Picasa: Change eye color - how it works

Picasa is a simple image editing program that you can use to make small improvements. We show you how to change the eye color in our practical tip.

Picasa: Remove red eyes

Since Picasa does not support a mask function, it is not possible to change the eye color. But you can easily correct red eyes with Picasa.

• In Picasa, double-click the picture you want to edit.
• Click Red Eyes in the General Optimizations menu on the left.
• Picasa now automatically finds red eyes in the picture and corrects them. If not all red eyes have been found, you can use the mouse to draw a square around any remaining red eyes to correct them.
• When you're done, click Apply on the left.

Free Picasa alternative: change eye color in GIMP

If you not only want to remove red eyes, but also want to change the eye color, you can use the free image editing software GIMP.

• You can download GIMP for free from CHIP.
• In this practical tip, we explain how to change the eye color with GIMP.

If you prefer to work with Photoshop, you can read in this practical tip how to change the eye color with it.