I can not explain how grateful I am. I love the control dodging and burning gives me. Thank you for reintroducing it to me again. You are so easy to follow. I am excited to continue on my current project and revisit some old favorite photos.
Good tutorial. I can see where this could end up by taking more time to fully consider the details. At the moment, I have a Wacom Intuos Small and after a sometimes frustrating learning curve am finding it very useful. Planning to upgrade to a medium later this year. Thanks for sharing!
Hi Colin, yes I use a Wacom Intuos pro small, which does take some time to get used to, but it definitely makes painting in PS much easier and precise in my view. Good D&B tutorial, makes a huge difference to the overall effect by creating targeted contrast. Thanks.
I use a Wacom Intuos Pro (small). Right now in the market for a 27" 4K monitor to replicate my MacBook Pro Retina display on a bigger surface. I seem to be focusing in on the LG 600 series
I do use pressure sensitivity - Cintique 22HD and Intouos for the laptop.. I'd go buggy trying to this with a mouse... I can't begin to tell you how much paper I wasted back in my darkroom days trying to get the hang of dodging and burning... I must have killed entire forests.... Sooooo much better with PS! I've learned a lot of great stuff from your tutorials - thanks, Colin!
Great tutorial, thanks! I have recently started using a small wacom intuos and i'm fimding it quite awkward for the moment though it is much nicer than a mouse for targeted painting on my composites.
No pen, my hands are not steady enough. It looks like a great tool but many, if not most, of us still use a mouse. This is what I was looking for to help me make photos that I have changed the sky in look more natural. I think the biggest issue with sky swaps is the failure to adjust the temperature and shadows of the shot.
I have the Intuos Pro small and scale it so I'm only using about half the overall area (with a 27" monitor). That allows me to rest my wrist on the tablet and use wrist/finger movements only for the pen. IMO larger tablets are better suited for artists who use their whole arm to make long sweeping strokes. I use the pressure feature occasionally.
Colin, I have seen something similar but using two curves layers to dodge and burn. Are there advantages or disadvantages between the two methods? Love your stuff! Bob K
hi Mr Colin, i have a wacom intuos, but did not install on my computer yet, firstly many people around the web said there is some issues with wid 10, secondly since most of us dont have pro version of wacom the installation and how to set up is a concern and finally is can i still work with my mouse or the wacom will substitute it ?hope you could help me
The difficult part (for me at least) was retraining myself not to lift the pen and expect the cursor to stay where I left off. The pen IS the cursor and its position on the tablet is absolute. Once I learned to put the pen where I wanted the cursor and to treat it like pen and paper rather than a mouse on a pad, I was up and running. I find it far more efficient than a mouse. For me the adjustment period was only a few hours
@@CraigBoehman The tablet has definitely helped my work in post. I do wish I'd bought the medium instead of the small as size does matter. It matters because the working area (I have mine set to max) affects the rate of cursor movement. So the best I can get is 1:3 or so (1 inch of pen = 3 of on-screen cursor movement), which makes accuracy a little difficult for me as I am not a pencil and paper artist. That being said, I am getting pretty good results with the small but still looking forward to purchasing a medium in the near future.
I loved your method as I usally used only the dodge and burn brushes, just one question, is it possible to pain as well with some color? Imagine a sunset... and I want to add a little bit of more yellowish tint, can I change the color ? Thanks for your video, it was really helpfull!!! Best wishes from Uruguay!
Nice tutorial, thank you Colin. I have been contemplating purchasing a drawing tablet but Wacoms are a little out of my price range. I had a "XP-Pen Star05" recommended to me. Much less expensive (like $59.99). I have read some good things about them but don't really know for sure. Wish I could find some info comparing them to a Wacom. Thanks again.
Keep your XP-Pen tablet. I have one and thought I was missing something by not having a Wacom tablet. I wasn't. The Wacom is now gone and I'm still using my XP-Pen. The XP-Pen stylus doesn't use batteries either.
Intuos Art Medium, I've had it a little over 2 years and use it daily. It's so much better than any mouse you care to name. BTW I use windows 10 Pro, Lightroom 4.4 & CS6 Extended. To all the viewers & subscribers out there no sure about a tablet. My 1st tablet was a One by Wacom that cost me $39.99 at the supermarket & used it for about 5 weeks before investing in the Art Medium. There was nothing wrong with it I just used it as my training wheels before spending more money. I would recommend the One by Wacom to anyone on a tight budget who wants to learn because for editing that $40 investment will give you superior results than your $200 gaming mouse.
