Photoshop is one MONSTER of a program.

 Instead, they would just add more black or white to darken/brighten where you painted.

 It makes these work incredibly well!

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 Create a copy of the background layer with CMD+J for macs, and CTRL+J for PCs.

 It's not necessary but very highly recommended.

you’ve got the option to find more information on this here.2.

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 Then, set the opacity for the effect to 8-12%.

 verify the "protect tones" checkbox is selected.5.

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 Paint the area you would like brightened with the tool set to midtones, or shadows.

 We typically will paint in both on the athlete to brighten them up a bit.6.

 When you are happy with the look, go to step 7.

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 Choose a larger brush for this or the strokes will look too obvious.11.

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