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title: "AI Photo Retouching from a Written Instruction | Made"
description: "Retouch a photo with AI by describing the edit. Made cleans skin, stray hairs, glare, and blemishes using your written instruction and returns a JPG."
url: https://www.made.app/tools/ai-photo-retouch
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# AI Photo Retouch

Upload a photo and write the retouching instruction — clean up skin, tame stray hairs, remove glare or blemishes. Made applies professional-grade retouching and returns a JPG.

## How to use AI Photo Retouch

1. **Upload the photo**
   Choose a JPEG, PNG, or WebP where the area to retouch is clearly visible.
2. **Write the instruction**
   Be specific about what to fix and what to keep: “remove the forehead shine, keep the skin texture natural.”
3. **Let Made retouch it**
   The photo and instruction go to the FLUX 2 Dev model, which applies the edit.
4. **Compare before and after**
   Check the retouched area and the rest of the face for unintended changes, then download the JPG.

## AI Photo Retouch examples

Real results from Made. Use a prompt to load it into the studio above, then add your own photo.

![Beauty portrait with even, natural-looking skin and visible pores after retouching](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-photo-retouch/clean-skin.jpg)

### Natural skin cleanup

“Even out my skin tone and keep the texture natural.”

![Portrait with a tidy hairline and flyaway hairs removed](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-photo-retouch/stray-hairs.jpg)

### Stray hairs tamed

“Tidy the flyaway hairs around my hairline.”

![Portrait of a man in glasses with clear, glare-free lenses](https://www.made.app/images/use-cases/ai-photo-retouch/glasses-glare.jpg)

### Glare removed

“Remove the glare from my glasses so my eyes are visible.”

## What people use it for

- **Headshots and profiles** Clean up skin, stray hairs, and shine in a professional photo while keeping it recognizably you.
- **Glasses glare and reflections** Describe the glare and where it sits, and the model removes it while keeping the eyes natural.
- **Subtle beauty edits** Ask for specific, restrained changes — softened under-eye circles, evened skin tone — instead of a heavy filter.
- **Last-minute fixes** Rescue an otherwise perfect photo from one blemish, smudge, or shiny patch before posting.

## Retouch a photo by describing the edit

### What it does

**Input**

One JPEG, PNG, or WebP photo, plus your written retouching instruction

**Output**

Retouched JPG at quality 90

**How it works**

Made sends your photo and instruction to the FLUX 2 Dev model on Replicate; inputs above 1,536 pixels are downscaled before retouching.

**Access**

Set up the request on this page. You sign in to run it, and each run is priced in credits before you start.

### Formats and limits

**Input formats**

JPEG, PNG, WebP

**Output format**

JPG at quality 90

**Images per request**

One photo plus one written instruction

**Large-input handling**

Inputs above 1,536 pixels are downscaled before retouching

**Processing provider**

FLUX 2 Dev model on Replicate

Checked against the running tool on 2026-09-03.

## Questions about AI Photo Retouch

**What is AI photo retouching?**

It applies the kinds of edits a professional retoucher would make — cleaning up skin, taming stray hairs, removing glare and blemishes, subtle beauty adjustments — from a written instruction instead of manual brushwork. You describe the fix; the model applies it.

**How does Made retouch the photo?**

Made sends your photo and your written retouching instruction to the FLUX 2 Dev model on Replicate, which applies the edit and returns a JPG at quality 90.

**What kinds of edits can I ask for?**

The workflow is built for retouching-style requests: skin cleanup, stray or flyaway hairs, glare on glasses or skin, blemish removal, and subtle beauty edits. Keep each instruction focused for the most controlled result.

**How do I write a good retouching instruction?**

Name the exact area and the change, and state what should not change: “remove the shine on my forehead, keep the skin texture and everything else the same.” Specific, bounded instructions produce more restrained edits than broad ones like “make me look better.”

**What resolution and format is the result?**

The result is a JPG saved at quality 90. Inputs above 1,536 pixels are downscaled before retouching, so very large uploads come back smaller than the source.

**How is this different from Acne Remover?**

Acne Remover runs automatically — it detects blemishes itself and inpaints only those spots on a dedicated pipeline. AI Photo Retouch follows your written instruction, so it covers a wider range of fixes but relies on how you describe them. For breakouts specifically, Acne Remover is the more targeted tool.

**Will retouching change my face?**

The instruction directs the model to the specific fix, but the edit is generative, so compare the result against the original — especially eyes, skin texture, and facial proportions — before using it anywhere official.

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