A striking element of the White Walkers from Game of Thrones is their glowing blue eyes. Author George R. R. Martin described them as “deeper and bluer than any human eyes, a blue that burned like ice.” But as Deke sees it, those eyes are ultimately a combination of a Smart Object, the Add Noise and Gaussian Blur filters, a Levels adjustment layer, and the Color Overlay and Outer Glow effects. With a layer mask thrown in for good measure. But you be the judge.
Welcome to Deke's Techniques. … Now if you've seen the TV show Game of Thrones … you know a striking element of the White Walkers … is their glowing blue eyes. … Author George R. R. Martin, the guy who wrote the books … upon which the show is based, … described them as quote, … deeper and bluer than any human eyes, … and here's where we're at now. … All right, so the first thing you want to do … is scroll up to the top of the list here … and click on the top layer, the wrinkles layer … here inside the Layers panel. … And then press Control + Shift + N … or Command + Shift + N on the Mac … in order to create a new layer. … And I'm going to call this layer black whites, … because we're going to turn the whites of the eyes black. … And then go ahead and click OK. … And tap the D key, D for default colors, … so your foreground color is black … down here at the bottom of the toolbox. … And then press Alt + Backspace … or Option + Delete on a Mac … to fill the entire layer with black. … Which might seem crazy, …
Author
Deke McClelland
Updated
9/15/2020Released
1/13/2011Note: Because this is an ongoing series, viewers will not receive a certificate of completion.
Skill Level Intermediate
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