Digital BW, The Print

One more thing:  when you add the soft-light layer make sure it is 
medium gray.  You can vary the opacity and size of the brush and get 
great control over the process.

Steve

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jim Respess 
<jim@g...> wrote:
> <Has anyone noticed that when you burn a B&W image in an RGB format
> that the burned area takes on a yellowish hue? This of course 
doesn't
> occur in greyscale mode, but my scans are usually in RGB mode, and I
> usually work in RBG to maintain the option of colorizing portions of
> the print at some point.>
> 
> I have not noticed a hue change in burning but I have some 
suggestions:
> 	1.  Try making a new layer; change the mode to soft light and 
> paint (at some reduced opacity) with black to burn or white to 
dodge. 
> I get much more control that way.
> 
> 	2.  Work in grayscale and when you want to colorize change 
mode to RGB.
> 
> 	3.  Desaturate after burning.
> 
> Cheers,		Jim
> 
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