Multi Color Eyes In Photoshop
By: Alyssa (Blood_soaked_sorrows/xoxbrokenxox)


This is originaly a turoial I made to submit to DeviantART. That is why the image links, link there =) Please don't leave comments on them, as they are mostly all in my SCRAP area and aren't for 'show' ;P

This is also a tutorial for PHOTOSHOP. I use PS7, but I'm sure later/earlier versions will have the same tools I used.

  • You will need a decent picture to work with. Lets use this:
    Image 1

  • First I want to change my skin tone. So, once the eye is in photoshop, flatten it and then duplicate the layer. Next go to Image>Adjustments> Hue/Saturation. With the edit set to Master, change the Hue to +7 and the Saturation to -66 and leave the Lightness at 0. It should look like this now:
    Image 2

  • Next, we want the eye to stay colorful, so take the eraser tool, set it to size 35, soft edge and erase the pupil and iris ONLY. Be careful around the edges. It should know look like this:
    Image 3


  • Now, flatten the image and duplicate it once more. Then go to Image>Adjustments> Variations. Time for the first color change, I'd suggest just following me if it's your first try, but, if you dont want to use my colors feel free to experiment and find what you like. I'm going to use green, so in variations click in this order then click ok:
    Yellow, Green, Darker.
    It should look like this now:
    Image 4



  • Now the eye should be nice and green but we dont want it on the skin. So, take the eraser and set it to a size 65 soft edge brush and erase the greenness from the skin and white part of the eye CAREFULLY going around the iris so you dont erase any of the green there, if the green is too noticeable on the pupil CAREFULLY erase that. It should know look like this:
    Image 5



  • Now, select the burn tool and set the Range to Midtones, and the Exposure to 57%, make the brush size 21, soft edge. Trace along the edge of the iris so you darken up the edges. Once you're done select the Dodge tool, Rage:
    Midtones Exposure:37% Brush: 27 soft.
    Go around the middle of the iris right under the pupil and CAREFULLY around the newly darkened edges. This gives the eye a little more depth and makes it look like you didn't just go over it with a paintbrush, so it should now look like this:
    Image 6


  • Go to Image>Adjustments>Levels. Set the Channel to Blue and match these settings:
    Input Levels:0, 0.60, 204
    It should look a bit more 'lively' now.



  • Now! Time for the fun stuff.
    Flatten the image, and duplicate it again (you're going to be doing this a lot now)



  • Pick a spot where you'd like your first color change and select the Dodge tool and go over that spot a little (I wouldn't make it too big). Again I'd suggest following me but do whatever color you like. I'm going to do a lightish purple color. So in variations click:
    (First click on Original so that it gets rid of the green we did last time) Magenta, Magenta, Blue, Canyon. Click ok.
    Now take the eraser and erase the purple from the skin, and pupil, and the iris BUT don't erase where you used the dodge tool. You should now have a little spot of purple in the eye.

  • Now Go to Image>Adjustments>Levels
    Match these settings:
    Channel: Green, Input Levels: 0, 0.60, 204.
    This may make little purple spots pop up on the skin, just erase them. Now set the eraser opacity to 19 and erase over the EDGES of the part you just dodged, only the edges, this will make it blend in a bit more. So now, it should look like this:
    Image 7




  • Now Flatten the image, and duplicate it yet again. (I said there was a lot of this on the way..)

  • Again, take the Dodge tool and lighten the next part you want to color. In variations click:
    Original, Blue, Canyon, Blue, Canyon, Blue, Blue, Ok.
    It should be a nice blue now. So take the eraser and do what you did before, leaving the dodged part blue. Then, go to Levels and match these settings:
    Red: 0, 0.6, 204
    Green: 0, 0.6, 204
    Blue: 0, 0.6, 255
    It should look like this now:
    Image 8

  • Flatten yet again, and duplicate, isn't this fun?



  • Pick another area to color, and dodge it, then in variations click:
    Original, Canyon, Blue, Magenta, Red, Yellow, Blue, Blue, Yellow. Erase the color from the skin, and the pupil and iris, leaving the newly dodged part colored.
    Now go to Levels and match these settings:
    Green: 0, 0.6, 255
    It should be a redish pinkish purple color now, like this:
    Image 9


  • Flatten it AGAIN, whoo! And what else? Duplicate.



  • This time, don't dodge where you want to color. Just go to variations and click:
    Yellow, Red, Yellow, Red.
    It should be a nice orangey color now. Erase it from the skin, pupil and iris but not where you want the color.
    Go to levels and match these settings
    Change RGB, Red, Green, and Blue to:
    Input Levels: 0, 0.6, 204
    It should look like this now:
    Image 10



  • I have no more spots on my eye to color, so I'm going to stop, if you still have parts by all means color away and have fun. There are different ways you can multicolor, not just going around like that, you can go inward or just change half the eye, etc. It's all about experimenting! I hope this helps you if you have any questions let me know