Photoshop Tutorials: Shadowy, Sultry Eyes

Step 13: Add A New Blank Layer Above The "Left Highlight" Layer

We're going to add one more new blank layer, this time above the "left highlight" layer. So with the "left highlight" layer selected, let's use the keyboard shortcut this time, Ctrl+Shift+N (Win) / Command+Shift+N (Mac) to bring up the New Layer dialog box, and this time, name the new layer "makeup". Click OK to add the new layer:

Step 14: Sample A Darker Color From Around The Eyes

Grab the Eyedropper tool from the Tools palette or press I to quickly select it, then click on an area in the shadows around the eyes that is darker than the person's natural skin tone. Don't select anything black, we just want a darker color. We're going to use this color for some makeup:

Step 15: Paint With The Sampled Color Around And Above The Eyes To Add Makeup

Switch back to the Brush tool and paint areas around and above the eyes with the color your sampled to add some makeup. It won't look very good just yet but that's okay:

And there we go, we're done!

Just kidding.

Step 16: Apply The Gaussian Blur Filter To The "Makeup" Layer

Let's smooth out the makeup first, and we'll do that with the Gaussian Blur filter. Go back up to the Filter menu, select Blur and then select Gaussian Blur. When the Gaussian Blur dialog box pops up, set the Radius value at the bottom to around 10 pixels, and then click OK: