Simple Dodge & Burn in Photoshop

[@dcass120]

I'm currently working for a degree in animation & motion graphics. I'm taking a digital photography course this term and I have been watching your videos instead of the lectures provided by my professor to learn techniques. You have such a warm and approachable presentation in all of your videos and they are so engaging and easy to follow! You are a natural teacher and I am so grateful to have found this channel. Keep up the excellent work!

[@Mannock]

Usually, I see this type of video, and it is either ridiculously difficult or overly simplistic. This clip taught me something valuable. Simple without being simplistic. Thank you for the most instructive three minutes and fifty seconds ever! Highlt recommended!

[@michaelcloud9230]

phlearn teaches the way I wish my instructors taught when I was in graphic design and web design back in the day. I'm getting back into photoshop after a long stint errr, it has been a while. I do think that all the tutorials should be grouped but none the less these are fantastic and the teaching style is the best I've come across. God Bless

[@gtahomemedia2657]

You have hands down the best tutorials on youtube i have ever watched. Thx and keep up the great work Aaron!

[@nickbowman3505]

Best video I’ve watched on how best to dodge and burn - you’ve nicely simplified things and it’s non destructible

[@sivaones]

Phlearn is Phrickin’ Phantastic!

[@mwroberts]

This channel is awesome. I'm in the middle of retouching an image and needed to get some quick information about dodge & burn. Here it is quick, thorough, and perfect. Thank you Phlearn.

[@sept007]

Eres una MAKINA tio , thanks 👍👍👍👍👍

[@djaks69]

Best Photoshop teacher in The world 😄👏👍

[@hemalkarambelkar9638]

Such a simple but very effective technique

[@vogelofficial]

I’ve been using Photoshop since 1995 and still get tons of great tips and techniques from these videos. Thanks for making such great stuff!

[@AlexAlex-go9hg]

Amzing lesson. I made my notes. Great. Thank you

[@CornishMotorcycleDiaries]

Wow, short, to the point AND useful=A keeper

[@reenaraj2297]

Yaaa, m seeing this toooooooooo late........., but this is THE BEST video on 'dodge and burn', you explained it so nice and simple .......thanks Aaron

[@phlearn]

Thanks for watching!

[@justkigan]

Just by saying phlearn you later am now hooked to this channel

[@carldaniel3155]

Awesome job thank you.Perfectly explained. I now use Vibrance and tool and Selective Colour with this exact same technique. The Brush tool is activated using B key on your keyboard and the brush can be made smaller/bigger using the square bracket keys on the keyboard.

[@jababnamgay6366]

very simple to follow. Thanks a lot

[@carlosdias1940]

Love the way you out these tutorials so simple!!! Cheers

[@oxxxeee]

Aaron is the best!

[@bhawanasingh9223]

Aaron, you are undoubtedly the best photoshop teacher !! Thanks for the amazing videos you keep posting. There is always something new to learn!

[@dragracing65]

Awesome technique! Thank you for sharing..

[@crissignori7482]

Nice, slow and detailed. I was able to write down all my notes, edit your sample image and two of mine in under four minutes .... even had time for a coffee. Great work Aaron

[@evanmariam4795]

I really love your way

[@johnm1463]

very nice as always. Really like your videos.

[@ceciliainnes2586]

Thank you for making it look so simple. Its such a talent to teach and you are great at it.!!

[@jeremy6604]

Very CLEAR and to the point. Thank you!

[@christinacooperfilm]

Omg... this just changed my life. Love the ease and simplicity! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!

[@hectoralicea1023]

You really are an amazing teacher. Thank you so much! *From San Juan, Puerto Rico.

[@khoaidol]

thanks. You rock !

[@The_Daliban]

love your videos!Easy to understand and follow along.Thank you Mr. Phlearn:)

[@WSkerrettPhotography]

simple instructions. love it

[@陈阳-i1c]

can't wait for doing it

[@bambiking6571]

Per usual concise and to the point! I'm seriously considering just going ahead and subscribing to your classes!

[@phlearn]

Thank you! We recommend it :)

[@CristianGRojasV]

Love this new technique! A lot easier and funny

[@mlw1968]

Thank you for all your work.

[@TomKaszuba]

Dude. This is gold. Pure gold. Thank you!

[@Boule2neige41]

Happy New Year PHlearn 🥳

[@diegovictorpinho434]

Easy and simple. ..thanks

[@AshAswaDigitalPortraits]

I gave this a try but did not notice much of a difference in the photo, maybe it was something I did. Thanks for the tutorial.

[@spondoolie6450]

Happy New Year PHlearn

[@WPatrickOfficial]

You're like my favorite Photoshop guy. I can really tell your heart is in it, I love that!

[@TVComercialProducer]

thanks, finally i know dodging and burning!

[@barruzza]

Great lesson. Thanks for posting!!

[@EricRaeber]

I like that idea very much, Aaron. However, the "Apply Image" is destructive to the mask, meaning that if you need to modify your dodge and burn masks after you have "applied" the image, you would get irregularities in the mask. I tried your technique, but instead of applying the image to the mask I used a "Blend If" for the curves adjustment layer. When I spread the black (or the white) cursor for the underlying image across the entire spectrum, I seem to get a very similar results, albeit without overwriting the mask.

[@chiditv4617]

What's a blend if

[@EricRaeber]

@@chiditv4617 blend if applies the mask as a function of the underlying image brightness. This allows you to modify the dodging and burning region after the fact. Here is another excellent video by Aaron on the topic: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXiudXWOp9WJbtU

[@alexecioranu764]

If you apply image to a mask of a group which contains only that particular curve ?

[@jacklamkang]

@@EricRaeber Btw you have 49 subs & a tick. How is that possible?!😮

[@phoenix2gaming346]

@@jacklamkang yup 🤧

[@josediazh3890]

Muchas gracias!

