How to Dodge and Burn Like a Pro using Soft Light in Photoshop

Learn how to use the "dodge and burn" technique with soft light blending and selections in Photoshop to add model-like lighting and sculpting to your photos.

Follow these steps:

1) Open your portrait in Photoshop and create a new layer filled with 50% grey,
2) Rename it "DODGE" and change its blending mode to soft light,
3) Duplicate the layer and rename it "BURN",
4) Use the Channels tab to select highlight and non-highlight areas for dodge and burn, respectively,
5) Use a soft brush with white for dodge and black for burn to paint on the selected areas,
6) Whiten eyes, highlight eyebrows, mouth, and teeth for dodge, and contour the nose with burn,
7) Group both layers and adjust the opacity to your liking.

Watch your photos transform with this simple yet effective technique!

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[Sarayae]

Thank you I’ve been wanted to learn dodge & burn for years but as a beginner I feel intimidated by photoshopped. But thank to your Clear explaining I know feel confident that I can do it it

[SereneColeman]

This is great, thank you so much for posting!

[apparaojilludimudi]

Many thanks for posting this tutorial. It is very clear and easy to understand and follow.

[tsegaymoges]

Thanks, Your explanation is the best for learning how to do dodge and Burn.

[dexterfurman]

Your tutorials are the best! You get right to the point and explain everything simply and quickly. Keep up the great work!

[roshanmadhuranga]

Simple and effective. Many thanks for sharing the tutorial..!

[antoniomoreira]

Thank you so much, help me a lot!! Congratulations for your chanel!

[danielpgraham]

Thank you very much for a wonderful tool and explanation for DB

[imaclite]

Thank you very helpful tutorial, I've been looking for this long time away, and hope to see doing the same for wildlife

[Bro-qrfz]

Wow you opened my eyes man thank-you ❤🎉

[waky]

thanks ... perfect man. very good technique

[djvertical]

Pretty cool. Is there a reason why you didn’t use layer masks? Feel like that would be a better way to control the work flow… 🤔

[christophesurman]

Good tips to use selection of light and dark area to make a dogde and burn on two différent layers.

[Randyrocker]

Really nice look and presentation. Thank you!

[ziaulmonsur]

Can't we use Dodge and Burn tools to apply the effects instead of brush with black and white color? Burn and Dodge tolls has more options to apply .... highlights, midtones and shadows.

[Paolocaldarulo]

sorry Man ! when i go to CHANNELS and go to LOAD CHANNELS AS SELECTION on screen appears : Warning: No pixels are more than 50% selected. The selection edges will not be visible. how can i solve it ?

[lisaowens]

Which version of Photoshop are you using?

[Bro-qrfz]

Please make a video on curves reg green blue channel for colorgrading in advanced techniques not basic please ❤

[Chinchagp]

Can you teach how to make contour please 🥺🥺