Retouch skin like a pro with these Photoshop actions that will let you heal, mattify, and airbrush skin with one click. It also includes actions for brightening eyes and increasing contrast; the former reduces redness and increases brightness in the eyes while the latter increases contrast without clipping highlights/shadows. These actions by SparkleStock are easy-to-use. Simply play the action then paint over the areas that you want to retouch.

Skin Retouching Actions Preview

To retouch skin, simply play an action then paint over the areas that you want to retouch. They’re extremely easy to use and a rough paint will work – you don’t need to be too precise.

The skin airbrushing action makes skin look smoother without losing skin details.

Note: The video uses the SparkleStock version of this action that contains 20 retouching actions rather than 5.

Free Version

  • Mattifier
  • Skin Airbrushing
  • Brighten Eyes
  • Redness Reducer
  • Clipping-Free Contrast

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Pro Version

  • Mattifier
  • Skin Airbrushing
  • Brighten Eyes
  • Redness Reducer
  • Clipping-Free Contrast
  • Ultra Mattifier
  • Skin Airbrushing (Lite)
  • Skin Airbrushing (Sharp)
  • Skin Blur
  • Plastic Skin
  • Lip Enhancer
  • Teeth Whitener
  • Freckle Remover (Light-Brown Freckles)
  • High-Pass Contrast
  • Local Contrast
  • Midtone Contrast
  • Highlight Contrast
  • Emphasize Skin Flaws
  • Diffused Glow

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71 responses to “Freebie: 5 Skin Retouching Photoshop Actions”

  1. Hilton Avatar
    Hilton

    Please, how to use it?

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials

      You just need to drag and drop the ATN file into the Actions panel in Photoshop (Window > Actions). Instructions with screenshots can be found here: https://www.sparklestock.com/docs/how-to-load-photoshop-actions/

      Video demo here: https://youtu.be/qFaqTnXkza8

  2.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    とてもいい

  3. Frequency Separation Photoshop Tutorial | Denny's Tips

    […] we start, if you’re just looking for something to do this for you, you can download my Skin retouching actions. The free version has an action to generate the layers you need to do frequency separation and […]

  4.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    it good

  5. bonke Avatar
    bonke

    i love this

  6.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    起動しないんだが?

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials

      Can you elaborate on what is not working? The instructions for loading Photoshop actions can be found here: https://www.sparklestock.com/docs/how-to-load-photoshop-actions/

  7. Mick Avatar
    Mick

    What song was used in the video? Thanks :)

  8. Ruski Avatar
    Ruski

    Great Action set

  9. Agustino Kajuni Avatar
    Agustino Kajuni

    Nice action

    1. Enes Avatar
      Enes

      Are those same as the product sold?

    2.  Avatar
      Anonymous

      Enes yes same bro

  10. Jimmy Avatar
    Jimmy

    Those of you who have an Envato Elements subscription, this product is on there. Just letting you know. These actions are great. I tested all of them and these are the best. Don’t bother wasting your time with others.

  11. Jimmy Avatar
    Jimmy

    There is no shortcut key.. double-click the action to assign it yourself.

  12. Sujith P Dasan Avatar
    Sujith P Dasan

    what’s the shortcut key for playing this actions

  13. Theresa Avatar
    Theresa

    Hello. I paid for these years ago but I upgraded to a MacBook and lost my files. Is there any possible way to get this again without paying?

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      You can redownload your purchase by logging into the website where you purchased it from. If you need help, you can contact them at https://www.sparklestock.com/contact/

  14. noor ul hudda Avatar
    noor ul hudda

    hi, i can do work in photo shop resize , croping , copy paste,
    i can select pic and cut and than throw other picture and remove baground and all tool and transform opction on the edit and contawarescle remove the bridge, text tool, and i can
    creat the bridge on the pic

  15. Kohei T Avatar
    Kohei T

    HELLO!!
    Can I use it for skin retouching for digital product sales?(skin retouch)

  16. Kohei T Avatar
    Kohei T

    Can I use it for skin retouching for digital product sales?

  17. zanur Avatar
    zanur

    PS CC2021 not compatible

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      They’re compatible with Photoshop CC 2021. What issues are you having?

  18. yuvraj Avatar
  19. praveen .D Avatar
    praveen .D

    very nice retouching action

  20. Sabrina Avatar
    Sabrina

    These work like magic! Thank you!!!

  21. Musation Avatar
    Musation

    A am very interested

  22. me Avatar
    me

    you mean nothing is free right ? lol

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      The free version is free

  23. Jon Miller Avatar
    Jon Miller

    nothing happens when you click on free version.

  24.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    Hi, I cannot download the free lite skin retouching…. nothing happens. Please help me out. Thank you.

  25. Dark_Hnter Avatar
    Dark_Hnter

    nari veice

  26. ahmad Avatar
    ahmad

    verynice

  27.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    its so inspiring

  28. sasha Avatar
    sasha

    wow I am amazed!!! I don’t know how they work but they make skin look beautiful

  29. Albert S. Sandoval Avatar
    Albert S. Sandoval

    Great Photoshop action.

  30. A Avatar
    A

    Hi Photoshop Tutorials.

    I purchased a Photoshop action bundle from Etsy and I’m here to tell you that they stole your free skin actions and selling it in their bundle. I sent you a message through the contact form but did not hear back yet.

  31. Isabella Avatar
    Isabella

    I couldn’t get the zxp to work… it gives me an error eventhough I have the latest version of Photoshop CC.

    I used the atn and it worked. But do I need the zxp?

  32. darya Avatar
    darya

    Very Good

  33. Douglas Avatar
    Douglas

    Very happy with these actions. Basically the actions use frequency separation but call it airbrushing. Layers are organized and I can go in to the filter and change the settings.

  34. Shehryar Saeed Avatar
    Shehryar Saeed

    Thank you veeeeeery mutch!!!!!

  35. Brad Johnson Avatar
    Brad Johnson

    I have been doing more portraits lately and I struggle when I see all of the “work” I have to do to make the skin look right. Even when my models are getting makeup done professionally I am not liking what I see in the end. Thanks for the tips!

  36. Y.H Avatar
    Y.H

    Can I use it in PhotoshopCC 2018? I could not install it in the version.

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      Yes it works with Photoshop CC 2018. In Photoshop, open the Actions panel (Window > Actions). Drag and drop the ATN file to the Actions panel.

  37. shubham magar Avatar
    shubham magar

    nice skin retouching techniques

    tutorials will help me to improve mt learning

  38. Zina BenHessain Avatar
    Zina BenHessain

    Excellent

  39. Leila Steward Avatar
    Leila Steward

    Nice perfect presentation.

  40. Inxzen Avatar
    Inxzen

    Excellent stuff !

  41. Muhammad Zainul Amin Avatar
    Muhammad Zainul Amin

    its damn amazing

  42. fitzroy johnson Avatar
    fitzroy johnson

    Thank you.

  43. Ravi Avatar
    Ravi

    Mind Blowing action superb ! I am very very Happy for this So, thank you very much

  44.  Avatar
    Anonymous

    thank you

  45. Momin Avatar
    Momin

    Thanks for giving lesson to time saving tricks. But could you help me how to use these actions. I just downloaded action, could you tell me what to do now…….

  46. Bhushan Avatar
    Bhushan

    Is the version on Graphic River updated one ? I can get it at $5 Just want to know if those all are same versions.

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Staff Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Staff

      The GraphicRiver version is the same as the current one. However, there is an upcoming update which includes many new actions that will not be available in the GraphicRiver version. If you want this update, please purchase it from CreativeMarket instead.

  47. Maidul Islam Avatar
    Maidul Islam

    have a nice work ……….thanks

  48. Photo Identity Avatar
    Photo Identity

    I was searching this online and ended here. Hope your information will be useful to edit

  49. burger Avatar
    burger

    i don’t know why, but when i first used the airbrush action, it worked fine, but now, when i play the action, and paint over faces, it’s looking more sharp rather than smooth skin. What am I doing wrong? or what feature do I have turned on that needs to be off??

  50. Ricardo Avatar
    Ricardo

    Thank you. Gracias!!!

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Editor Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Editor

      The one being old on GraphicRiver is a premium version. This action set is sold on multiple websites including SparkleStock, GraphicRiver, Creative Market, DeviantART, and Adobe Exchange.

  51. Sweta Avatar
    Sweta

    Hi
    Thank you for this tutorial helped me a lot. You gave simple ways to retouch skin.

  52. home Avatar
    home

    very good

  53. Anon Avatar
    Anon

    Heavily airbrushed but still natural… amazing actions

  54. very nise Avatar
    very nise

    i want advance photomerge softwarw

  55. sally Avatar
    sally

    Hiiii

  56. Kathy Avatar
    Kathy

    The 5 free actions do not seem to be downloading for me correctly.

  57. Nikken Avatar
    Nikken

    Thank you for these actions. Id love to see a tutorial on how to retouch skin without actions if you could.

    1. Photoshop Tutorials Editor Avatar
      Photoshop Tutorials Editor

      We already have the video you’re looking for :)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XqJ8CQFVY

  58. Abbas Mandal Avatar
    Abbas Mandal

    These tutorials are nice.
    Maybe some color correction tutorials will help.

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