PhotoShop editing tips!

[Admiral Huddy]

Give us your best tips..


I'm trying to find the best way of removing red eye.. but it seem quite hit and miss. For example, I've done a few quite easily using the eye dropper tool to extract a nearby dark colour (near black), then use bucket against the red but it doesn't always have the desired effect.

I'm sure there's a more effective way.

[Admiral Huddy]

this is my attempt..

Before:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/hardhuddy/Misc%202007/P5040030.jpg


after:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v16/hardhuddy/Misc%202007/P5040030mod.jpg


There is one I want to change that's a nightmare.. Unfortunatley, I can't post because I'm nuddy with him hahaha

[Matblack]

http://www.photoshopsupport.com/tutorials/tt-cs2/remove-red-eye.html

Theres a tool specifically to remove red eye :)

MB

[Desmo]

I prefer to use the lasoo tool to select what I want to change and then got to Image/Adjustments/Variations...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Odds%20and%20Ends/P5040030.jpg

[BBx]

Desmo is the PS genius! :D

*bows down*

BB x

[Desmo]

Add some more hot water dad :/

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/piggymon/Odds%20and%20Ends/P5040030ice.jpg


;D

[Admiral Huddy]

:angry: My poor lad!!

:p

I've tried using the lasso - that's quite hard.. Once you've selected it, what are you using to fill/adjust etc..


I've only got version 7 :( I don't think there's a red-eye tool with that. Might have to pay a visit to BT tonight ;)

[Desmo]

Once you've selected it, what are you using to fill/adjust etc..
Image/Adjustments/Variations...
It's in the menu...Image/Adjustments/Variations.

You can then add different colours and make it lighter or darker.

[petemc]

I think this should be available in PS7. Use the wand tool to select both red parts of the eye. You'll have to hold down shift I think to select both eyes. Then goto the select menu and feather it by about 15px. After that goto the Image menu, Adjustments and hue / saturation. You can then reduce the "lightness" to -100 which will restore the normal black pupils. If you want nice B&W shots use this action (http://www.atncentral.com/Zip_Actions/MW_BW_Tone_Curve_set.zip).

[Mohinder]

I usually lasso them up and adjust all the red out, and if it doesn't look right I get a bit more 'manual' about it. Thing is with stuff like this, once you suss it once, you can adjust it to different photos with similar problems :)

[8 I3ALL]

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/8_I3ALL/redeyeremoved.jpg

Hows that huddy ?

[Admiral Huddy]

Blimmy that's superb - but how did you do that?

[8 I3ALL]

Coral paintshop pro photo XI

Just off out the door will explain more after i get back from Raes on Monday

[Mohinder]

Blimmy that's superb - but how did you do that?

Without wanting to step on anyone's toes, I thought I would bang together a very very quick tutorial for you mate :)
This is in Photoshop CS2 on the Mac, but for 7 on the PC it's the same.

1. Select the eye with the circular marquee tool. (Click and hold on the marquee tool to show all the shape options for it). Hold shift while you drag to keep the marquee perfectly round.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-1-1.jpg

2. Go to select > feather and feather the selection by 1 pixel. (1 pixel was right for this size of image, for much larger images you will have to experiment) You'll be able to see the difference in the selection once you've done this, it'll look a bit ragged. (see 2nd pic of these two)

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-2.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-3.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-4.jpg

3. Go image>adjustments>desaturate. This will turn the selected area black and white. It will be greyish though as opposed to black, but we'll fix that.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-5.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-6.jpg

4. Go to image > adjustments > levels. See the black 'hump' in the graph? Drag the left hand (black) arrow to the left of that hump (see pic). You'll see the selected area get much darker.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-7.jpg

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-8.jpg

5. You're done! Now you can just do the other eye. All these steps are 'adjustable' if they don't happen to work quite right for a particular image, they're a decent point to start experimenting from.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/Picture-9.jpg

Hope that helps!

[Darrin]

Ok, now I'm interested in what vehicle that is in the background of the last pic.... ;)

[Mohinder]

Here it is for you Darrin :D

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b78/mohinder1/saltflats.jpg

[Darrin]

*SPLOOGE!!*

Sorry, I'll clean that up in a bit....