Project2.Colorful Contacts


Project 2. Colorful Contacts

Everyone has features they want to change about themselves. Sometimes it's wishful thinking, wanting to look younger or have a different body type; sometimes it's as simple as wanting a new hairstyle or different eye color. Paint Shop Pro can help you try on all those different looks without investing in plastic surgery or even colored contact lenses.

For this project, I'm using Marianne as a model. (see Figure 2.10). Although Marianne's eyes are quite striking already, let's see how she'd look with green eyes, or even brown. As always, feel free to use the image of Marianne on the book's website (marianne.tif) or follow along with your own image.

Figure 2.10. Marianne's blue eyes.


1.

Begin by duplicating the background layer. I labeled this layer Eyes. Retaining the original image in the background lets me quickly revert to it in case of mistakes.

2.

Zoom in on the eyes to make them easy to select.

3.

Use your favorite selection tools to select the eyes. The Magic Wand works well here because the blue stands out against the whites of the eyes and the pale skin (see Figure 2.11). Using the Add mode, you can select both eyes at once, which ensures both eyes wind up the same color (assuming that's the effect you're after). Be careful around the top eyelid, however, so you don't select the blue eye shadow.

Figure 2.11. The Magic Wand easily selects the blue eyes.


4.

With the eyes selected, choose Adjust, Color, Red/Green/Blue. In the dialog box, use the Zoom In button to get close in on one of the eyes. Lower the Red setting to about 30, and then change the Green and Blue settings to 50 and 15, respectively (see Figure 2.12).

Figure 2.12. Zoom in on an eye to see the result as you adjust the color settings.


5.

Click OK to accept the changes; then choose Select, None to see the full effect of your work. The flecks of color and other details of the eye remain intact, even as the color has completely changed (see Figure 2.13).

Figure 2.13. Her friends will be green with envy.


What Can Brown Do for You?

Green is striking, but brown eyes are constantly underrated. Brown eyes on the right face can be equally beautiful.

6.

Reselect the eyes or select Edit, Undo to return to the previous selection. This time, however, select Adjust, Hue and Saturation, Hue/Saturation/Lightness. Set the Hue to 17, the Saturation to 70, and the Lightness to 24, as shown in Figure 2.14.

Figure 2.14. Changing the hue, saturation, and lightness all at once.


7.

Change the brightness of the eyes by clicking Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Brightness/Contrast. I lowered the brightness to 26 and the contrast to 36 (see Figure 2.15).

Figure 2.15. Lowering the brightness and contrast makes for a more realistic color.


You can use either the Red/Green/Blue or Hue/Saturation/Lightness adjustments for anything from subtle, natural eye color changes (see Figure 2.16) to the downright spooky. Then you can tweak the intensity with the Brightness and Contrast adjustments. Try lowering the Green and Blue settings while ramping up the Red sometime!

Figure 2.16. From green to brown in two easy steps.




Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom
Corel Paint Shop Pro X Digital Darkroom
ISBN: 0672328607
EAN: 2147483647
Year: 2004
Pages: 109

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