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Retouching UXP Plugin for Adobe Photoshop

Professional Beauty Retouching,
Done Faster.

Retouching panels for photographers and retouchers in beauty, fashion and portrait photography. Built on years of industry experience and non-destructive approach, they speed up every stage of your retouching workflow while your taste and standards stay in control.

Trusted by 20,100+ photographers and retouchers worldwide.

Photography & retouching by Julia Kuzmenko McKim using RA Panels

Macro Lips Golden Lips
Beauty Kens
Macro Beauty Eye
Beauty Closeup Lexi
Beauty Cosmetic Product Macro Urban Decay Vice Lipsticks
Beauty Closeup Chanelle
Beauty Closeup Michelle Water Ice Cube
Beauty Closeup Danielle
Cosmetic Product Macro Urban Decay Vice Lipsticks Dark Red
Beauty close-up
Urban Decay lipstick beauty shot
Beauty Mame portrait
Beauty close-up
Beauty product shot
Beauty portrait, smile
Urban Decay Vice lipstick
Body swimsuit beauty
Eye shadow texture
Beauty portrait Channelle
Glossy eye macro
Beauty duo portrait
Urban Decay lipstick beauty shot
Beauty close-up
Beauty portrait, smile

Photography & retouching by Julia Kuzmenko McKim using RA Panels

Retouching Panels That
Complete Each Other.

Used together, the Beauty Retouch and MUA Retouch panels give you the complete beauty retouching workflow, plus a dedicated makeup toolset: digital makeup palettes, color correctors, custom lash and brow brushes, and more.

// 01 · Flagship Panelv5.1

Beauty Retouch Panel

4.9 / 5 16,700+ users worldwide

The Beauty Retouch panel is a Photoshop plugin for photographers and retouchers who work with beauty, fashion, and portrait images, for both editorial and commercial purposes. Designed for creative professionals who want a faster retouching workflow, improved consistency of skin and tonal work, and a decluttered workspace.

Photoshop® 2024+mac · WinApple silicon
// 02 · Companion Panelv2.1

MUA Retouch Panel

4.9 / 5 3,400+ users worldwide

The MUA Retouch panel is a Photoshop plugin created for campaign-level makeup retouching. Its functionality mimics the effects of real makeup and color correctors, so it makes immediate sense to creatives in beauty and fashion. Designed to be used independently or paired with Beauty Retouch.

Photoshop® 2022+mac · WinApple silicon
// Both panels at your service

The Beauty & Makeup Retouching SuperPack

Beauty Retouch and MUA Retouch together. The complete workflow for skin, color, and makeup retouching in Photoshop to take a beauty, portrait, or fashion shot from capture to client-ready, faster.

Use code SUPERPACK for $50+ OFF at checkout

Beauty image retouched with the RA Beauty & MUA Retouch panels
Built in real commercial post-production

“Incredibly Helpful, Even Though I Am Biased.

Back in 2013, as I got busier with photography and retouching work for beauty and wellness brands, I gradually built and refined a set of Photoshop actions for myself to save time on repetitive, tedious tasks I was doing in every image. A Retouching Academy colleague suggested we bake them into a Photoshop panel to keep things organized, and because other artists might want them too. We did, and the rest is history.

Julia Kuzmenko McKim
Refined over a decade of commercial beauty and wellness work, and the day-to-day production at our Avenue visual production studio. These are the tools we use.
Unretouched original, studio beauty shot Retouched in Beauty Retouch, studio beauty shot
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// Retouching Academy • Since 2013

Over 52,000 students and panel users worldwide

Built on years of industry experience for serious creative professionals interested in commercial work and getting hired by beauty, wellness & lifestyle brands.

Our Courses & Panels
// Courses

Master Professional
Beauty Retouching.

We teach what we have learned the hard way in real-world commercial beauty and fashion work.

Bundles
Best valueAll-in-One Beauty Retouch bundle

All-in-One Beauty Retouch Bundle

Jumpstart · Skin · Hair · Pro Beauty Retouching

The full ladder, from beginner to commercial-work ready, in a single bundle. Distilled theory and hands-on practice.

$373$287
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Lifetime Access · 21+ hours · 15+ practice images

Beauty Retouch Bundle

Beauty Retouch Bundle

Skin · Hair · Pro Beauty Retouching

This bundle is for you if you are already past the novice level. Idustry-standard knowledge & practices, from intermediate to advanced.

$286$237
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Lifetime Access · 14+ hours · 12+ practice images

Beginner Retoucher Bundle

Beginner Retoucher Bundle

Jumpstart · Skin · Hair

In-depth, practical courses to take you from a complete beginner to a capable beauty retoucher.

$174$99
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Lifetime Access · 14+ hours · 12+ practice images

Individual courses
Beauty Retouching for Beginners course

Beauty Retouching for Beginners

Novice · 4+ hrs · 11 assignments

Distilled, the most impactful course for beginners who want to learn professional retouching in beauty, fashion and portrait.

Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Master Dodge and Burn Technique course

Master Dodge & Burn Technique

Intermediate–Advanced · 3+ hrs

A deep dive into one of the most important techniques in professional retouching known as Dodging and Burning (D&B).

Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Best-SellerProfessional Skin Retouching course

Professional Skin Retouching

Intermediate–Advanced · 7+ hrs

Over 7 hours of video lessons, theory, and hands-on practice to bring your skin retouching work to a professional level.

Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Professional Beauty Retouching course

Professional Beauty Retouching

Intermediate–Advanced · Go-pro

Full commercial-level beauty retouchning workflow, from start to finish. File handling the way commercial clients expect it.

Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Loved by photographers and retouchers worldwide
“I retouch skin texture and makeup with both RA Panels. In my work, I can't do without the Beauty Retouch panel!
Roy Lin, in-house photographer and retoucher at Sisley Paris
Roy Lin, In-house Photographer and Retoucher at Sisley Paris, the French luxury cosmetic company. Paris, France

Free download · 20+ Raw files

Beauty Retouching
Practice Files

Download 20+ free Raw beauty images kindly shared by friends of Retouching Academy for your retouching practice.

Don’t practice until you can get it right. Practice until you can’t get it wrong.

Harold Craxton, English pianist and composer

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