Photoshop Eerie Eye Effects Tutorial

Photoshop Eerie Eye Effects Tutorial: Here's a new tutorial from Photoshop Daily: Photoshop eye effects by Adam Smith. This tutorial will show you how to create eerie effects in your photo manipulations. (Download a free trial of Photoshop CS6.)

Burn in the shadows
Duplicate your layer, working on the newly duplicated layer only. Select the Burn tool set to Midtones and 50% Exposure in the top Options bar. Paint over the pupil, iris edge and around the edge of the eye with a small soft brush.

Keep working up the eye
Increase the brush size, darken the lashes and area around the eye, then create a vignette effect to frame the image. Switch to the Dodge tool set to Midtones at 50% Exposure, paint over the whites to brighten them. Add a new layer to the top of the stack and set its blending mode to Color.

Finish with a few adjustments
Select a murky yellow, hard-edged brush and paint the iris. Add a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer under the iris colour layer, and desaturate slightly. Add a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer to the top and boost the image. Lastly add a Levels adjustment layer and reduce the reds.

(posted by Jennifer Apple for www.PhotoshopSupport.com)

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