Photoshop: change eye color - how it works

In this guide, we'll show you how to change a person's eye color in Photoshop.

Change eye color in Photoshop

This guide works with all current versions of Photoshop like Photoshop CS6.

1. First, open the image you want to edit in Photoshop.
2. Click on "Create new layer" at the bottom right of the screen.
3. Select the newly created layer and select the lasso tool. Use it to draw a circle around one of the pupils. A rough outline is enough, the selection does not have to be exact.
4. Click on the filling tool and select the eye color you want from the palette. Click the selection you made with the fill tool.
5. Press the key combination [CTRL] + [D] to cancel the selection. Under "Layers", click on "Normal" and select "Copy to each other". Then adjust the opacity according to your ideas.
6. Now select the eraser and place the cursor on the size of about a quarter of the marked pupil. Carefully remove the protruding edges on the edge of the pupil.
7. Alternatively, you can also mark the pupil with the magnetic lasso tool, choose a soft selection edge and change the color using the slider under "Color balance".
8. Finally, repeat the steps for the second eye.