Small tutorial rec

[kanarek13]

Today I found myself in need of changing the eye color in a pic. I have done this many times and achieved satisfying results but today I had to look for some suggestions because I needed to go from Peter brown (dark color) to Neal blue (light color), heee :D Somehow I've never done this particular combo before (and it's a lot easier to go from

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[hurinhouse]

Niiiiice.

Am I the only one who's now dying to know WHY K is doing this? Show of hands...

[kanarek13]

Let's just say that our mutual friend is to blame :P

[sherylyn]

*bats eyes totally innocently* Hee!! Oh, you are going to slay me with those eyes!! Argh!!

[kanarek13]

Huge and blue... perfect :P

[esgeee]

Hey! For gimp and even PS, you can use selective color to change the colors of the eyes! Much less complicated!

Here's my result:

[kanarek13]

Yup but one technique doesn't always give you best results, and this tut is very simple and works like a charm :)

ETA: Oh, I just noticed you added a pic... yes, definitely a color change, though if you look closer, the color also seeped into the white reflections in the eye, whereas doing it the way the tutorial suggests allows you to keep the whites and blacks color-free :)

[pipilj]

That's interesting. I agree with hurinhouse dying to see the art

[stargatesg1971]

Neat tut, thanks for sharing the link. I look forward to seeing the results in your artwork. :)

[kanarek13]

Thank you :D The story is still being written but it's definitely happening :D