Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

# Click the Switch Colors
icon to make black the
foreground color.
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$ Paint over the top of the
catchlight so that it
conforms to the upper
eyelid.
% Click Opacity and drag
to the left to reduce the
layer opacity to about
70% to slightly better
blend the effect.
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DIFFICULTY LEVEL
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^ Click the New Layer
button.
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& Press X if necessary, to make white the
foreground color.
* Press the left bracket key multiple
times to reduce the brush size to
about half the previous size.
( Click once in the center of each
catchlight.
) Click Filter.
q Click Blur.
w Click Gaussian Blur.
The Gaussian Blur dialog box appears.
e Click and drag the Radius slider to
soften the edges.
r Click OK.
A soft-edged catchlight with a sparkle
in the center appears in each eye.
TIPS
More Options!
You can refine the catchlights more
by viewing the whole face at once.
Press Option+spacebar
(Alt+spacebar) and click to zoom
out. Click and drag the Opacity
slider for each of the catchlight
layers until you see a bright sparkle
with a natural diffused edge.
Important!
The catchlights must correspond to
the natural direction of the light to
appear natural. If the light is
coming from the right, the
catchlights should be on the right
side of the pupils, just slightly
above the center.
Did You Know?
Studio portrait lighting is often
arranged to intentionally create
catchlights to help draw attention
to the eyes. Different types of
photographic lighting produce
different styles of catchlights.
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