How to Smooth Skin in DaVinci Resolve in 3 Simple Steps

If you’re editing in DaVinci Resolve and want smooth, natural-looking skin without hours of masking, you’re in the right place. With the Imagenomic Portraiture plugin, you can retouch skin directly in Resolve in just a few clicks.

This quick guide shows you how to smooth skin in DaVinci Resolve in 3 simple steps – perfect for beauty videos, interviews, or cinematic projects.

⚡ Quick Workflow Example

1. Create a new project in DaVinci Resolve, import your footage, and place it on the timeline.
2. Go to the Color tab, open the Effects Library, and drag the Imagenomic Portraiture plugin onto your node.
3. Enable the Before/After view and adjust the smoothing until the skin looks natural. Switch to the Deliver tab, add the clip to the Render Queue, and click Render All to export.

1. Import your footage and drag it to the timeline.

2. Go to Color Tab, open Effects, find Portraiture.

3. Drag Portraiture onto the node to smooth skin. Add to Render Queue and click Render All

✅ Done! In less than 5 minutes, you’ve got smooth, natural-looking skin without heavy masking or complicated grading.