I assume you are using some incarnation of Photoshop?
One good way is to create a layer called eyes, get rid of what you don't want (Lasso, invert, delete), You can then play with the curves or levels in that layer. Using curves will also help correct the color cast of red/yellow. Set Layer Opacity to taste.
Alternatively, some people use the dodge tool carefully. Many people use large-ish brushes and paint with very slight amount of exposure. Then you can set layer opacity down and see what looks good to you. REALLY white eyes don't always look right.
I'm pretty bad with PS in general, but I'm learning. I'm sure that others will post better methods. If not, at least you got one answer! :)
You can select the eyes with the lasso tool and then do one of several things; you can use hue/saturation to desaturate the yellow and red channels, or; you can use selective color to change the hue, or; you can use the sponge tool to desaturate in small increments.
Personally, I prefer the sponge for eyeballs; it seems to end up more natural-looking with less effort. You should make a duplicate layer from BG, do your selection on that, and overdo the sponge a bit; then you can fade the layer opacity in and out until you have it just right.
You can select the eyes with the lasso tool and then do one of several things; you can use hue/saturation to desaturate the yellow and red channels, or; you can use selective color to change the hue, or; you can use the sponge tool to desaturate in small increments.
Personally, I prefer the sponge for eyeballs; it seems to end up more natural-looking with less effort. You should make a duplicate layer from BG, do your selection on that, and overdo the sponge a bit; then you can fade the layer opacity in and out until you have it just right.
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Thanks! I did a mixture of those techniques and I think they came out quite good. : )
I've always found this to be the best way to do it. If there are any coloration issues just use one of the color adjustment layers to fix. Altering the pixel layer or creating a new pixel layer is like a last resort for me.
The way I've usually done it (and you can see there are a million different ways in photoshop), is to use the magic wand to click around the whites of both eyes, then I press Ctrl-Alt-D to feather my selection (usually by 3 pixels), then I create a hue/sat layer (which will automatically be masked to just the whites of the eyes), and in one step I'll lower the saturation (removing the color) and lighten.
I probably drop the hue/sat about 30% but the lighten slider needs only a small amount. I usually use about 5 to 7. Any more than that and the eyes may appear to "glow unnaturally".
Since it's in a hue/sat adjustment layer, you can turn the effect on or off, and you can go back and just later if you need more or less than the original effect.
