Add lip gloss in Photoshop

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to add lip gloss to an image. This process uses the Quick mask and the plastic wrap filter.

Step 1
Open an image in Photoshop you wish to add lip gloss to.

Step 2
Select the Quick mask tool (Q) and make a selection around the area where you don’t want to add lip gloss. This selection would be most of the image as shown below. Before you begin make sure you have reset the colour palette by pressing the ‘D’ as you will not see the Quick mask.

Step 3
Exit the Quick mask (Q) and you should get a selection around the lip like below. If you are unhappy the selection you can re-enter the Quick mask and make adjustments.

Step 4
Choose Select > Feather and give the feather radius of 5 pixels. This creates a more rounded selection around the lips. You can experiment with the feather radius as this might be different for your image.

Step 5
Select Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap and add the following settings:

Highlights Strength = 7
Detail = 5
Smoothness = 8

If you want a more defined gloss effect on the lips you can try increasing the Plastic wrap settings. You should now have lips with lip gloss.

Multicoloured iris in Photoshop

In this tutorial you will learn how to add a multicoloured iris effect to an image in Photoshop. This effect uses the gradient and quick mask tool to create the multicoloured iris.

Multicoloured iris in Photoshop

Step 1
Open an image in Photoshop that contain eyes and duplicate the layer by selecting Ctrl + J.

Step 2
Make a selection around the eye using either with the quick mask tool or the pen tool.

Step 3
Desaturate the selection by selecting Image > Adjustments > Desaturate and insert a new layer Ctrl + Shift + N.

Step 4
Select the gradient tool with any coloured gradient you choose. I have selected the rainbow gradient. Make sure you also select the ‘Angle gradient’ option as shown below.

Step 5
Drag a gradient within the selection of the eye like below. If you are unhappy with your gradient you can undo the selection and reapply the gradient.

Step 6
Deselect the selection around the eye Ctrl + D, and then change the blending option of the layer to ‘Overlay’. You can experiment with the various settings if you wish. If the colour of the overlay is too intense you can add a Gaussian blur by selecting Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur.

You should now have a multicoloured iris in Photoshop.

Create an incredible Hulk look

In this Photoshop tutorial you will learn how to create an incredible Hulk look using the brush tool and the blending options. This effect is quick and dirty and should only take you about five minutes to complete.

Create an incredible Hulk look

Step 1
Open an image in Photoshop. Use an image that has some skins exposed.

Step 2
Create a new layer by selecting Ctrl + Shift + N.

Step 3
Select the brush tool with an appropriate brush size and colour. I have used #0a8456 colour, but you can use whatever colour you like. Now paint over the areas of the skins like below. You don’t have to be too tidy with the brush tool as the mistakes can be taken care later on.

Step 4
Change the blending option to Hard Light. The select the eraser tool and fix any mistakes from the previous step. You should now have a hulk appearance like below.