Photo Retouching - - Retouching Eyes

transoptic · #1 11-15-2007, 07:22 PM

I've seen four or five times in various threads where ppl enhance eyes using "color burn" and "color dodge"

Can someone elaborate on the steps??

transoptic · #2 11-17-2007, 01:49 PM

anyone?

Personally, I retouch eyes by using a levels mask, but I'd be interested to know other ideas.

Frank Lopes · #3 11-17-2007, 02:23 PM

Some time ago I posted a tutorial on the basics of burn and dodge within the context of painting with light:
http://retouchpro.com/tutorials/?m=show&id=249

It doesn't cover eyes specifically, but it covers the basic principles of b&d.

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Originally Posted by transoptic

I've seen four or five times in various threads where ppl enhance eyes using "color burn" and "color dodge"
Can someone elaborate on the steps??

transoptic · #4 11-17-2007, 02:35 PM

I'm knowledgable with both PWL and D&B.

I thought it was a little more intricate than that considering it was within the context of the eyes.

leuallen · #5 11-17-2007, 07:22 PM

See Betty Davis Eyes in Eismann's 'Restoration and Retouching". Very Good

Also, to remove red or any color cast in the eye whites, create a blank layer and set its blending mode to color. Use a soft white/black brush set to Hue and 10 to 20%. Brush the color away. This process removes color. Also good on yellow teeth.

Use Dodge/Burn layer to remove veins in eyewhites and lighten if desired. Or clone/heal veins away.

I use this on most portraits so I made an action that creates the set of required layers and places them in a group. Very quick to use and very good results.

Larry