Make those gorgeous peepers pop, from eyelash to iris
Step 5: Sharpen
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Go back to the layer where you did your initial retouching, and use the Lasso to make a selection around the eyes, including the eyebrows. Type Ctrl (Command on a Mac) + J to copy the selection to a new layer. Go to Filter > Other > High Pass, and, on a high-resolution file, set your Radius to around 8. Then change the layer’s blend mode to Soft Light. To remove unwanted sharpness from the skin, add a mask to the layer and fill it with black, then use a white, soft-edged brush to paint back in the eyes and the brows.
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