Shading with Dodge and Burn

…Now that we have all the flat color blocked in, we can go ahead and…add dimension by using the Dodge and Burn tools.…They can be found over here in the toolbar.…This lollipop looking thing is the Dodge tool.…And if you click and hold, you have the option for…using some other tools here and the Burn tool is the other one.…I like to start with the Burn tool,…because I prefer putting my shadows down first, but it's definitely a preference.…Now, the default exposure for the Burn tool is usually 50%.…

But, I don't like working with the exposure up quite that high.…I prefer to take it down somewhere between 15 and 20 so…I can slowly build up my shading and have a little more flexibility in what I do.…So, I've got it taken down to 18%.…I'm making sure to use a soft edge brush and I'm going to go ahead and…work layer by layer and add shading to my croqui.…I'm going to go ahead and change the size of my brush with my Bracket keys.…And what I have learned about dodge and…burn is in order to get a nice, smooth look.…