User guide
Chapter 7 Make image adjustments 237
Limit the tonal range of brushed adjustments
You can limit the adjustment you’re about to brush on an image to a specic tonal range. For
example, if you want to brush an adjustment on an image and have the adjustment aect only
the shadows, you choose Shadows from the Brush Action pop-up menu and then brush the
adjustment on the image. If the brush touches a midtone or highlight, that part of the image is
not changed.
Tip: This feature is particularly useful when burning and dodging, because you can limit the
exposure adjustment to the tonal range you want to modify without having to worry about
adversely aecting details in the tonal ranges that are correctly exposed.
Limit a brushed adjustment to a specic tonal range
1 Select a photo.
2 Do one of the following:
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In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose either
“Brush [adjustment] in” or “Brush [adjustment] away” from the Action pop-up menu for the
adjustment you want to apply to the image.
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Choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu in the tool strip.
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In the Adjustments inspector or the Adjustments pane of the Inspector HUD, choose Quick
Brushes from the Add Adjustment pop-up menu, and choose a Quick Brush adjustment from
the submenu.
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In full-screen view, choose a Quick Brush adjustment from the Quick Brush pop-up menu
in the toolbar.
3 In the Brush HUD, choose a tonal range for the adjustment from the Brush Range section of the
Brush Action pop-up menu.
Note: If you don’t want the brushed adjustment limited to a specic tonal range, choose All.
Choose a tonal
range option from
the Brush Range
section of the Brush
Action pop-up menu.
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