How to Change Eye Color in Photoshop

Photoshop is one of the most professional and technically advanced software for editing digital photos. When we click pictures, there are many things that can be set straight by retouching it in the Photoshop software. Many times we see red-eye effect after we take a snap. The software has the capability to not only change your eye color in Photoshop but also enhance the pictures according to your taste. If you only want to focus on the eye but don't really know how to change eye color in Photoshop, then take a look at these simple steps given below.

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.
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.
17. Voila, now you know how an eye color can be changed using Photoshop.

Apart from the information we provided in this article, you can also read another Buzzle article on Read how to use airbrushing in Photoshop to understand what all this software is capable of. 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, why not enrich your old pictures and make them look like new.