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**Tamlin** · 04-01-2008

That's a good piece of advice from zapphnath. Non-destructive editing is the way to go: you should always use masks and work on a separate layer or a duplicate of your background layer if you can - not just when using Dodge & Burn but with any retouching techniques.

You can use D&B and zapphnath's technique on a Smart Object, but you need to double-click it to activate it first.

I use a graphics tablet, but it's not a Wacom. It works fine for my purposes, though.

04-01-2008	#6 (permalink)
Tamlin Janitor of Lunacy Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sitting in the Wishing Chair Posts: 5,309	That's a good piece of advice from zapphnath. Non-destructive editing is the way to go: you should always use masks and work on a separate layer or a duplicate of your background layer if you can - not just when using Dodge & Burn but with any retouching techniques. You can use D&B and zapphnath's technique on a Smart Object, but you need to double-click it to activate it first. I use a graphics tablet, but it's not a Wacom. It works fine for my purposes, though. __________________ Religion: It's all fun and games until someone gets burned at the stake... Last edited by Tamlin; 04-01-2008 at 05:32 PM..