Dodge and Burn Tutorial - Highlight and Contour in Black and White Photography

How to Highlight and Contour Tutorial using the Curves Adjustment Layers to Dodge and Burn in Photoshop. What is Dodging and Burning? Dodging and Burning is a process through which we lighten or darken areas of the image. By using the Curves Layers we'll be learning how to dodge and burn in a non-destructive way. On your Dodge layer you'll be working exclusively on the areas that you want to brighten, and on the Burn layer you'll be working only in the areas that you want to darken. GETTING STARTED - How to set up your Dodge and Burn Layers 1. With your image open, go to the Adjustment Layers and select Curves, twice. 2. Label the top layer: Dodge. 3. Label the second layer: Burn. 4. On your Dodge Layer select the pointing hand cursor, go to your image, choose an area of the face where the skin is almost the lightest and click and drag upwards, until the entire image brightens. Then hit CTRL+I (CMD+I) to invert the image. 5. On your Burn Layer select the pointing hand cursor, go to your image, choose an area of the face where the skin is the darkest and click and drag downwards, until the entire image darkens.Then hit CTRL+I (CMD+I) to invert the image. And that's it! Now you can start working. You'll be using the Brush Tool to paint with white. Use a soft brush, with 0 hardness and keep your Opacity and Flow to relatively small values (don't go over 35-40). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ This photo was taken by Horia Stan. Check out his work here:   / horiastan   https://lookool.ro/   / horiastanphoto   ________________________________________________________________________________________________ LET'S BE FRIENDS! Instagram:   / suzanaplesca   Twitter:   / suzanaplesca   Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/user18736431 500PX: https://500px.com/suzanaplesca For business inquiries please contact me at [email protected] #photoshop #dodgeandburn #skinretouching #suzanaplesca