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Retouching UXP Plugin for Adobe Photoshop

Professional Beauty Retouching,
Done Faster.

Retouching panels are Photoshop plugins for photographers and retouchers who want a faster retouching workflow, improved consistency of skin and tonal work, and a decluttered workspace. Built on years of beauty industry experience and a non-destructive approach. These are the tools we use in our everyday work at Avenue Studio.

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 Portrait
Beauty Closeup Lexi
Beauty Cosmetic Product Macro Urban Decay Vice Lipsticks
Beauty Closeup Michelle Water Ice Cube
Beauty Closeup Danielle
Cosmetics close-up
Cosmetic Product Macro Urban Decay Vice Lipsticks Dark Red
Beauty portrait
Beauty portrait
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

Professional
Beauty Retouching Tools.

Beauty Retouching panels are Photoshop plugins created for photographers and retouchers who want a faster, professional retouching workflow, improved consistency of skin and tonal work, and a decluttered workspace.

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Beauty Retouch Panel

4.9 / 5 16,700+ users worldwide

Photoshop plugin for photographers and retouchers who want a faster retouching workflow, improved consistency of skin and tonal work, and a decluttered workspace. Built on years of industry experience and a non-destructive approach.

Photoshop® 2024+mac · WinApple silicon
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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
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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.

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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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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.

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

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Best valueAll-in-One Beauty Retouch bundle

All-in-One Beauty Retouch Bundle

Beginners · Skin · Hair · High-End Beauty

Four courses (21+ hours) to take you from your first beauty retouch to a retouching professional trained in industry standards that commercial clients expect today.

$569$287
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Lifetime Access · 21+ hours · 15+ practice images

Beauty Retouch Bundle

Beauty Retouch Bundle

Skin · Hair · High-End Beauty

This bundle (14+ hours) is for you if you already know basic retouching, and want to take your beauty retouching to a professional level for paid, commercial client work.

$442$237
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Lifetime Access · 14+ hours · 12+ practice images

Beginner Retoucher Bundle

Beginner Retoucher Bundle

Beginners · Skin · Hair

This bundle (14+ hours) will take you from your first beauty retouch to becoming a capable and confident beauty retoucher. Includes 11+ assignments with practice images.

$370$189
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Lifetime Access · 14+ hours · 12+ practice images

Individual courses
Beauty Retouching for Beginners course

Beauty Retouching for Beginners

Beginner Level · 4+ hrs

In-depth course with 11 assignments and practice images for photographers and retouchers interested in learning professional beauty retouching at the industry-standard level.

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Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Master Dodge and Burn Technique course

Professional Hair Retouching

Intermediate · 3.5+ hrs

Even with an experienced hairstylist on set, flawless hair in the final images usually falls to the retoucher. This in-depth course will help you take the struggle out of hair retouching.

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Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Best-SellerProfessional Skin Retouching course

Professional Skin Retouching

Advanced · 7+ hrs

Over 7 hours of video lessons of theory and hands-on practice breaking down common skin retouching challenges you will inevitably face in client work.

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Lifetime · Practice · Custom Tools

Professional Beauty Retouching course

Professional High-End Beauty Retouching

Advanced · Go-Pro · 5+ hrs

Full commercial-level beauty retouching workflow and the essential areas of expertise expected from a retouching professional, including proper PSD file structure, file handling, and more.

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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

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

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    All-in-One Beauty Retouch Bundle

    SAVE $282

     

    This bundle combines four of our most impactful in-depth courses – distilled theory and hands-on practice – to help you master beauty retouching at a professional level.

    Who is this bundle for? Photographers, retouchers, and anyone with basic Photoshop skills who wants to learn beauty retouching at a professional level, and produce high-quality work that stands out (read full description below).

    Each course is packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice beauty images are included.

    Original price was: $569.00 USD.Current price is: $287.00 USD. BUY NOW

    Beauty Retouch Bundle

    SAVE $205

     

    This bundle combines our 3 in-depth courses, offering theory and hands-on practice to help you master beauty retouching with pro-level understanding and methods.

    Who is this bundle for? Photographers, retouchers, and anyone with basic Photoshop and retouching skills interested in mastering beauty retouching at a professional level (read full description below).

    Each course is packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice beauty images are included.

    Original price was: $442.00 USD.Current price is: $237.00 USD. BUY NOW

    Beauty Retouch v5 Panel

    The Beauty Retouch Panel is a Photoshop plugin built for photographers and retouchers who want to deliver professional, high-quality results faster.

    Even if your retouching begins in a RAW processor or on an AI-based platform, most beauty and portrait photos will still require detailed finishing work in Photoshop. For that, the Beauty Retouch panel is your most reliable assistant, helping you to deliver professional-level results with greater speed and consistency.

