How do I smooth/ correct skin in portrait photos

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2021-05-30 06:18:46

I have a few portrait photos that I need to smooth skin and/ or remove skin "defects" at large.

How can I do that?

Thanks in advance!
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2021-06-01 12:26:31

Hey there! There isn't really a dedicated tool for this in Pixelmator Pro, but you could try the frequency separation method often used by portrait editors, posted by Teelar in this thread here.
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2021-06-02 09:10:55

Went to read thread in Aurelija reply - very Techical for laymen
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2021-06-03 12:10:58

by Loongshifu Yeong Went to read thread in Aurelija reply - very Techical for laymen
True, the technique provided in the thread is a bit more on the technical side. For simpler edits, the Repair tool and the Retouching tools (such as Soften, for instance) should work great as well.
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2022-07-22 15:56:58

Hey there, just a heads-up that we've posted a tutorial on this topic: