Brush | Effect |
Lighten/Darken | Increases or decreases brightness; affects the RGB or Lightness value of pixels |
Dodge | Lightens and brings out details of areas that are in shadow (mimics the traditional photographic darkroom technique of holding back light to produce lighter areas in printed photos) |
Burn | Darkens areas of the image that are too light |
Smudge | Spreads color and image details from the starting point and picks up new color and image details as it moves, as though smearing paint |
Push | Spreads color and image details from the starting point but does not pick up any new color or image details |
Soften | Smooths edges and reduces contrast |
Sharpen | Heightens edges and accentuates contrast |
Emboss | Causes the foreground to appear raised from the background by suppressing color and tracing edges in black |
Saturation Up/Down | Increases or decreases saturation; affects the HSL value of pixels |
Hue Up/Down | Increases or decreases hue; affects the HSL value of pixels |
Change to Target | Changes pixels based on a characteristic of the current foreground color on the Materials palette: color, hue, saturation, or lightness • If you choose the color as the target, the brush applies the foreground color without affecting the luminance. • If you choose the hue, saturation, or lightness as the target, the brush applies the hue, saturation, or lightness value of the foreground color without changing the other values. |
Color Replacer | For information about the Color Replacer tool, see Replacing colors, gradients, or patterns. |
You can also | On the Tool Options palette |
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Reverse the tool behavior | Mark the Swap mouse button check box when using the Lighten/Darken , Saturation Up/Down , or Hue Up/Down tools. |
Retouch data from all layers | Mark the Use all layers check box when using the Smudge , Push , Soften , Sharpen , or Emboss tools. |
Lighten or darken an image with the Lighten/Darken tool based on the lightness or RGB values | Choose RGB or Lightness from the Mode drop-list. |
Choose a characteristic of the foreground color to target with the Change to Target tool | Choose an option from the Mode drop-list. |
Apply brush strokes only to specific areas that match the brush stroke sample area | Mark the Smart Edge check box. |
Limit the changes to shadows, midtones, or highlights with the Dodge and Burn tools | Choose an option from the Limit drop-list. |