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Using the Dodge Tool

With the Dodge tool, you can lighten the pixels in the area of the brush stroke. This makes the background color brighter on the area of the brush stroke to reflect the brush stroke.

Painting with the Dodge tool.

To Use the Dodge Tool

1.   Click the Dodge tool .
2.   Set opacity, brush type, brush size, and brush hardness in the RotoPaint tool settings at the top of the Viewer. (For information on the available options, see Editing Existing Stroke/Shape Attributes.)
3.   Optionally, set the lifetime of the stroke in the RotoPaint tool settings. (For information on the available options, see Editing Existing Stroke/Shape Timing.)
4.   Apply strokes as necessary.