Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist is a beauty and retouching toolkit for After Effects, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve that relies on the Smooth Skin and Cover Up plug‑ins for skin smoothing and virtual foundation.
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Developed by Sheffield (FxFactory).
About Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist
Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist provides skin‑retouching and beauty tools for Final Cut Pro X, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve on macOS computers equipped with Apple Silicon or Intel CPUs. The suite centers on two plug‑ins: Smooth Skin, which uses an adjustable diffusion algorithm and a chroma‑key skin‑tone selector to smooth skin or remove blemishes, and Cover Up, which applies virtual foundation to reduce shine, shadows, redness, or change eye, lip, or clothing color. A simplified version, Smooth Skin Express, offers a reduced control set and a cut‑out mask for non‑skin areas. The plug‑ins require Noise Industries FxFactory (free download) to install and run; FxFactory Pro is a paid version with identical system requirements. Version 3.5 rewrites both plug‑ins for optimal performance on current Apple hardware while retaining Intel compatibility and adds AI‑assisted skin‑tone processing.
Features
- Smooth Skin smooths skin or removes features such as blemishes, replacing them with the surrounding area through an adjustable diffusion algorithm; it replaces the earlier Perfect Skin plug-in.
- A chroma keying algorithm limits processing to selectable skin tones, sampled with an eye dropper tool or set with onscreen controls, while a limit mask confines processing to a specific area.
- Smooth Skin Express keeps a simplified control scheme, generating a mask from standard skin tones with adjustable density and falloff, plus a Cutout Mask to block smoothing on areas like hair, lips or background.
- Cover Up applies a virtual coverup or foundation and can be used multiple times to reduce shine, reduce shadows or redness, and alter eye, lip or clothing color.
- Version 3.5 rewrites Smooth Skin and Cover Up from the ground up, optimizing them for the latest Apple hardware while keeping Intel Mac compatibility, and uses AI assistance for skin tone processing.
Best for
Video editors and motion graphics artists who need precise skin smoothing and virtual makeup tools across multiple macOS editing applications.
Frequently asked questions
Does Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist require FxFactory to run?
Yes. The plug‑ins depend on Noise Industries FxFactory, which must be installed first. FxFactory is available as a free download, while FxFactory Pro is a paid version with the same system requirements.
Which apps does Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist work in?
The toolkit works in Final Cut Pro X, Motion, After Effects, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve on macOS.
Is Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist free?
The catalog lists the software as free, but it requires the FxFactory host, which has both free and paid (Pro) versions. Verify current licensing on the developer’s page before installing.
What changed in Sheffield Softworks Makeup Artist 3.5?
Version 3.5 rewrites both Smooth Skin and Cover Up from the ground up, optimizes them for the latest Apple hardware, retains Intel compatibility, and adds AI‑assisted skin‑tone processing.
How does Smooth Skin decide where to smooth?
Smooth Skin uses a chroma‑key algorithm to isolate selectable skin tones, which can be sampled with an eye‑dropper or set via on‑screen controls. A limit mask can further restrict the effect to a specific region.
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