Photoshop - Colorizing An Eye

This is a pretty cool effect that is quite easy to reproduce...

Intructions:

1. Set the mode to "Grayscale".

2. Set it back to "RGB".

3. Add a new layer on top of the main one.

4. Select the eye with the "Eliptical Marquee Tool".

5. Use the "Gradient Tool" on angle and the rainbow preset.

6. Set the opacity to about 30%.

7. On the new layer, drag the tool from the pupil to the edge of the selection.

8. Deselect.

9. Select the layer with the gradient, and add a "Gaussian Blur" to it. Refer to the video as to how many pixels the blur will need.

10. If you want, add a new layer, and and create a new pupil over the entire image. I added a "Gaussian Blur" to the new pupil for better blending.


Good luck!


Here's the starting sample photo: http://sugargrl14.deviantart.com/art/Silver-Eye-82181404

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• Photoshop
• CS4
• Tutorial
• Eye
• Color
• Spectrum
• Gradient
• Rainbow
• Deviant
• Art
• Deviantart

[clarkkent190]

When adding the rainbow my colours do not go around in the circle? (as in they do fit in the selected marque, but they actualy colours do not go in a 360 degree motion) any idea why?

[mrdudeguy5]

when you select the gradient tool, you have to make sure the gradient type is set to "angle"

[54jlkj]

ok next time LESS MUSIC and how about you talk and explain what you are doing!

[mrdudeguy5]

lol sure thing..... ill add annotations next time, and the quality is bad so ll fix that too..... PM me if there is anything u want me to do ^^,

[kenza1000]

I agree with m3h1nd3r about adding images to the eye, and agreed with 54jlkj to explain what you are doing more instead of wrighting it down on the side bar. Like, what did you use to get the pupil back to normal and not all colorful?

[mrdudeguy5]

do u mean adding an image within the pupil, or putting in a new iris??

[frasaeca]

i understand changin eye colours and everything but i dnt understand why no one ever uses black iris and change it into a blue or green bcuz dats wat im really interested in so i wuldnt mind if u made a tut for dat

[fiscu007]

I want to blend a logo in the eyes, is it posible, can you show me how to do it?

[HyuugaKazumi]

myn does that to... im not sure whats wrong with it... but all I do is I save my work close photoshop and wait a while... then when I open photoshop back up most of the time its back to normal

[kenza1000]

oh, and what do you click on at to get the pupil from colored back to its original black and white?

[kenza1000]

Hey, this is a good video, but when i tried adding the rainbow to the eye(step 5) i could'nt add it. for some reason my pointer turned into a hand and now it wont turn back into a pointer or anything for Photoshop, not even if i click brush... Did this happen for you and if it did or you know whats wrong, please help me! thank you! and good music.

[shuyi806]

wat the song name