[@angelo_knf]

Dodge and burn tools are very useful and I like using them a lot for my designs on my KZbin videos. Another great video by Phlearn!! Happy new year everyone!! 🌟🥳 😁

[@LUIS20589]

Quick question, would it have been easier to use vignette for burn?

[@FrédériqueDeBrauwere]

very good video

[@veselinvasilev9362]

Thank you!

[@michaelredbourn]

Really useful. Thank you!

[@meiravichvichy4987]

an awesome way for dodging and burning

[@angelsmokee]

Brilliant! Thanks

[@jijivishant]

thank you for this

[@keertiarch]

I really appreciate this. Thanks, mate

[@stevenmeansphotography3861]

do i dodge and burn before or after frequency seperation

[@TheAksel13]

wow supper method! thanks a lot

[@silvy2]

Now i know, thank's ! :)

[@agambhasin]

Superb!!

[@charlotteswebnz]

thanks Phlearn man :)

[@AmericanProphecy-x7k]

What kind of tablet are you using to control the software?

[@phlearn]

Hey there! Aaron uses Intuos Pro tablet

[@kab4]

So much better then when I use the gradient tool in Lightroom.

[@richupj831]

Thank you for this photoshop trick

[@sunbro6998]

Dude, I love this. So simple yet pretty powerful.

[@image.factory]

Thanks for this nice method!

[@obALlhashmi]

Yes Newyear with a phlearn tutorial. Come on Release a Showreel like Phlearn Showcase or something.

[@ReviveTheWildy]

Ty

[@tao-iq8mk]

thank you so much omg

[@mrsnewmoneyboss1004]

Happy New Year Phlearn!! I've been all over your videos learning and overcoming my fears with editing in Photoshop.

[@prithamdsouza]

you the best

[@LastRoze]

Much appreciated man, keep the tutorial coming ~

[@ajaxrodriguez8956]

You can take this a step further by using the UnderLying Layer slider and blending in the adjustments.

[@francescoz1964]

Very interesting technique. I using a similar d&b but without applying the image in the masks. Thank you very much :)

[@RomboutVersluijs]

Cool ffect and never thought about doing dodge and burn like this

[@Udohme]

I had a question. Do you do Dodge & Burn after you have fixed the colors and retouched the images or before?

[@MrFrankdoll]

Chu Udoh typically I retouch skin, dnb (local and global), lastly do color corrections and sharpen

[@Udohme]

MrFrankdoll thank you. Also I notice most ppl use light room first before going to photoshop. Do u fix the skin, dnb then go to Lightroom to edit your colors?

[@MrFrankdoll]

Chu Udoh typically Lightroom is where I start. Adjusting highlights shadows etc... maybe some minor color changes. People also use camera raw before photoshop. Photoshop has the capability of doing everything you can do in Lightroom. Lightroom is just convenient because of file organization

[@Udohme]

MrFrankdoll thank you so much. I appreciate it.

[@abrahamgrc2243]

So everything was good till I wanted to paint... mmm after changing from white to black I just had my moving tool active, which tool do you use to paint for this specific action? Thanks great videos man keep it up.

[@hibhaven]

Thank you for the video, however I don't understand why you had to use the 'Apply Image' options to the photo. How does that help, could you pls explain? Thanks.

[@tinderbox218]

This video is so brief, it's not clear to us what the Apply Image is doing. Is it only applying the dodge curve to the lighter areas and the burn curve to the darker areas? How is that threshold determined? I guess this is okay for global dodges and burns, but not so useful when you want to apply variations to localized areas. How would that be done?

[@ayoubassouli182]

Happy new year

[@VideoUpskill]

You're tutorials are so awesome, easy to learn from, thank you.

[@GirgitProduction]

Wow....

[@Barykada]

How does that differ from processing the RAW image and doing only highlights or blacks (or similar) etc. ?

[@xaviertaylorii8059]

What recording software is that allowing you to preview live in the Photoshop nav?

[@xaviertaylorii8059]

@Mr.phlearn

[@WillyVegan]

Ty so much

[@odmexico]

Thank you :)

[@PaiviProject]

Hello. That very cool. I wonder if I could do something like that in my photo editor. Thanks

[@emmafooshee1948]

you just SAVED my photo

[@phlearn]

glad we were able to help!

[@tavoxxg.2738]

Hi Haron! , do you use wacom med or small tablet? Say hello from Costa Rica!,

[@ajaynrana]

Thank you so much for this awesome tutorial. Happy New Year!!!

[@inmorann]

Hey Aron! Happy new year. Your content is really amazing.

[@TheVikingWoodsmith]

makes my wonder, are the dodge and burn tools useless?

[@didibagallon]

May I ask what graphics tablet you are using and if you find it a good product?

[@sadrazam1000]

Dear i really love your channel and teaching . may i know which Photoshop software and which version are you using ??

[@phlearn]

Hi Sadrazam, We are using the most up to date version of Photoshop CC.

[@sadrazam1000]

@@phlearn thanks

[@IRedpunk]

Thank you ! Long tutorials can be a bit confusing at time, this just goes right at the essentials

[@chaquilledaniel5]

Can you use this technique just on the face to boost highlights?

[@eddienom]

Thanks!

[@AV-ri8lz]

Why do you use apply image? For what purpose?

[@webguybob]

Good information, which I'll use, but I hoping this video was going to be about best practices in using the dodge and burn tools.

[@phlearn]

Hi Bob, you can find that here: phlearn.com/tutorial/master-dodge-burn-photoshop/

[@TimFuzail]

how D&B is different from Contrast?

[@jundrilon944]

good

[@RobertMagnussen]

Thank you for the best tips ever Aaron :-)