I've got a late version of the previous Intuos Small running on a Dell XPS 15, connected via USB rather than wireless. It's fantastic but I find Photoshop regularly freezes (temporarily, as though Windows is doing a memory dump) and/or lags with that combo. It might be Edge is running in the background but given I never use Edge, that shouldn't be the problem. I've started using CCleaner to force close any browsers but still get the problem. Edge ought to be a great browser but that definitely causes memory dumps. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has come across this problem and whether they've solved it.
Hi Colin, this is just simply a curiosity question. I also use the same dodge/burn technique, but why fill the layer with with neutral gray at all, and not just leave it "empty" but still set to overlay and paint with black and white? Is there an advantage that maybe I am not perceiving? By the way, I have used a Wacom tablet since 2000; currently using Wacom Intuos 4 & 5, Medium - completely changed the way I work and can't imagine not having one. Thanks for all the years of great tutorials.
D Sabio filling is not Necessary but does offer flexibility if you want to mix and match the legacy Dodge and burn tools or filters which won't work without pixels
Bought a new Intuos Pro specifically for D/B. I also purchased Colin's D/B course- it has been so helpful. I've learned how to use my tablet in addition to dodging/burning. Thank-you.
The Wacom Tablet I used: amzn.to/2UHc4qQ
I can not explain how grateful I am. I love the control dodging and burning gives me. Thank you for reintroducing it to me again. You are so easy to follow. I am excited to continue on my current project and revisit some old favorite photos.
Thanks so much for the super like! I really appreciate it :)
Great tutorial, thanks Colin.
Thanks for this, Colin. I have a Wacom tablet, but I'm not comfortable using it. I think I need to do more with it. This tutorial helps a ton. Thanks.
Working in layers is so amazing!
Excellent info.
Thank you, quite new to PS this is really a game changer for me.
Great tutorial! I use the Intuos Bluetooth Small tablet and love it.
As always well explained with great result. I will try to work with wacom tablet for sure after I saw this tutorial.
Great tutorial. I use a Wacom Intuos 4.
Always appreciate your tips and tutorials. I have a Huion but I haven't used it much.
Great stuff! Never thought bout brushing my light and dark! Always learning something. Had a Wacom years ago, don’t use it anymore.
Good tutorial. I can see where this could end up by taking more time to fully consider the details. At the moment, I have a Wacom Intuos Small and after a sometimes frustrating learning curve am finding it very useful. Planning to upgrade to a medium later this year. Thanks for sharing!
I use a old wacom tablet size large, it still has windows 10 compatible drivers and everything works great!
Hi Colin, great tutorial 👍🏽 Like you I use a tablet and wouldn’t be without it.
Hi Colin, yes I use a Wacom Intuos pro small, which does take some time to get used to, but it definitely makes painting in PS much easier and precise in my view. Good D&B tutorial, makes a huge difference to the overall effect by creating targeted contrast. Thanks.
I use a Wacom Intuos Pro (small). Right now in the market for a 27" 4K monitor to replicate my MacBook Pro Retina display on a bigger surface. I seem to be focusing in on the LG 600 series
I do use pressure sensitivity - Cintique 22HD and Intouos for the laptop.. I'd go buggy trying to this with a mouse... I can't begin to tell you how much paper I wasted back in my darkroom days trying to get the hang of dodging and burning... I must have killed entire forests.... Sooooo much better with PS! I've learned a lot of great stuff from your tutorials - thanks, Colin!
Hi Colin....Great tutorial as always. I have a Wacom Intuos but finding it difficult to get used to.
Great tutorial, thanks! I have recently started using a small wacom intuos and i'm fimding it quite awkward for the moment though it is much nicer than a mouse for targeted painting on my composites.
I use a Wacom Cintiq Pro 24 It's a great machine
No pen, my hands are not steady enough. It looks like a great tool but many, if not most, of us still use a mouse. This is what I was looking for to help me make photos that I have changed the sky in look more natural. I think the biggest issue with sky swaps is the failure to adjust the temperature and shadows of the shot.
Have used a Wacom tablet for years now - and just bought a Cintiq 16, too ;)
I have the Intuos Pro small and scale it so I'm only using about half the overall area (with a 27" monitor). That allows me to rest my wrist on the tablet and use wrist/finger movements only for the pen. IMO larger tablets are better suited for artists who use their whole arm to make long sweeping strokes. I use the pressure feature occasionally.
