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Photo Editing | Changing Eye Color Quickly and Cleanly

20 October 2008 2 Comments
In this tutorial we will use some “5 minute Photoshop” to change the eye color of a subject quickly, easily, and naturally. We will be using the Edit Quick Mask Mode, and Adjustment Layers in this tutorial.
Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color

This will be our starting point.

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Quick Mask Mode

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Quick Mask Mode

Select Edit in Quick Mask Mode. And We will begin painting the eyes to make our selection.

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Make Selection

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Make Selection

Once the eyes have been painted to your satisfaction choose Select from the main menu, the choose Inverse.

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Inverse Selection

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Inverse Selection

From the layers menu once you have Inversed your selection, create a new Adjustment Layer.
Select Color Balance, and begin altering the eye color of the subject.

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Color Balance

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Color Balance

In the end your subject should have a new eye color that looks fairly natural. Like so:

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color |Final

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color |Final

And thats it your done!

But if you want to use the techniques from my Model Glowing Skin Tutorial, you can have something like this: A subject with striking eyes and smooth skin.

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Extra

Roberto Blake | Photoshop Tutorial | Change Eye Color | Extra

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2 Comments »

  • Max Sterling said:

    Saw your tutorial while trying to figure out this stuff in photoshop. You were right it took less than five minutes to do. When are you going to post that model skin tutorial? it looks like the example came out pretty good.

  • intelligible said:

    dang that looks fairly simple. Cant wait to try it :)

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