Removing Dark Circles Under the Eyes

Whether it's caused by lack of sleep, too much work, stress, skin texture and tone or whatever, lots of people have dark circles under their eyes. Since removing them requires just a tiny bit of brush work, they make a perfect candidate for a quick Photoshop retouch.

Change Eye Color

This tutorial will explain how to change the eye color in 5 steps.
After this tutorial for beginners, you can create a really cool effect in just a few minutes.

End Result:




STEP 1:

Start with opening the picture you would like to change.
These are the pictures i used for this example.


Zoom in to the eye by pressing (Z) and clicking the eye.

STEP 2:

Click (Q) to open up the “Quick Mask Mode”, and press (B) or click the brush tool brush.
Now fill the eye area you would like to change.



STEP 3:

When you are done Press (Q) again and then Press (M) or click eye_icon_2 to open the “Rectangular Marquee Tool”.
Right click the area you have painted and click “Select Inverse”, Right click again and click “Layer Via Copy”.


STEP 4:

Now you have 2 layers. Select the new layer “Layer 1″.

Press (Ctrl + U) or go to Image -> Adjustments -> Hue/Saturation…

Now move the “Hue” to get the desired color. You can play a little by changing the Saturation and Lightness, but mostly you dont need to edit them.


STEP 5:

When you are happy with the color click OK, Save the image and you will have a picture that looks something like this:


I Hope you enjoyed folowing this tutorial, please leave a comment.

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Photo to sketch and painting. (New way)

In this tutorial I'll show you a new technique I use for making different photos to look like paintings or just to turn them to sketch.


1.Step. First open a new photo, it can be whatever you like. I have tried it on different photos and it worked very well. There was just some minor differences in the settings I was using.


Step 2. Duplicate the layer once. I don't like working on the original very often.


Step 3. Next I use Filter - > Stylize - > Finde edges


Step 4. After I use this filter, I use desaturate image. CRTL+SHIFT +U


Step 5. Next I use Levels (CTRL+L) and here the settings for every photo will be a little different. But just a little, every black and white photo with more white and less black have a simmiliar look like in the image below:


Step 6. Image - Adjustment - Threshold


Step 7. The settings for every photo wil lbe little different again, but not that much, simmiliar to mine:


Step 8. Use filter - Blur - Gausian blur to smooth this lines a little.


Step 10. Here you can use the eraser tool and remove some of the black spots you don't like, but this is if you like. I'll leave them like this and next I'll use the filter FIlter - > Artistic - > Cutout


Step 11. Here the settings I use:


Step 12. So the sketch version is ready now. On the next few steps I'll show you how I turn it to look like a painting. Duplicate the first layer again.


Step 13. Move the duplicate layer on top and change the layer mode to Multiply


I want to show you 2 different methods for different results.
1. From step 14 to 17 I will show you how to make it look like an unfinished painting.
2. And after step 18 I'll show you how to turn the whole image to look like it's a painting using some filters again.

Step 14. Here's the first way: For example I want to delete the sky and leave the boat like it is. I'll hide the new layer and on the sketch layer I'll select the white area where the sky is.


Step 15. Using quick mask tool I'll add some Gausian blur. I know I can use Select - Refine edges. But this is my preffered way in this tutorial.


Here 2 ways again:
1. Delete the white area on sketch in step 16. or
2. Delete the sky on the new layer in step 17.

Step 16. Hit delete. I thing the effect in the next image also looks interesting that's why I am showing it to you.


Step 17. Another thing you can do here is not to delete the white layer of the sketch. Instead un-hide the last layer and while it's selected hit delete. You'll have then something like this:


I thing this too looks good, it's interesting an you can experimetn a lot now. In this way you can add for example another sky beyond or some other background. I thing this open a lot of different possibilities. You can expeiment.

Now let's get back to Step 13 and continue from there. I hope I did not confuse you with this extra steps but I wanted to show this. I was having just the new duplicated background layer and it's layer style was set to multiply.

Step 18. Use Filter - Noise - Median on this layer.


Step 19. And I'll use some levels adjustment on this layer.


Step 20. THe last thing I do is to duplicate this layer once. use filter blur and set the layer style to overlay, reduce the opcaity to 50. Then duplicate it once again use the Filter - Blur - Radial blur andchange the layer style to screen, reduce the opacity to 50.

FInal result:

Sharpen Blurry Image

How to make a colorful abstract background

Golden Glow Effect

This tutorial will teaches you how to create Golden Glow Effect.

Step 1: First open an image.


Step 2: Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl+J. Click add layer mask button from the bottom of the layer palette.


Step 3: Select the mask thumbnail if not selected. Go to Image> Apply Image and use these settings:


Step 4: Now go to Filter> Noise> Median and set the radius 7.


Step 5: Go to Filter> Stylize> Find Edges.

Step 6: Now go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur and apply these settings:


Step 7: Change the layer blending mode to 'Linear Light' and Opacity to '70%'.


Step 8: Duplicate the only Image layer (not with mask layer, if mask layer duplicate with image layer, delete the mask layer).
Go to Filter> Render> Lighting and apply these settings:


Step 8: Set the new duplicated layer blending mode to 'Overlay' and Opacity to '70%'.

Make Gothic Picture [Best Photo Effect]

To get started, pick a picture you want to manipulate, or use this same one.



1. Use the tool named Dodge Tool to get a whiter effect over the skin. You can find it in the left tool bar.



I usually use that tool in a %45 exposure.



2. Now we will desaturate the skin color with the Sponge Tool also in the left tool bar. %100 flow.

Look for it in the same place where the Dodge Tool is, you just have to click over it, and you will see another two options hidden in the same place. (my english sucks, I know it, but try to follow…)



Now that the skin looks dead enough, will work on the eyes.



3. Now pick the Dodge Tool again, and apply it over the eyes.



4. Pick a color you like for the eyes. I like light blue…

Use the color with an opacity of %18, we don't want to lose all the little details of the eye.



5. If you want to add more light to the eye, use a regular brush, white color, and select Mode: Color Dodge %35 opacity.



Like this…



6. Now the make up…

Black color, opacity %18, and apply it around the eye a few times. Darker in the center, and softer on the edges.



7. You can also work on the mouth with the Burn Tool also placed below the Dodge Tool.
This tool is very good when you need to add shadows or you want something to look darker. Also, don't forget to use the Blur Tool to correct the skin, and make it look softer and silky.