Adobe 13101332 User Guide - Page 193

Adobe Photoshop Help Using Help | Contents | Index Transforming and Retouching Back 193 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 "Sharpening images" on page 155 and "Improving performance with filters" on page 324. To use the blur or sharpen tool: 1 Select the blur tool or sharpen tool . 2 Do the following in the options bar: • Choose a brush and set brush options. (See "Working with brushes" on page 228.) • Specify a blending mode and strength. (See "Setting options for painting and editing tools" on page 241.) • Select Use All Layers to blur or sharpen using data from all visible layers. If this is 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 or burn tool . 2 Do the following in the options bar: • Choose a brush and set brush options. (See "Working with brushes" on page 228.) • Select what to change in the image: Midtones to change the middle range of grays; Shadows to change the dark areas; Highlights to change the light areas. • Specify the exposure for the tool. (See "Specifying opacity, flow, strength, or exposure" on page 243.) • (Photoshop) Click the airbrush button to use the brush as an airbrush. Alternately, select the Airbrush option in the Brushes palette. (See "Creating airbrush effects (Photoshop)" on page 239.) 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. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 193