Jeffery Campbell you are correct about the artist using while arm vs retoucher
Colin, I have seen something similar but using two curves layers to dodge and burn. Are there advantages or disadvantages between the two methods? Love your stuff! Bob K
I also use the other method. All depends on what you need :)
hi Mr Colin, i have a wacom intuos, but did not install on my computer yet, firstly many people around the web said there is some issues with wid 10, secondly since most of us dont have pro version of wacom the installation and how to set up is a concern and finally is can i still work with my mouse or the wacom will substitute it ?hope you could help me
I did a video called, Wacom hacks, check it out, it will help you with Windows. ruclips.net/video/bjoZzOeuLEY/видео.html
Pressure Sensitive Pen .. Yes .. Just learning to use my Wacom Pen
Nice tutorial on dodging and burning. I think you sold me on the Wacom for editing.
The difficult part (for me at least) was retraining myself not to lift the pen and expect the cursor to stay where I left off. The pen IS the cursor and its position on the tablet is absolute. Once I learned to put the pen where I wanted the cursor and to treat it like pen and paper rather than a mouse on a pad, I was up and running. I find it far more efficient than a mouse. For me the adjustment period was only a few hours
@@gordroberts53 Thanks for the tip. I spend a lot of time in post and am looking for a different approach.
@@CraigBoehman The tablet has definitely helped my work in post. I do wish I'd bought the medium instead of the small as size does matter. It matters because the working area (I have mine set to max) affects the rate of cursor movement. So the best I can get is 1:3 or so (1 inch of pen = 3 of on-screen cursor movement), which makes accuracy a little difficult for me as I am not a pencil and paper artist. That being said, I am getting pretty good results with the small but still looking forward to purchasing a medium in the near future.
@@gordroberts53 That's good to know. Somebody else told me to get the larger size as well. Thanks again, Gord~
I loved your method as I usally used only the dodge and burn brushes, just one question, is it possible to pain as well with some color? Imagine a sunset... and I want to add a little bit of more yellowish tint, can I change the color ? Thanks for your video, it was really helpfull!!! Best wishes from Uruguay!
use a small Intuos4 for several years. Initially a steep learning curve to get used to it, but would not ever go back now.
Nice tutorial, thank you Colin. I have been contemplating purchasing a drawing tablet but Wacoms are a little out of my price range. I had a "XP-Pen Star05" recommended to me. Much less expensive (like $59.99). I have read some good things about them but don't really know for sure. Wish I could find some info comparing them to a Wacom. Thanks again.
Brad Mangas Wacom also makes the intuos for less money. They are the only ones who makes pens that don't need batteries
Keep your XP-Pen tablet. I have one and thought I was missing something by not having a Wacom tablet. I wasn't. The Wacom is now gone and I'm still using my XP-Pen. The XP-Pen stylus doesn't use batteries either.
Intuos Art Medium, I've had it a little over 2 years and use it daily. It's so much better than any mouse you care to name. BTW I use windows 10 Pro, Lightroom 4.4 & CS6 Extended.
To all the viewers & subscribers out there no sure about a tablet.
My 1st tablet was a One by Wacom that cost me $39.99 at the supermarket & used it for about 5 weeks before investing in the Art Medium. There was nothing wrong with it I just used it as my training wheels before spending more money. I would recommend the One by Wacom to anyone on a tight budget who wants to learn because for editing that $40 investment will give you superior results than your $200 gaming mouse.
Use Wacom. Thank you for your tutorials!
I've got a late version of the previous Intuos Small running on a Dell XPS 15, connected via USB rather than wireless. It's fantastic but I find Photoshop regularly freezes (temporarily, as though Windows is doing a memory dump) and/or lags with that combo. It might be Edge is running in the background but given I never use Edge, that shouldn't be the problem. I've started using CCleaner to force close any browsers but still get the problem. Edge ought to be a great browser but that definitely causes memory dumps. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has come across this problem and whether they've solved it.
Hi Colin, this is just simply a curiosity question. I also use the same dodge/burn technique, but why fill the layer with with neutral gray at all, and not just leave it "empty" but still set to overlay and paint with black and white? Is there an advantage that maybe I am not perceiving?
By the way, I have used a Wacom tablet since 2000; currently using Wacom Intuos 4 & 5, Medium - completely changed the way I work and can't imagine not having one.
Thanks for all the years of great tutorials.
D Sabio filling is not Necessary but does offer flexibility if you want to mix and match the legacy Dodge and burn tools or filters which won't work without pixels
@@photoshopcafe Right on. I hadn't considered that. Thanks for that insight.
Bought a new Intuos Pro specifically for D/B. I also purchased Colin's D/B course- it has been so helpful. I've learned how to use my tablet in addition to dodging/burning. Thank-you.
I have a pressure sensitive tablet but I'll admit I don't use it that much
I love my Wacom ;-)
Great work Colin, keep getting mixed reviews about Wacom and £2-300+ is a lot of cash to sit on a shelf, rejected.
I have a review on my site and channel. Ive used them for over 10 years and very happy :)