Standard, £2.49
- Clean up the garment as the model wears it
- Remove blemishes and stray hairs
- Even out skin tone across the shot
On-model retouching
On-model retouching for fashion photos
Pixel By Hand is a founder-led, fashion-only studio in the UK that retouches on-model photos for fashion brands, photo studios and online retailers. Standard retouching cleans up the garment as worn and does light skin work: blemishes, stray hairs and evening out skin. High-end retouching goes further on skin and shape. As of 9 Nov 2026, standard costs £2.49 an image ($3.30 or €2.95) and high-end costs £4.95 ($6.55 or €5.85). Images come back within 24 hours with unlimited revisions.
Get 3–5 model shots retouched free ↗Free trial of 3–5 images · No credit card
£2.49Standard, per image
£4.95High-end, per image
24hrStandard turnaround
UnlimitedRevisions
Before and after
On-model retouching, same model and pose
Fly-away hairs, a small blemish, uneven skin tone and bunched creases at the t-shirt waist are retouched by hand. Natural skin texture stays, and nothing changes about the body or the clothes.
What we do
What do the two levels cover?
On most model shots the clothes need more work than the model. We start with the garment, then do as much skin work as the level you choose.
High-end, £4.95
- Fuller skin work on the model
- Shape work on the model and the garment
- Retouched to our super-complex standard, for hero images shoppers zoom into
Skin extras cost £0.99 an image on top of either level: tattoo or scar removal, fly-away hair, and evening out skin tones.
Who it's for
Who uses on-model retouching?
Fashion brands
You shoot every new style on a model. Shoppers zoom in on the fabric, and a stray hair on a shoulder gets noticed just as fast.
Photo studios
Your client wants the model selects by Monday and your retoucher is booked solid. Send them to us and keep the deadline.
Online retailers
Model shots from several suppliers end up in one catalogue. We retouch them all to your spec so the grid looks like one shoot.
Price
How much does on-model retouching cost?
Prices are per image and were set on 9 Nov 2026. You can order a single image.
| Service | GBP | USD | EUR |
|---|---|---|---|
| On-model retouching, standard | £2.49 | $3.30 | €2.95 |
| On-model retouching, high-end | £4.95 | $6.55 | €5.85 |
| Skin extras (tattoo, scar, fly-aways, skin tone) | +£0.99 | +$1.35 | +€1.20 |
| Match colour to your swatch | +£0.79 | +$1.05 | +€0.95 |
| 1,000 to 4,999 images a month | 10% off | ||
| 5,000 or more images a month | 15% off | ||
| Rush, back in 12 hours | +150% | ||
| Rush, back in 6 hours | +300% | ||
Your free trial comes back with a written quote for your own images.
The details
Turnaround, files and where we work
- Standard turnaround is 24 hours. Rush brings it down to 12 or 6 hours.
- Send JPEG, PNG, PSD, TIFF or RAW files, and tell us the format you want back.
- Revisions are unlimited and included in the price.
- We edit for fashion brands in the UK, Europe, the US, Canada, Japan, South Africa and Australia. You pay in your own currency: pounds, euros, US, Canadian or Australian dollars, Swiss francs, Danish or Swedish kronor, or yen. Norway and Iceland pay in euros, and South Africa in US dollars.
- We've edited nothing but fashion since 2006.
Related services
Shooting a whole lookbook?
For a full lookbook or campaign set, see lookbook and campaign editing. To get the garment colour right on screen, see colour matching. For a clean studio backdrop behind the model, see background removal.
On-model retouching FAQ
What's the difference between standard and high-end on-model retouching?
Standard covers the garment plus light skin work: blemishes, stray hairs and even skin. High-end adds fuller skin and shape work, to our super-complex standard. Standard is £2.49 an image and high-end is £4.95.
Can you remove tattoos or scars?
Yes, as a skin extra at £0.99 an image on top of either level. The same extra covers fly-away hair and evening out skin tones.
How much does on-model retouching cost?
£2.49 an image for standard and £4.95 for high-end, as of 9 Nov 2026 ($3.30 / $6.55, or €2.95 / €5.85). From 1,000 images a month it's 10% less, and from 5,000 it's 15% less.
How long does it take?
24 hours as standard. A 12-hour rush costs 150% more and a 6-hour rush costs 300% more.
Can you follow our retouching guide?
Yes. Send your guide with the first order. We save it as your spec and apply it to every batch after that.
How do I try it?
Send 3–5 images through the free trial page. We edit them free, send them back within 24 hours and include a quote. You won't need a credit card.
See your own model shots retouched
Send us 3–5 on-model photos and tell us standard or high-end. We'll retouch them free and send them back within 24 hours, with a quote for the rest.
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