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Photoshop Elements: Change Eye Color
Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6
January 11, 2008
You can enhance your photo subject's eyes or even change eye color by using a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer in Photoshop Elements.
Note: In this example, we're changing eye color from gray to green, but you can use the same procedure to change the color of any item in your image.
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To change eye color:
- On the image layer, use the Selection brush to select the subject's eyes. Making a selection will enable you to adjust only the color of the eyes.
- Create a new Hue/Saturation adjustment layer above the image layer. Notice that the adjustment layer contains a mask filled with black and two white circles where you selected the eyes.
In the Hue/Saturation dialog box, check Colorize. Play with the Hue, Saturation and Lightness sliders until you find a color you like.
If you want to tweak the color more, try different blend modes and opacity settings. For example, a Blend mode of Overlay will tone down the brightness and bring out the contrast in the green eyes.
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Updated on May 24, 2008