Adjusting photographs can be a fun exercise and may be necessary based on project guidelines. Changing eye colors can quickly modify a person's appearance in a photograph. Modifying eye colors can be accomplished through built-in tools offered in Adobe Photoshop. The process requires highlighting the pupil area, then making hue and saturation adjustments until the desired eye color is achieved.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=051iEXq4yeY Learn the step-by-step process of changing your eye color in Adobe Photoshop through this graphic design tutorial.
How to Change Your Eye Color in Adobe Photoshop Video
Mark Itskowitch from headtrix.com provides a visual tutorial on how to change your eye color in Adobe Photoshop. He presents a step-by-step demonstration of how to change eye colors on a photograph. This video tutorial is part of a larger series of Adobe Photoshop guides presented on the Mahalo.com YouTube channel.
Step 1: Adjust Quick Mask Options
Open a photograph in Adobe Photoshop. Double click on the "Quick Mask" button located at the bottom of the toolbox. The "Quick Mask Options" box will appear. Mark the "Selected Areas" radio button, then press the "OK" button.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=051iEXq4yeY
Step 2: Highlight the Pupil
Select the zoom tool that looks like a magnify glass from the bottom of the toolbox and zoom into the eye area. Click on the brush tool and decrease the brush size by pressing the left bracket ("["). Press the "Quick Mask" button, then fill in the pupil. Press the "X" button on your keyboard to toggle to white if you need to clean up any areas where you colored outside the pupil area. Press the "Quick Mask" button again to highlight the area you want to change.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=051iEXq4yeY
Step 3: Change the Eye Color
Press and hold the "Command" button ("Control" on a Windows-based system) and press "J" on your keyboard to jump the highlighted pupil to a new layer. Select the layer, then select the hue saturation options from the bottom of the "Layers" window. Adjust the hue slider to the left or right, based on your desired eye color. Increase the new eye color intensity by adjusting the saturation slider. Press the "Zoom" button to review your changes.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=051iEXq4yeY
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Fast Facts
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Focus on natural eye colors for a more professional appearance.
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Make adjustments as needed to perfect the look.
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Zoom into the eye area when highlighting the pupil.
