RetouchLab combines frequency separation and dodge & burn — the two techniques every professional retoucher uses — into a single brush you paint with. No layers to set up, no blend modes to learn.
Real results from RetouchLab — just the brush, nothing else. Drag the slider to compare.
200 photos of the bride, groom, and guests. Every face needs retouching. With RetouchLab, that's under an hour instead of days.
100 portraits from a corporate event. Quick, natural retouch on every face. Paint, flatten, next photo.
10 final images for a client. You want that polished, professional look but not the hours of frequency separation.
Every face is different. Every photographer has their own style. Adjust everything inside the plugin — before or after retouching. No need to redo anything.
No complicated setup. Install directly from Adobe Exchange in seconds — no extra software, no serial keys, no configuration. Open Photoshop and start retouching.
Open the RetouchLab panel and click the button. The plugin sets up all the layers, mask, and brush automatically.
Use the white brush on any skin you want retouched. Adjust brush opacity for lighter or stronger effect. Press X to switch to black brush and erase any retouching you don't want. That's all you need to know.
Flatten and export. Adjust the sliders anytime if you want more smoothing, more texture, or a different look — no need to start over.
EXTRA TIPS
Brush opacity matters. Adjust the Photoshop brush opacity (0–100%) in the top toolbar while painting. Lower = lighter, natural effect. Higher = stronger coverage. Works together with plugin sliders.
Press X to erase. Painted over the eyes or lips by accident? Press X on your keyboard to switch to black brush and erase any retouching you don't want. Press X again to go back to white. That's it.
New Zone for face vs body. Need different settings for face and body? Click "+ New Zone" in the plugin to create a second set of layers with its own mask and sliders. No flattening, no quality loss.
Frequency separation + dodge & burn in one brush. All you need is Photoshop.
Great time saver tool that gives you full control of the amount of retouching you want. Super easy to adjust the level of frequency separation, dodge & burn and smoothing needed while being able to recover details and keeping the real skin texture. Can't wait to use it for the next fashion week season knowing that I no longer have to spend the whole night retouching the images for the next day!
Honestly this plugin is INSANE. I shoot like 10-15 sessions a week and retouching was killing me, spending 30-40 min per photo doing freq separation by hand. Now I just paint over the face and its done in literally seconds. And the skin still looks real, you can see the pores and texture, its not that weird plastic look you get from AI tools. The fact that it does frequency separation AND dodge & burn together in one brush — like nobody else does this?? Saved me so many hours already its not even funny.
No. A complete beginner can use RetouchLab and get professional results. If you can use a brush in Photoshop, you can retouch skin. The plugin handles all the complex layer setup — you just paint where you want smooth skin.
No. RetouchLab preserves real skin texture — visible pores, natural grain. It's not an AI filter that makes skin look plastic. The result looks like it was retouched by a professional, because it uses the same techniques professionals use.
Most retouching plugins apply effects automatically — which often over-smooths areas or misses spots you wanted kept. RetouchLab is brush-based — you decide exactly where and how much to retouch. It's also the only plugin that combines frequency separation AND dodge & burn in one brush. €79 one-time with lifetime updates.
Yes. All 7 sliders work in real-time even after you've painted. Want more smoothing? Slide it up. Too much texture? Slide it down. You never need to redo the retouching — just adjust until it looks right.
Photoshop 2022 (v23.3) or later, including Photoshop 2025. Works with any file format — RAW (CR2, NEF, ARW), JPG, TIFF, PNG, PSD, and more.
No. One-time payment of €79. All future updates are included forever. No monthly fees.