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What is use of Red Eye Tool (Short cut Key J)n Photoshop CS2, i searched many tutorials but i didn't get anything about red eye tool please anybody hemp me

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Short, practical CS2 notes for (building on , and the manual-paint points from and ):

The Red Eye Tool in Photoshop CS2 is a quick, automatic fix for flash-caused red pupils. It lives in the same tool group as the healing brushes (use J or click-and-hold the Healing Brush icon to pick it). The options bar exposes two useful controls: Pupil Size and Darken Amount — tweak those rather than clicking repeatedly.

Try this workflow:

  1. Duplicate the Background layer (Ctrl+J) so the change stays non-destructive.
  2. Zoom to 100–200% to see the pupil clearly.
  3. Select the Red Eye Tool, set Pupil Size to roughly the pupil diameter and Darken Amount to a mid value, then click once inside the red area. Adjust and undo if needed.
  4. If edges look hard, use a soft-layer mask or the History Brush to restore tiny highlights (catchlights) that make eyes look natural.

Why not just paint black? Painting on the background often kills the subtle reflection and natural iris tone, which pointed out. If doing manual work, paint on a new layer and use a soft brush at low opacity or try a blending mode like Multiply at reduced opacity so highlights and texture remain. To restore a lost catchlight, the History Brush or a tiny soft white brush at low opacity works better than a flat black fill.

Extra tips: for green/yellow reflections or badly lit eyes, the Red Eye Tool may fail — use a feathered elliptical selection + Hue/Saturation (desaturate slightly) and then darken with Levels/Curves. For many similar photos, record an Action but inspect each frame; automatic settings rarely suit every face.

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Member Avatar for buddylee17

The read eye tool is used to correct red eyes in photography. Here is some explanation about the red eye effect. is some explanation about how the tool works in Photoshop.

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You can also just paint the irises black if you're handy with the paint tool.

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Pupils are black, irises are different colors. The problem with doing this technique though is you lose that little spot of light (reflection) that all pupils have. It is very obvious when someone just paints over the red.

commented: Good point there +8
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