Which tool lightens areas of an image?

Which tool lightens areas of an image?

• A. Dodge Tool
• B. Burn Tool
• C. Sponge Tool
• D. Clone Stamp Tool

Answer: (A)

Lightening specific areas with a brush is what the Dodge Tool is designed for. It brightens pixels where you brush by increasing exposure, lifting the brightness of the chosen tonal range in the image. You can pick the range to affect—shadows, midtones, or highlights—so you can target darker areas, mid-tones, or bright areas and blend the changes smoothly with a soft, low-exposure brush. This tool is ideal for bringing out details in shadows or giving a subtle glow to highlights without altering the entire image. In contrast, the Burn Tool darkens areas by increasing exposure in the opposite direction, and the Sponge Tool changes saturation rather than brightness. The Clone Stamp Tool copies pixels from one area to another and doesn’t adjust lightness at all.

Lightening specific areas with a brush is what the Dodge Tool is designed for. It brightens pixels where you brush by increasing exposure, lifting the brightness of the chosen tonal range in the image. You can pick the range to affect—shadows, midtones, or highlights—so you can target darker areas, mid-tones, or bright areas and blend the changes smoothly with a soft, low-exposure brush. This tool is ideal for bringing out details in shadows or giving a subtle glow to highlights without altering the entire image.

In contrast, the Burn Tool darkens areas by increasing exposure in the opposite direction, and the Sponge Tool changes saturation rather than brightness. The Clone Stamp Tool copies pixels from one area to another and doesn’t adjust lightness at all.