You would use the dodging tool in Photoshop to...

• A. Lighten selected parts of an image
• B. Darken selected parts of an image
• C. Blur selected parts of an image
• D. Saturate selected parts of an image

Answer: (A)

Lightening selected parts of an image. The Dodge tool in Photoshop is designed to brighten the pixels you brush over, making those areas lighter and often revealing more detail in shadows or adding emphasis to a subject. You control the effect with brush size and hardness, plus exposure and the range you’re targeting (shadows, midtones, or highlights). This is different from tools that darken (Burn), blur (Blur), or boost color saturation (Saturation). So the Dodge tool is specifically used to lighten parts of an image.