With some experimenting, I've found the following values are a good place to start when you're changing someone's eye color: Select the color layer, then double click on the foreground color swatch. Now that you have a good mask for both the eyes, it's time to start coloring them a more natural shade.
The mask probably looks a little painted, so go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and add around 2 pixels of blur to the mask. (You may need to change the size of your brush to fit certain areas, depending on your photo.) Carefully work your way around the iris avoiding the pupil until you've got a good mask. Select the layer mask and start painting white over the eyes. Reset the color swatches to their default values of black and white by pressing the D key, and then swap them so you have white as the foreground color by pressing X. Select the Soft Round bush from the Brush menu, set the Opacity to 100%, and the Flow to around 60%. Zoom into the subjects eyes (Control-+ on Windows, Command-+ on Mac) and select the Brush tool by pressing B on your keyboard. Remember, with a mask, white reveals and black conceals. This is going to help you select out the eyes.Īdd a black layer mask to the color layer by holding down Option or Alt and clicking on the New Layer Mask button. Everything in your image will now look a weird shade of blue. Go to Edit > Fill and select Foreground Color to fill the blank layer with this color-you can also use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Backspace (on Windows) or Option+Delete (on a Mac). Then, under the "Mode" dropdown, choose "Color".ĭouble-click on the foreground swatch and set it to a crazy color like the light blue in the image below.
#Change color of object in photoshop for mac
To start, create a new blank layer with the Blend Mode set to color-the keyboard shortcut is Control+Shift+N for PC users, Command+Shift+N for Mac users. Open the image you want to use in Photoshop. The instructions should work in plenty of image editing programs. I'm going to demonstrate the technique using Photoshop so, if you're using a different app, you just need to work out which equivalent tools are the most appropriate.
#Change color of object in photoshop free
Sure, you could go and buy colored contacts, but it's far simpler to just use Photoshop-or your favorite free image editor like GIMP-to change your eye color. Have you ever wondered what you'd look like if your eyes were a different color? Mine are gray, but I've always thought brown would suit me.