Free Adobe Photoshop Website Designing Video Tutorial - Dodge, Burn and Sponge Tool

In this Free Photoshop Website Designing Video Tutorial, we will show you how to use "Dodge Tool", "Burn Tool" and "Sponge Tool". Dodge and Burn Tools are also called toning tools. These tools are mostly used by photographers. Sponge Tool is used for saturate and desaturate the pixels of an image. We suggest that you view our "Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool Video Tutorial " to understand this visually and more easily.

Press “O” to select Dodge Tool. Hold Shift key while pressing O toggles you between Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool.

Functions of Photoshop Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool:

1. Dodge Tool: Dodge tool is used to lightens the pixels of an image where you will drag your mouse. This tool has a tendency to bring out detail as well.
2. Burn Tool: This tool is used to darken the pixels of an image where you will drag your mouse.
3. Sponge Tool: This tool is used to decrease or increase the color saturation of areas you drag over.

Steps for using Dodge Tool

1. Select File > Open.
2. Select Dodge Tool, Burn Tool or Sponge Tool from the toolbar depending upon the modification you want to do in the image.
3. Choose the brush size from the tool options bar. Set other options from the tool options bar. If you want to use the brush as an airbrush, select “Airbrush” .
4. Now, drag over the part of an image where you want to modify.

Dodge Tool, Burn Tool and Sponge Tool options given in the Tool Options Bar:

When you select "Dodge Tool " or "Burn Tool " related tool options appear in the Tool Options bar.These options are described below:

1. Brush: Select the brush type from the Brush pop-up palette. Using “Master Diameter” set the size of the brush.
2. Range: It determines which pixels will be affected.
   
   a) Highlights: This option will affect the lighter area.
   b) Midtones: This option will affect the Middle Tones.
   c) Shadows: This option will affect the darker areas.
   
   
3. Exposure: This ranges from 1% to 100%. Upto 10% is too much. This will add or subtract 100% of the brightness of the area on which you are working if set to 100%.
4. Airbrush: If you want to use your brush as an airbrush then select this option.

When you select "Sponge Tool " related tool options appear in the Tool Options bar.These options are described below:

1. Brush: Same as for Dodge and Burn Tool.
2. Mode: There are two options available:
   
   a) Saturate: Increase the intensity of a color.
   b) Desaturate: Decrease the intensity of a color, actually dulls the color.
   
   
3. Flow: Flow can range from 1 to 100%.
4. Airbrush: Same as for Dodge and Burn Tool.