Correcting Tone and Exposure - Beginning Photo Retouching and Restoration Using GIMP - page 68

Figure 3-40. Adding a layer mask to restore some of the over-affected areas

5. Activate the layer mask by clicking it (it will have a white border around it). Using

a large, soft brush at 50% opacity and black as the active color, paint back some of
the washed out detail in these areas (Figure 3-41 ).