Avatar Eyes

Hi everyone! I am excited about this tutorial. There is a new movie coming out called Avatar with fantasy human-like beings and I thought I would do a tutorial on how to create a similar look on a photo of yourself.

This is the poster for the upcoming movie Avatar:

Step 1:

Select pupil of the eye then go to Select > Modify >Feather and feather the selection with 20 pixels.

Step 2:

Copy and past the selection three times by pressing Ctrl>C, Ctrl>V three times. Set the blending mode to Screen for all of the eye layers. The end product should look like this:

Step 3:

Add a Curves adjustment layer with the following adjustments made to the red, green, and blue settings:

Step 4:

Add a Levels adjustment layer with the following settings:

The picture should look like this:

Step 5:

Use your Brush tool and draw a similar shape as shown then select Soft Light for the blending mode.

I used a brush size of 200 color #45adca.

Step 6:

Change the brush size to 4 pixels then go to Window > Brushes and apply the following settings:

Step 7:

Create a new layer and call it glitter. With the Brush tool still selected, set the opacity to 80% and give your model some glitter.

Step 8:

Add an Exposure adjustments layer with the following settings:

Step 9:

Lastly (optional) add some decorative swirls and such to your model using the brush tool. Be sure to do this on a new layer. Set the blending mode to Soft Light and the Opacity to 70%. Add a white Outer Glow with the following properties:

The finished product:

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