AI Old Photo Restoration & Colorization
Upload scanned prints or phone snapshots of physical pictures. Automatically erase paper tears, dust, and fingerprint glare while reconstructing true-to-life facial features and natural colors.
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Upload a JPEG, PNG, or WebP scan of your family heirloom photo. The AI will remove surface blemishes and synthesize true-to-era color.
Restoration Before & After Gallery
Compare damaged originals with restored results: crease and stain repair, flash glare removal, color cast correction, and faded contrast recovery.
Clears deep paper creases, water stains, and a torn corner, then adds soft natural color.
Restore this damaged vintage black-and-white portrait into a clean, high-resolution natural color photograph. Remove all paper creases, scratches, and stains while keeping the exact facial features, expression, and hairstyle intact.
Clears the flash hotspot and dark edge from a phone photo of a glossy print, then evens out the light.
Recreate this photographed print as a clean, flat portrait. Remove the flash glare and the dark shadow, then relight with soft, even studio light while keeping the same face, expression, and clothing.
Removes the yellow-orange oxidation from a 1970s print and brings back natural skin tones and garden greens.
Remove aged yellow sepia discoloration from this historical photograph. Rebalance to clean neutral lighting with authentic natural skin tones.
Deepens the milky blacks in the hair and sweater and brings facial detail back into a faded 1980s print.
Restore faded contrast and washed-out highlights in this vintage photo, rebuild deep rich blacks and clear facial detail while preserving original identity.
Understanding Neural Photo Restoration
The model analyzes undamaged regions to reconstruct missing pixels, removes high-frequency dust and scratch lines, and predicts authentic skin pigments based on historical portrait datasets.
For optimal results, scan the photo at 300+ DPI or capture it straight-on under even, non-reflective lighting.
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ReferencesOpenAI Image Generation GuideGoogle Gemini Image Generation Docs
4-Step Restoration Process
Four steps from faded heirloom scan to vibrant high-resolution photograph.
Select a clear scan or well-lit smartphone snapshot of the original photograph.
Name what must stay in the prompt: eye shape, facial expression, and the vintage clothing style.
Specify 'remove all creases and scratches, restore natural skin color and clothing tones'.
Inspect the 1K or 2K output, verify fine features like eyelashes, and export your restored heirloom.
Restoration Prompt Formulas
Click any recipe to pre-fill the studio workspace.
Restore this damaged vintage portrait into a crisp, natural color photo. Remove all folds, dust, and scratches while preserving the exact facial structure, gaze, and clothing texture.
Best for heavily damaged family album photos.
Keep this photograph black and white. Clean all surface scratches, dust specks, and paper stains while sharpening facial features and preserving authentic vintage grain.
Preserves historical monochrome authenticity.
Sharpen and enhance the faded facial features in this old portrait, reconstructing clear eye reflections, eyelid contours, and natural hair strands without altering identity.
Ideal for low-resolution or faded prints.
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Every page uses the same image-to-image workspace so you can test prompts across portrait editing, sketch conversion, and multi-image fusion.
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Old Photo Restoration FAQ
How AI restores physical photos, handles severe tears, and protects your uploads.
Yes. The AI can remove surface reflections, flash glare, and angled distortion while rebuilding sharp facial features.
It can change slightly. The prompt anchors eye spacing, nose bridge, and facial contours, and the model works from your scan, but generative restoration redraws the whole image. Compare the face at full size, and regenerate or adjust the prompt if the likeness drifts.
Yes. Specify 'restore natural color' in your prompt, and the AI will predict realistic skin tones and fabric hues.
You can upload PNG, JPEG, or WebP files up to 10 MB and up to 8,192 pixels per side.
Yes. You can test restoration prompts in the studio using our free tier or initial credits.
Qwen Image Edit and GPT Image 2.5 provide the highest precision for repairing creases and inpainting missing details.