Quick Guide: How to Use Skin Smoother in PhotoDirector

Four steps to smooth the skin only where you paint.

Updated Oct. 24, 2026 · 1 min read

Steps

1Set up the brush

With the smoothing brush selected, set Brush size, Feather, and Strength. Strength sets how strong the smoothing is.

The Skin Smoother panel with the two brush icons, the Brush size, Feather, and Strength sliders with Fit to edges, and Fine tune detail highlighted

2Paint over the skin

Paint over the forehead, cheeks, nose, and chin, avoiding the eyes, brows, and lips. Use the eraser, the second brush icon, to remove any stray strokes.

The Brush size, Feather, and Strength sliders at 46.7, 80, and 84, the eraser icon, and the smoothed face on the canvas highlighted

3Compare before and after

Click the side-by-side view button at the bottom left of the canvas to see Before and After next to each other.

The side-by-side view button highlighted, with the original portrait under Before and the smoothed one under After

4Export

Click Export at the top of the window to save the photo.

The Skin Smoother panel at Brush size 46.7 and Strength 84, with the Export button highlighted at the top of the window

We tested these steps in PhotoDirector 365 version 18.0.10 on Windows.

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