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Nienna1990 โ Dodge and Burn Tutorial Part 1
Published: 2008-10-21 17:15:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 153958; Favourites: 1498; Downloads: 8586
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A small Tutorial on the Dodge&Burn Technique.The over-all process is being explained but not every little step of it.
* See my journal for the video tutorial download.
I also added a smaller PSD file of this photo's retouch.
Here is the full retouch on DA: [link]
Part 2 here: [link]
enjoy ^^.
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wow this i great thanks! but when i do the control+alt+shift+E thing it turns the layer i'm on, black? weird huh? though i am using photoshop elements...
so can i just merge and make a copy of the layers manually? is that the basically the thing?
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Wow.
Never thought of this technique
However, it looks painfully troublesome to get one picture done.. but the end result seems to be amazing.
Definitely going to try this next time I edit!
Thank you so much!!
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oke oke i can't see.. "dodge & burn" right?
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รคhm sorry if i was a bit harsh on my comment, but I only wanted to help you to improve your tutorial.
If you're too cocky to accept anyones opinion you should better delete your deviant account, quit your contract with your internet hoster and get in a cave in the rockies
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rude artists suck, dont they. 
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Didnt say anything about your so called opinion.
All I said was if you dont like it, your free to go - its quite a sensible remark.
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So you really even the skin tone by making light parts darker and dark parts lighter (even tiny ones) until you eventually have an evened out skin tone? wow
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Thank you for your tutorial, Nienna.
[link]
Of course, for this image I used and other techniques, but I used and you tutorial, too.
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Thanks a lot for that wonderful and helpful tutorial!
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Ugh.. It's almost scary how good all of ur retouches look. I try and try and try, but nothing happens. It's just weird, i don't get it. 'Cuz you make some areas brighter and some of them darker, but what's the difference
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If you want to see what I did thanks to your tutorial, here's the link 
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Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I've tried it out and so far the results are amazing ^^ Yes it is really time consuming, but with patience, a Wacom <3 and a nice picture to edit it's really worth it 
I tried a sort of variation of the dodge and burn technique to paint on PS and it's proven really helpful, if I ever finish the painting and post it, I'll tell you (that is if you even care XD) -
Thanks again for the tutorial
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I still don't understand how it works >_<. I managed to get everything in place (the layers, the curves, the other layers and their blending modes) the problem I have is when I start using the brush in the layers, I don't see any significant change :/ Im confused!. Thank you for this tutorial, perhaps you could help me out a bit here?
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um.. i cant get the alt+ctrl+shift+e to work, any suggestions?
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Thank You very much for your very helpful tutorial, it gives fantastic results!
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It's perfect ! 
I'm happy, I found a tuto "glamour effect"
Thanks !
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With a mouse works fine for me, nice tut
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I still think it will be a lot harder and longer with a mouse, rather than with a tablet.
If youll use a tablet, you will see the difference.
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I don't have the money for a tablet :S
Does it goes faster too? Sometimes I'm like 6 hours only d&b'ing. And it hurts really bad in the end
Where is the image from?
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Yes a tablet really speeds up productivity on any type of photomanipulation, the good thing is if you're not into actual digital painting you can get a Wacom Bamboo tablet. I've actually seen digital painters work wonders with this tablet but the thing is the features aren't as advanced compared to an intuos such as pressure sensitivity but for photo retouching its all you need. The added pressure sensitivity really helps you apply a more subtle touch to your images as you're brushing/masking/dodging/burning/etc and using your hand for brush strokes feels a lot more intuitive so you work a lot faster. A tablet is especially handy for hair retouching. I would say you will probably increase productivity by a minimum of 30% in photo retouching so you'll save a considerable amount of time. The bamboo series is very affordable and is a great tool for these things. I've personally used one myself and although I normally use an intuos the bamboo is a sure contender and I see no reason why a bamboo wouldn't be able to handle the task of photomanipulation.
Just thought I'd throw in my 2 cents worth. Here is a link for more information if you're interested. [link]
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Are you flirting with me? 
Thanks.
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