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You might try using the Curves feature. It gives you great control on the editing of areas by shade....<br />
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Good vibes!!!
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You might try using the Curves feature. It gives you great control on the editing of areas by shade....

Good vibes!!!

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Curves!! It takes a little getting used to for someone whose never used it before. You might want to hunt down a manual that describes the features but once you understand its unintuitiveness itll fix all your problems.
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Curves!! It takes a little getting used to for someone whose never used it before. You might want to hunt down a manual that describes the features but once you understand its unintuitiveness itll fix all your problems.

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solved my problem, looks great now, and the tips on duplicating helped a lot. <br />
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Thanks<br />
hifijet
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solved my problem, looks great now, and the tips on duplicating helped a lot.

Thanks
hifijet

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How can I lighten the shadows and dark areas of a high resolution scan of an oil painting (landscape) without effecting the rest of the painting. I am not getting the detail in the dark areas of the painting unless I wash out the rest of the painting? 
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How can I lighten the shadows and dark areas of a high resolution scan of an oil painting (landscape) without effecting the rest of the painting. I am not getting the detail in the dark areas of the painting unless I wash out the rest of the painting? 

lightening dark shadows

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