Restore an aged portrait
“Repair age damage while preserving the person’s identity and natural texture.”
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Repair old and damaged photos with Restore Image
Restore Image is a focused Made workflow for reducing scratches, fading, and visible damage while preserving the recognizable people and composition in a source photo.
$0.04 / image at provider cost for members — see the full price breakdown
What you need to start
Upload one source image. The workflow requires an existing photo and returns a restored PNG.
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Original results
Restore Image examples made in Made
These examples use media produced for Made. Prompts are included when the production record allows them.
Family heirloom
“Recover contrast and detail without changing the people in the photo.”
Scratch and tear repair
“Repair the visible scratches and torn areas.”
Faded print recovery
“Restore faded tones and keep the colors believable.”
Color recovery
“Recover natural-looking color from the aged print.”
Detail enhancement
“Improve the readable detail while avoiding an artificial plastic finish.”
Where Restore Image fits best
Best uses
- Faded family photographs
- Visible scratches and tears
- Color recovery in aged prints
- Improving legibility of soft details
Limits to know
- Missing facial or object detail is inferred; the result should not be treated as a historically exact reconstruction.
- Severely obscured regions, very small faces, and heavy motion blur may require manual follow-up work.
Specifications in Made
These are the controls exposed by Made, which may be narrower than a provider’s full API.
- Aspect ratios
- Matches the source image
- Resolution
- Based on the source image and current Made workflow
- Duration
- Not applicable
- Output formats
- PNG
- Reference images
- 1
- Processing
- Varies with image complexity and queue; progress is shown in the generation view.
How to use Restore Image in Made
- 1
Upload the original
Use the highest-quality scan or photo of the print that you have.
- 2
Describe the damage
Mention fading, scratches, tears, blur, or color loss that should be addressed.
- 3
Generate the restoration
Keep the Restore Image model selected and start the workflow.
- 4
Inspect important details
Compare faces, hands, text, and historical details with the source before downloading.
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