the dodge and burn tools are based on a traditional photographer's
technique for regulating exposure on specific areas of a print. Photographers hold back
light to lighten an area on the print (dodging) or increase the exposure to darken areas on
a print (burning).
To use the dodge or burn tool:
1 Select the dodge tool
2 Do the following in the options bar:
Choose a brush and set brush options. (See
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Select what to change in the image: Midtones to change the middle range of grays;
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Shadows to change the dark areas; Highlights to change the light areas.
Specify the exposure for the tool. (See
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on page 243.)
(Photoshop) Click the airbrush button
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select the Airbrush option in the Brushes palette. (See
(Photoshop)" on page
3 Drag over the part of the image you want to modify.
Using the sponge tool
The sponge tool subtly changes the color saturation of an area. In Grayscale mode, the
tool increases or decreases contrast by moving gray levels away from or toward the
middle gray.
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and "Improving performance with filters" on page
or sharpen tool .
or burn tool .
"Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure"
to use the brush as an airbrush. Alternately,
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Transforming and Retouching
"Working with brushes" on page
"Setting options for painting and editing
"Working with brushes" on page
"Creating airbrush effects
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