Photoshop Elements Tutorial – Running Actions Part 3

This is part 3 of my tutorial on using the CoffeeShop PowderRoom 2 free action.  It covers whitening, brightening and defining eyes. 

Whiten Eyes

1. Click on the White Whites layer in the Layers Palette to activate it.  Make sure that the black Layer Mask Thumbnail on this layer has a white outline around it.
2. Zoom in to enlarge the eyes.
3. Follow steps 3-8 from part 2 to choose brush settings.  These brush settings might already be set properly from the White Teeth step.  I used two coats of a 4 pixel brush at 13% opacity.
4. Following steps 9-12 in part 2, paint in white over only the whites of the eyes to remove redness.

 

Eye Define

1. This step is the key to Layer Masks.  Click on the black Layer Mask Thumbnail of the Eye Define Layer to activate both the Eye Define Layer and its Layer Mask.  The black thumbnail must have a white outline around it, otherwise this step won’t work.  
   

   Photoshop Elements Layer Mask Ready

2. Type B to activate the Brush tool and follow steps 3-8 from part 2 to choose brush settings.  Change the brush’s opacity to 100%.  I used a 4 pixel Soft Round brush.  The brush should be no wider than an eyelash (or you could decrease the size of the brush when you are ready to define the eyelashes). 
3. Check again to make sure that the black Layer Mask Thumbnail on the Eye Define Layer has a white outline around it.
4. Make sure that the foreground color is white.
5. Brush over the entire eye, including the rims where eyeliner would go.  Brush up each eyelash individually.
6. Adjust the layer’s opacity if needed.

 

Bright Eyes

1. Click on the Bright Eyes layer in the Layers Palette to activate it.
2. Type B to choose the Brush tool and follow steps 3-8 from part 2 to adjust the brush.  I used a 4 pixel Soft Round brush at 10% opacity.
3. With white paint, paint over the colored part of the iris only.  Avoid the pupil and rim of iris.
4. If you want to delete your changes to this layer and start over, go to the Edit Menu and select Fill Layer.  In the Contents box, select Black from the drop-down menu.  Set the Blending Mode to Normal and Opacity to 100%.
5. Try switching the color to black (type X) and paint over the pupil, rim of iris, eye liner lines, and ech individual lash.
6. Adjust the Bright Eyes layer’s opacity to taste.

 Continue to Part 4, Soften Skin and Create a Vignette

CoffeeShop PowderRoom2 Tutorial – Introduction

CoffeeShop PowderRoom 2 Tutorial Part 1 – Install and Access Actions

CoffeeShop PowderRoom 2 Tutorial Part 2 – Brighten Teeth

CoffeeShop PowderRoom 2 Tutorial Part 4 – Soften Skin, Create Vignette and Complete Project