Hi Tac, Think of brushes as just a (usually fairly clumsy) way of solving the real problem which is that you want different areas or colours or textures or whatever to be exposed or otherwise processed differently.
Fundamental to using dt effectively is to get to know the 'blend if' generic functionality available to pretty much all processing functions. For your exposure requirement we could therefore pick any of the tools that work on exposure, e.g. perhaps the ND grad filter and first apply that to the image as a whole. If we then want that filter effect applied selectively to different areas of the image rather than having to draw a mask the areas can be selected via 'blend if' parameters using whatever characteristic distinguishes best between wanted and unwanted areas e.g. brightness, hue, colour etc. That said mask drawing is available right now in the unstable branch. It seems to work fine but the key usage and mechanics are a bit confusing/undocumented and at times frustrating - which is why its not yet in the proper stable branch I guess :-) Good luck, Rob. -----Original Message----- From: Tac Tacelosky [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 04 July 2013 17:50 To: [email protected] Subject: [Darktable-users] Brushing Exposure In Lightroom, there's a way to grab a brush and "paint" exposure variations. Is there a way to do that in Darktable? I feel like there must be, but I'm missing something simple, like how to draw and polygon around an area to work with it. Any guidance for beginners? I'm no expert at Lightroom either, but I'm at a photo workshop and everyone else is using Lightroom. Thanks! Tac ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users The content of this email is private and confidential, and unless otherwise stated only the intended recipient may use the content of this email for its intended purpose. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not retain, copy, forward or disclose the information herein, and we ask you to notify the sender or contact our Customer Services department on 0844 633 1000 or at [email protected] The copyright and all other intellectual property rights subsisting in or to the contents of this email belong to NHBC or are used with the permission of the owner and all such rights are reserved. Recipients are asked to note that opinions, conclusions and other information in the contents of this email that do not relate to the official business of NHBC are neither given nor endorsed by NHBC. This email has been scanned for viruses, but NHBC does not accept any liability in respect of loss or damage caused by any virus which is not detected by its virus detection systems. Data Protecti on Act 1998. NHBC is the Data Controller for the purposes of the Act. Your personal details will be stored and processed in accordance with the Act for the purposes of dealing with your enquiry or claim and for research and statistical purposes. If you make a claim under a Buildmark policy you agree to your data being passed to others involved with your claim such as the original builder, or a consultant or remedial works contractor that we may employ in connection with your claim(s) and matter ancillary to your claim(s). Other than disclosure provided for in this statement, we will not pass any data about you to any other party without your permission unless we are required to do so by law. NHBC, the National House-Building Council, is a company registered by guarantee in England, registration number 320784, and it is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by Windows: Build for Windows Store. http://p.sf.net/sfu/windows-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users
