{"id":29689,"date":"2013-10-07T15:33:57","date_gmt":"2013-10-07T19:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/?p=29689"},"modified":"2013-10-10T13:08:42","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T17:08:42","slug":"tutorial-changing-eye-color-in-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/tutorial-changing-eye-color-in-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: Changing Eye Color in After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"in-this-after-effects-video-tutorial-youll-discover-how-to-swap-the-eye-color-of-your-on-screen-talent\">In this After Effects video tutorial you&#8217;ll discover how to swap the eye color of your on-screen talent!<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-29690\" title=\"Adobe After Effects\" src=\"https:\/\/www.premiumbeat.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver2.jpg\" alt=\"Adobe After Effects\" width=\"490\" height=\"58\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver2.jpg 490w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver2.jpg?resize=300,36 300w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver2.jpg?resize=277,33 277w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver2.jpg?resize=359,42 359w, https:\/\/vip-go.premiumbeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/adobe-after-effects-all-ver2.jpg?resize=150,18 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 490px) 100vw, 490px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Wi5GUB-SxtE\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In this example I needed to <strong>match the eye color<\/strong>\u00a0of two actors (each was playing the same character, one as an old version and the other as a younger version). Using a combination of relatively simple <strong>After Effects<\/strong> techniques you can give your talent a quick <strong>eye color change<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use &#8216;Track Motion&#8217; to track the movements of the eyes in the shot. In this case, both the camera and subject&#8217;s head were moving, making it beneficial to use two trackers (one for each eye).<\/li>\n<li>Adjust the tracking range to best suit the motion in my footage. The bigger the trackers bounding boxes, the longer it takes to process the track. Pretty straightforward.<\/li>\n<li>Add a null object to each track.<\/li>\n<li>Use a shape layer and modify the color to match your desired color (apply a blend mode like Soft Light).<\/li>\n<li>Mask and feather this shape layer to mimic the shape of the eyeball.<\/li>\n<li>NOW, parent the color solid layer to the null layer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Add to your characters persona<\/strong> with an eye color tweak. Tint red to look frightening or evil or a blue\/white tint can look martian or futuristic. Experiment with this <strong>visual\u00a0effect<\/strong> in your AE projects to get your own unique looks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A change of eye color can enhance a character&#8217;s persona. 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