Toolset

Skintone Toolset

A dedicated system for bringing skin back into balance.

Skin is one of the most technically demanding elements in portrait editing. Covering the full range of human complexion from fair to ebony, the Skintone Toolset works in layers - tone-matched enhancement presets, modifiers, and softening - functioning less like a filter and more like a retouching workflow baked into a single toolset.

Skin Tones Retouching Portrait

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Skin is one of the most technically demanding elements in portrait editing. Small shifts in light or white balance can throw a complexion completely off, and no two subjects start from the same place. The Skintone Toolset gives you a dedicated system for bringing skin back into balance — covering the full range of human complexion from fair to ebony, and addressing everything from ashen, washed-out tones to uneven, ruddy patches. The goal is consistency and richness — skin that looks like itself, just better.

Tone-Matched Full Range Corrective Layered Refined

Compatible with

Lightroom Lightroom Classic Adobe Camera Raw

Optimised for current versions

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What's in the toolset
A baseline, the corrections, and a finish
→EnhanceSix tone-matched presets that establish a clean, even baseline across the full range of human complexion - from fair to ebony. Each is calibrated to its own tonal range, bringing washed-out or uneven skin back to a natural, consistent starting point before any further adjustment.
          Six complexion baselines
          Fair·Beige·Olive·Bronze·Mocha·Ebony
        
→ModifiersNine targeted adjustments to dial in your result from the baseline. Warm or cool the shade, lift or pull saturation, correct an unwanted tint, add punch where skin reads flat, or balance the lips against the rest of the complexion - each works in small, controllable steps.
          Nine targeted adjustments
          Balance Lips·Shade −/+·Sat −/+·Tint −/+·Punch −/+
        
→SoftenThree softening passes that bring a polished, refined finish to the final result. Build from a light touch to a fuller smoothing, layering only as much as the image calls for - the last step in a workflow that treats skin like itself, just better.
          Three finishing passes
          Soften +·Soften ++·Soften +++
        

Before · After

Tap the stages to see how each edit was built - the LXCQ base first, then the Skintone tools that shaped it.

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From fellow members

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"It was an absolute breeze to use. Love that you can increase or decrease the effect of each option, and I found the tonalities on point - Fair worked really well with fair skin, and so on. I tried every option from fair skin to mocha and ebony for darker skin, and wow, it's always been so difficult to get the right balance, especially with darker skin tones. The Shade option that helps with the shadows was amazing... it just lifted those shadows and highlights, creating an incredible balance. Both the saturation and Punch options were never extreme - they gave depth where needed without looking fake."

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Robyn Coldham

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"What I appreciated most is that it feels more like a workflow than a traditional preset pack - designed to refine and correct skin while still letting me maintain my own editing style. The Ebony profile was easily my favorite. I tested it on several backlit bridal portraits where the skin tone was naturally darker and much of the facial detail was hidden in shadow, and it restored richness and dimension to the complexion without muddy shadows, excessive contrast, or unnatural color shifts. Lifting shadows on darker skin can quickly introduce gray or washed-out tones, but this maintained depth while bringing life back into the image."

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Tanyeli Stevenson