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==Overview==
==Eye Tutorials==
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[[Tutorials: Custom Eye Colours Using Photoshop (Beyond Just Recolouring)]] - A fairly simple but neat technique for making eye textures in Photoshop.
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Custom eyes can be a lot of fun to make - it's fairly easy to get a decent result, though getting a truly amazing, realistic eye takes a lot of trial and error.
  
For a considerably more complex tutorial on doing so (that will probably teach you a lot more about Photoshop along the way too, try [http://www.kandsdesign.com/kim/eyemap-tut.html Iris Texture Map Tutorial].  Make sure to do that one exactly as it's written the first time, with the suggested colours, or it just won't work.
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==What you will need==
  
Enayla also has a tutoral on how to paint eyes (using a graphics tablet) at her site, [http://www.furiae.com/index.php?view=gallery Furiae].  It's in the Gallery section, under Tutorials, Painting an Eye.
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* [[Body Shop]]
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* [[Graphics Editors|A graphics editing program]]
  
If you are creating eyes, consider using [http://www.modthesims2.com/member/showthread.php?t=205393 Knightskykyte's sclera PSD] - she has created a layer-separated image that you can use to create a very realistic shading to your eye - just pop in your iris and highlight and you're done!
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==Tutorials==
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* [[Tutorials:Custom Eye Colours using Photoshop (Beyond just Recolouring)|Custom Eye Colours using Photoshop (Beyond just Recolouring)]] - A great little tutorial that shows how to make completely original eye textures in Photoshop with no handpainting.  This thread explains how to do the same technique using [[Graphics Editors|the GIMP]]: [http://www.modthesims2.com/showthread.php?t=222198 Make eyes using the Gimp?]
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* [[Tutorials:Iris Texture Map Tutorial|Iris Texture Map Tutorial]] - Another more advanced Photoshop tutorial showing a different technique to generate realistic eye textures.
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* [[Tutorials:Creating Eyes Using GIMP]] - How to make sim-realistic eyes using The GIMP.
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==General Tips and Tricks==
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* If you are creating eyes, consider using [http://www.modthesims.info/d/205393 Knightskykyte's sclera PSD] - she has created a layer-separated image that you can use to create a very realistic shading to your eye - just pop in your iris and highlight and you're done!
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==Related Links==
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[edit] Overview

Custom eyes can be a lot of fun to make - it's fairly easy to get a decent result, though getting a truly amazing, realistic eye takes a lot of trial and error.

[edit] What you will need

[edit] Tutorials

  • Iris Texture Map Tutorial - Another more advanced Photoshop tutorial showing a different technique to generate realistic eye textures.

[edit] General Tips and Tricks

  • If you are creating eyes, consider using Knightskykyte's sclera PSD - she has created a layer-separated image that you can use to create a very realistic shading to your eye - just pop in your iris and highlight and you're done!

[edit] Related Links

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