PortraitPro 18 works extremely well for smoothing skin tone and opening eyes just a bit wider. This is a big improvement over the last version I tested, which required starting from scratch in PortraitPro if you wanted to change your retouching after running the Photoshop plugin. When you run PortraitPro and return to Photoshop, a Smart Filter layer is created that you can toggle off or use to tweak later edits. My favorite upgrade is the ability to enable non-destructive editing with smart filters in Photoshop (Filter > Convert for Smart Filters). There are also improvements to hair, skin, and eye controls, including an “open/closed” eyes feature. I created my own preset with a natural, authentic look that matches my own style.Ĭompared to its predecessor, PortraitPro 18 has faster and more accurate facial recognition (with more draggable points), an improved restore brush, better background masking, options for layers such as a logo or other overlay on top of the image, and more. Fortunately, there’s an easy fix: custom presets. The default retouching preset is too heavy-handed for my style, particularly with facial sculpting. PortraitPro takes retouching to the next level, or maybe even beyond.
Either close out the auto batch immediately or tweak individual images as desired. At this point, the extent of PortraitPro’s efficiency is up to you. You can select a folder of images (I use the Windows dialog menu to search for just the TIF files I’ve created in a given folder), and PortraitPro will grind away at recognizing facial features and applying retouching presets to each one. While PortraitPro is good for editing individual images, where it really shines is in batch mode. Version 18 also allows you to completely mask all edits in an area.
There’s even a retouching brush you can use to paint over blemishes that escaped the first round of auto retouching and a restore brush that can remove retouching. On the right side of the screen is a menu toolbar full of sliders and selections-skin lightening, skin masks, eyes, makeup-you name it, PortraitPro pretty much has it covered. Upon opening an image, PortraitPro automatically detects faces and attempts to determine age and gender (adult male, adult female, child), but you can override mistakes. To see the extent of PortraitPro 18 editing potential, compare the original image (top left) to the one with a background added (top right), makeup added (bottom left), and facial sculpting (bottom right), which is best left for instances where the client requests it.
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