[quote][b]Intrduction:[/b] In this Photoshop tutorial I will be walking you through the making of an interesting art piece, �The Eye, the Key of the Soul.� In this tutorial we will use the burn tool, dodge tool, brushes, layer modes and more to add an interesting effect to an otherwise regular stock photo. [b]Step 1:[/b] Open up the stock photo you�ve chosen to be working with for this tutorial. Duplicate it once (just in case!) Find and get out the [b]Burn Tool[/b], change the range/mode for it to �midtones� and set the opacity to something light-medium. Using the burn tool now, pass in turn of the pupil of the eye and in turn of the eye. Now get out the [b]Dodge Tool[/b] and set the mode to midtones again. Use the dodge tool to lighten up the pupil and also among where you used the burn tool to darken. [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P2.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 2:[/b] Again using the dodge tool, make some[b] �rays�[/b] just outside of the iris, and lighten up any other areas you think may need it. [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P3.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 3:[/b] Now use [b]Lighting Effects[/b] [b](filter > render > lighting effects)[/b] to add an interesting lighting effect to the overall photo, you may want to mess around with the colors for the lighting effects filter. Try not to over-saturate the photo though on this step, if your lighting effects affect it too much, go to [b]edit > fade lighting effects and put it at around 50%.[/b] [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P4.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 4:[/b] Now it�s time to recolor the center of the eye. Do this by making a [b]new layer (layer > new > layer)[/b] and brush a little bit inside of the eye with a soft brush, using the color of your choice (orange). After you�ve made your little bit of brushing inside of the eye, change the layer mode to Color and lower the opacity to around[b] 50-60%.[/b] [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P5.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 5:[/b] Using the [b]dodge and burn tools again[/b], add more [b]light/darkness[/b] to the pupil to give it a stronger effect. [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P6.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 6:[/b] To add more feeling to the photo, go to[b] layer > new adjustment layer > gradient map[/b] and made a black & white gradient map. Change the layer mode for this layer to Luminosity and leave the opacity in tact. Repeat step 4 with the eye color part, you may want to use a lower opacity though, and a different color for the brush. [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P7.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 7:[/b] A little more dodge & burn tool here, remember to mess with the �range� and opacities for the brushes as well, get creative. I also create another pupil-color layer, brushed inside of it it with a yellow-orange, changed the layer mode to[b] Linear Dodge[/b] and lowered the [b]fill to 10%.[/b] [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P8.jpg[/img][/align] [b]Step 8:[/b] To finish off, apply a Selective Color [b]adjustment layer (layer > new adjustment layer > selection color)[/b] and use the settings that you find look best. Again, in finishing, apply lighting effects again, but this time lower the opacity afterwards to around [b]35%.[/b] [b]Result:[/b] [align=center][img]http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j249/vanraid8/Ftalk%20PS%20tutorial%20EeryEye%20Photo%20Manipulation/P9.jpg[/img][/align][/quote] [b]Source File: [/b]From our office