2. The Problem
Red-Eye occurs when a photo is
taken with a flash that is too close
to the subject. This is very
common for on-camera flashes for
that reason. To avoid the problem
altogether, try using a larger flash
such as a speed-light. Or,
photograph in natural Light
instead.
3. The Solution
Click on the Spot Healing Brush
Tool and go down to the bottom
of the menu to select the red-eye
Tool. This Tool works best when
set to a 50% pupil Size and a
50% Darken amount. Click and
drag around the eye, and let go.
Voila! That’s all there is to it,
folks.
4. STEP 1
Download the Sample Images
STEP 2
Open the Samples Images in Photoshop
First, place an image of a subject into Photoshop by going to File and
Open… or by dragging and dropping the files into the workspace.
STEP 3
Using The Red-Eye Tool
Red-eye appears when a harsh flash on a camera is used in a darker
environment, which is directed towards an individual. The flash produces light,
which then shines directly into the subject’s pupil, bounces off the back of the
eyes, and then reflects back into the camera.
5. To avoid the subject having gold eyes in images, use a
speed light or try bouncing the flash off of the room to
soften the lighting. If the environment is still too dark, try
repositioning the subject in a naturally lit area to prevent
the unnatural red-eye effect.
On the left side of the workspace, locate the Tool Bar.
Within the Tool Bar, locate the Spot Healing Tool, which can
be identified by a band-aid shaped symbol.
Select the Spot Healing Tool with the mouse and notice
more selections appear within the Spot Healing Tool.
At the bottom of the side tab, select the Red-Eye Tool.
6. The Red-Eye Tool is identifiable by the plus and eye shaped symbols.
7. Locate the top of the workspace.
Set the Pupil Size to 50% and Darken Amount to 50%.
8. Now, click and drag the mouse to form a square around the pupil.
Position the square so the pupil is in the center.
Once positioned, release the mouse.
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10. STEP 4
Duplicating A Tooth With The Clone Stamp Tool
Notice how the subject’s tooth is missing in the image. The Clone
Stamp Tool is an effective tool, which can sample any area in the
image, which then can be duplicated multiple times in the
image.
Zoom in closer to the subject to view the subject’s teeth by
hitting Z on the keyboard to select the Zoom Tool.
Simply click to zoom in and Option or Alt and click to zoom out.
Create a New Layer by
hitting Shift + Option + CMD + N or Shift + ALT + CTRL + N on the
keyboard or locate the New Layer symbol at the bottom of the
Layers Panel which is identifiable by a square with the folded
corner.
The new blank layer will appear as Layer 1 in the Layers Panel
above the Background layer.
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12. If the size of the clone stamp brush needs to
be made larger or smaller, hit the [ or ] on the
keyboard to resize the brush to the desired
size.
Position the mouse over the corner of the
tooth that needs to be duplicated.
While Layer 1 is selected, simply
hold Option and click the corner of the tooth to
select the source point of the clone stamp.
Once the source point is selected,
release Option.
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15. STEP 5
Flip Horizontally
Select the Move Tool by hitting V on the keyboard or by
locating the very first item in the Tool Bar, which has
four arrows pointing in different directions. This symbol
represents the Move Tool.
Click and drag the subject’s tooth left or right until
positioned in the desired spot.
Notice that the cloned tooth is located on Layer 1.
Now, position the tooth near the desired area.
Select the Free Transform option by
hitting CTRL + T or CMD + T on the keyboard.
Notice a window will appear around the tooth.
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18. STEP 6
Change the Blending Mode to Lighten
Notice how the dark areas around the tooth
selection are covering the teeth around it.
The Lighten Blend Mode is a helpful Blending
Mode, which will make anything that is dark, not
visible and keep the light areas visible.
Locate the Layers Panel on the right side of the
workspace.
In the Layers Panel, the Blending Mode for the
Hair Detail layer is currently set to Normal.
Change the Blending Mode from Normal to
Lighten.
19. Now, while using the Move Tool, position the tooth to the desired area.
Inspect the area around the tooth so that the blending appears natural.
To remove any spots from the tooth clone layer use the Eraser Tool or a
Layer Mask.
20. STEP 8
Option 1: Blending with the Eraser Tool
To use an Eraser Tool, located the left side of the
workspace where the Tool Bar is located. The
Eraser Tool is located underneath the Clone Stamp
Tool, which is identifiable by a tilted half filled
rectangle shaped symbol.
Select the Eraser Tool by clicking or by hitting E on
the keyboard.
Simply click and drag the mouse to erase the
unwanted areas.
Erase until the tooth is blended in naturally.
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22. Option 2 : Blending with a Layer Mask
To create a Layer Mask, locate the bottom of the
Layers Panel.
While Layer 1 is selected, select the symbol with
the rectangle with a circle in the middle. This
symbol represents the Layer Mask. The Layer
Mask allows information to temporarily be erased
or recovered at any time.
Now, notice how a white layer has appeared next
to Layer 1.
To hide unwanted spots around the tooth, locate
the left side of the workspace where the Tool Bar is
located.
23. Within the Tool Bar, the Brush Tool is located
underneath the Eyedropper Tool and is
recognizable by a brush shaped symbol.
Select the Brush Tool by clicking or by hitting B on
the keyboard.
If black is not already selected as the foreground
color, locate the bottom of Tool Panel.
Notice how there are two colored boxes.
The color on the top represents the foreground
color and the color beneath it represents the
background color.
This is the Default Foreground and Background
Colors button.
24. If the colors are not set as black as the foreground as the background
and white, simply click on the symbol or hit D on the keyboard, which
will apply the default colors.
Locate the top of the workspace and customize the Brush options as
desired.
Once the desired Brush settings are selected, click and drag the mouse
over the unwanted spots while painting with black.
Notice how the areas painted with black in the layer mask disappear.
To make hidden areas of the layer mask visible again, hit X on the
keyboard to change the foreground to white.
Simply click and drag the mouse over the areas desired.
While white is selected, click and drag the mouse over the desired
area.
Once the tooth is naturally blended in, hit Option or ALT and click to
zoom out on the keyboard to view the finished product.