    The new Beauty Retouch v5 features AI-powered tools to speed up your workflow without sacrificing quality.

    Comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee because we know you will ♥️ it!

    Beauty Retouch v5 Panel (released May 2025) is compatible with Photoshop® 2021 (v22.0) or later, Win & Mac OS, incl. M-chip Apple computers. Important! The AI-powered features require Photoshop® 2024 (v25.3) or later

    $89.00 USD Buy Now

    Beginner Retoucher Bundle

    SAVE $181

    This bundle combines our three in-depth, practical courses to take you from a complete beginner to a capable beauty retoucher with professional tools and practices under your belt.

    Who is this bundle for? Anyone with basic Photoshop skills interested in mastering professional retouching for portrait, fashion, and beauty photography, or any other genre that involves images of people (read full description below).

    With over 4-hour long Beauty Retouching for Beginners (Retouching JumpStart), 7+ hours of Skin Retouching, 3+ hours of Hair Retouching, you will build a solid retouching skill set.

    Each course is packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice beauty images are included.

    Original price was: $370.00 USD.Current price is: $189.00 USD. BUY NOW

    Master Dodge & Burn Technique

    In this course, we take a deep dive into one of the most important techniques in professional retouching known as Dodging and Burning (D&B).

    One of the most critical challenges in beauty and portrait retouching is achieving flawless, yet natural-looking skin.

    Central to this process is the Dodge & Burn technique – the cornerstone of professional retouching. It is used in beauty and portrait retouching to perfect the appearance of the skin without compromising its natural texture, thus leading to the most realistic results that are required in professional retouching.

    🔴 Regardless of which tools you use to Dodge & Burn, this course will give you a deep understanding of the underlying principles and every nuance of the D&B technique.

    Who is this course for? Anyone with basic Photoshop skills, interested in learning professional beauty and portrait retouching (read full description below).

    Our courses are packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice images are included.

    $149.00 USD BUY NOW

    MUA Retouch Panel

    While our Beauty Retouch panel focuses on the key stages of the professional retouching workflow, the MUA Retouch panel is created specifically for makeup and beauty retouching. It makes color-correcting skin and enhancing makeup quick and easy.

    The MUA Retouch panel is a Photoshop plugin for high-quality beauty and makeup retouching and finishing. It is programmed to mimic the effects of real makeup and color correctors, making its functionality intuitively easy to use for creative professionals working in the Beauty & Wellness industry.

    Our video tutorials will guide you through each phase of the retouching workflow with this panel.

    Comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee because we know you will love it ♥️

    $89.00 USD Buy Now

    Professional Hair Retouching

    Even with an experienced hairstylist on set, the responsibility for flawless hair in the final images typically falls on the retoucher.

    This in-depth course (3 1/2+ hours total) will provide you with a variety of tactics and methods to take the struggle out of hair retouching. You will learn to retouch hair quickly and always have the best approach for any challenging situations when dealing with hair in beauty, fashion, and portrait photography.

    Who is this course for? Photographers, retouchers, and anyone with basic Photoshop skills interested in learning hair retouching at a professional level (read full description below).

    Our courses are packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice beauty images are included.

    $74.00 USD BUY NOW

    Professional High-End Beauty Retouching

    This course is a hands-on guide for photographers and retouchers to learn beauty retouching at a professional level.

    It is especially valuable for freelancers interested in working in the higher echelon of the market, whether by offering retouching services to commercial clients, pursuing senior in-house retouching roles, or managing post-production workflows and interfacing with photography and retouching vendors on behalf of clients.

    Who is this course for? Photographers and retouchers who are already familiar with Adobe Photoshop and basic retouching, and are interested in mastering professional retouching for beauty, fashion, and portrait photography (read full description below).

    Our courses are packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice images are included.

    $199.00 USD BUY NOW

    Professional Skin Retouching

    This in-depth course (over 7 hours of video lessons + practice files) offers theory and hands-on practice to master professional skin retouching for beauty, portrait, and fashion photography.

    Who is this course for? Photographers, retouchers, and anyone with basic Photoshop skills interested in learning professional skin retouching (read full description below).

    Our courses are packed with detailed, actionable lessons, and guaranteed to provide you with a wealth of proven methods and pro tips. With this solid foundation in retouching, you will be able to adopt new technologies faster, integrate advanced retouching tools into your workflow, and maximize efficiency to stay ahead of your competition.

    🎁 Bonus: Downloadable custom actions, brushes, and practice images are included.

    $169.00 USD BUY NOW