Software & Apps Design How to Manually Remove Red Eye in Photoshop CC 2019 Different ways to get rid of red eyes in Photoshop 2019 by Sue Chastain Writer Sue Chastain is a former Lifewire writer and a graphics software authority with web design and print publishing credentials. She's also skilled in WordPress administration. our editorial process LinkedIn Sue Chastain Updated on August 06, 2020 Design Graphic Design Photoshop Animation & Video 3D Design Tweet Share Email Sometimes when you take a photo of someone with a flash, the light from the flash enters through the subject's pupil and is reflected by the blood vessels at the back of the retina. As a result, their eyes appear to glow red. Thankfully, there are a few ways to remove red eyes in Photoshop. Instructions in this article apply to Photoshop CC 2019 for Mac and Windows. Red Eye removal in Photoshop can be reduced to a single click or fixed using filters and blend modes. How to Use the Red Eye Tool in Photoshop To quickly remove red eyes in photos: Open the photo and zoom in on the red eyes. Click and hold the Healing Brush tool and select Red Eye Tool at the bottom of the list. Click on the reds eyes and watch them turn to normal. Increase the Pupil Size in the tool options bar to widen the area the tool will be applied to. Adjust the Darken Amount to lighten or darken the result. How to Manually Remove Red Eyes in Photoshop If you want more control over how the final result looks, you can also remove red eyes manually: Open the photo and zoom in on the red eyes. Click and hold the Eyedropper tool and select Color Sampler Tool. Click on an area of the iris where you can see a hint of the natural color. Click and hold the Brush tool and select Color Replacement Tool. Paint over the red parts of the eyes. Use the eraser tool to clean up any overspray from painting outside the iris. If you want to darken the pupil area, use the Photoshop Burn tool. Select Filters > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Set the Radius to 1 pixel and select OK to soften the edges of the painted area on the layer. Once satisfied with the result, you can save the file as a PSD file or in your preferred image format. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up. Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit