How to Change Eye Color in Photoshop?

1. To change eye color in pictures using Photoshop, open the software, select the picture and zoom in to the eye.




2. From the PS toolbar, select the Ellipse tool. Point the cursor at the center of the eye while holding down ALT + SHIFT keys and drag to select the eye.



3. From the PS toolbar, select Quick Mask Mode. This will change the entire picture and add a temporary background color isolating the eye which was selected.



4. Now select the Brush tool and choose a "soft brush" option of Soft Round 3 pixel. Read how to use airbrushing in Photoshop.



5. With the Soft Brush tool, brush the missing eyelid to match the natural looking eyes.



6. Zoom in and match the correct arc of the eyelid.



7. Go back to the Quick Mask Mode and click on it. This will bring back the original picture while keeping the eye selected.



8. Create a new layer from the window on the bottom right corner and click on the Color Picker option.



9. Choose the color that you like and press OK.



10. In the new layer, fill the selected color from the PS toolbar. This will fill your selected color covering the selected area.



11. From the menu bar, click on select and choose inverse option.



12. Again go to select option and choose Modify > Feather. This will open the Feather Selection box where you will opt for 5 pixels and click OK.



13. Hit the delete key twice.



14. From the bottom right corner box, click on the arrow next to Normal which will open a list and set the Blending Mode to color.



15. Now go to Image option, select Adjustments > Hue/Saturation. This will open a Hue/Saturation box. Click on the check-box for Colorize and Preview. Here you can change the setting of Hue, Saturation and Lightness, to obtain the color you desire.



16. Play with the variety of colors like blue, green, black, and many more. Select the one you like and press OK.







Changing eye color in Photoshop is not so tough once you know how to use the software. Once you have the basics clear, you can upgrade any picture and make the alterations. Now that you know how to change eye color in Photoshop, why not enrich your old pictures and make them look like new.

Make Your Own Animation

One can easily create a GIF animation with the help of a software called 'Adobe Photoshop'. The image file should be set to 100 x 100 pixels and the resolution at 72 pixels per inch. The mode should be set to RGB color. The 'show layers' option should be chosen from the 'floating palette' of the 'Window' menu. To draw a picture, the stencil tool should be used. A duplicate layer should be selected by clicking on the layer palette's sub-menu arrow. The next step in the process is to click on the eyeball icon present at the bottom of the layer palette on the left side. The image is saved by selecting the 'jump to' option under the file menu, followed by clicking on the 'Adobe Image Ready 2.0' option. The image should be saved when prompted to do so. Animation of the image is done with the help of the 'show animation' option present under the 'Window' menu. Clicking on the 'show animation' option would bring up the 'animation floating palette'. The 'Make Frame from Layers' option which is present under the 'animation palette sub-menu' is used for the purpose of animation. The animation needs to be saved by clicking on the 'Save Optimized As' option.




The different methods and techniques mentioned above can be used to make your own animation. One can create cartoon characters and many interesting things by using the various animation techniques.