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Photoshop Tutorial: Reflective EyeBy Jon Gos2008-02-25 
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Now add a layer mask to selected layer. It should automatically hide everything outside of the spherical selection area. Select the brush tool. Hit the "D" key so that you can change your colors to the default colors black and white. Make sure you have the mask, and not the layer image selected. Now (remember, with the Mask selected) draw away any parts of your image covering the eyelids or Sclera (the white part of the eye). Use a brush with a hardness of 0% so you can draw natural fades for the reflected area. I like working with layer masks because they're non-destructive and they allow me to easily rethink my choices later. Next, change the Blend Option of your reflection layer to "Hard Light". Reduce the opacity to about 80%. Your composition should be starting to take form by now. Your area in the eye should look like it's reflected. It's probably also covering the Pupil. Get rid of this by drawing on the Pupil's mask with your brush. 
Voila! We now have reflected scenery in our eye. You can fine tune it in various ways. Try duplicating your reflection layer to give the reflection some "pop". Increase or reduce opacity to your liking. ============== Still not sure as to what I've suggested? Download my Photoshop session for free! Free PSD Download URL - http://www.mediafire.com/?7xdmgbump4z FlickR URL - http://www.flickr.com/photos/ww4f/sets/72157601980317914/ Tutorial Pages: » Reflective Eye » Continued
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