How to Retouch and Enhance Portraits with Claude
Retouch and enhance portraits with Claude and ToolRouter. Produce professionally retouched headshots without Photoshop skills.
Tool
Claude is useful for portrait retouching when you want to control the intensity and direction — natural versus polished, minimal touch versus full retouch — and need feedback on whether the result looks authentic or over-processed.
Connect ToolRouter to Claude
1Open connector settings Open Settings
2Add a custom connector with these details
Name
ToolRouterURL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Let Claude set you up Open Claude
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the AI Art Studio tool:
- Share the portrait and describe the use case — LinkedIn headshot, speaker bio, team directory — and the retouch level you want.
- Run ai-art-studio with skin_enhance and the desired intensity setting.
- Ask Claude whether the result looks natural or artificially smooth, and whether the lighting correction changed the overall feel.
- Adjust the retouch intensity if needed and confirm the final image is ready for its intended use.
Example Prompt
Try this with Claude using the AI Art Studio tool
Use ai-art-studio to retouch this headshot for a LinkedIn profile — natural, professional, light touch. Keep the person looking like themselves, just better lit and with even skin tone. Tell me if anything looks overdone.
Tips
- Describe the intent first — 'professional but approachable' gives better direction than 'improve quality'.
- Ask Claude to flag if the retouching changed the person's natural appearance in ways that might affect recognition.
- Always check the result at the size it will actually be displayed — imperfections that are visible at full resolution may be invisible at avatar size.