Remove sunburn from photos

Fix red, sunburned skin in vacation photos, beach portraits, and outdoor event shots. Magic Eraser removes the sunburn redness and restores natural skin tone — saving group shots, travel memories, and outdoor portraits from the lobster look.

Last updated May 17, 2026

When sunburn ruins your best vacation photos — Magic Eraser

You spent the day at the beach, hiked to a scenic overlook, or attended an outdoor wedding — and the photos from the evening show bright red shoulders, a burned nose, or raccoon-eye tan lines from sunglasses. Sunburn turns otherwise great photos into memories you hesitate to print or share. The redness is especially obvious in group photos where one sunburned person stands out against everyone else's normal skin tone. Traditional color correction can shift the red tones, but it often affects the entire image — changing sky colors, clothing, and other people's skin along with the burn. Magic Eraser lets you target specifically the sunburned areas: brush over the redness, and the AI corrects the skin tone to match the person's natural complexion based on non-burned skin visible elsewhere in the photo.

ステップバイステップ手順

1. 1

   Upload your photo

   Open Magic Eraser on the web, iOS, or Android and upload the beach, vacation, or outdoor photo with visible sunburn.

2. 2

   Brush over the burned areas

   Paint over the red or pink sunburned skin — shoulders, nose, forehead, chest, or wherever the burn is visible. Be precise around edges where burned skin meets normal skin to get the cleanest blend.

3. 3

   Erase and check

   Tap Erase and the AI replaces the redness with natural skin tone matched to the person's unburned skin. Check that the corrected areas blend smoothly with surrounding skin — there should be no visible boundary between corrected and natural areas. Export the rescued photo.

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• Beach and pool vacation photos with visible sunburn
• Outdoor wedding portraits where someone got too much sun
• Travel photos from sunny destinations
• Group event photos where one person has an obvious burn
• Summer sports and activity photos with red skin
• Family reunion outdoor photos in direct sun
• Resort and honeymoon photo albums
• Social media posts from sunny trips

注意事項

Sunburn correction works best when some non-burned skin is visible on the same person — the AI uses this as the reference for natural tone. If the entire visible body is burned, the AI estimates natural tone from facial features and overall complexion. Uneven burns (strap lines, watch marks, sunglasses raccoon eyes) correct well because the AI has both burned and unburned reference side by side. For peeling skin where the sunburn is in the flaking stage, the AI corrects both the redness and smooths the texture to produce clean-looking skin. Bright red lobster burns correct more dramatically than mild pink tones — both work, but the before/after difference is more striking on severe burns. If the sunburn is paired with tan lines (burned areas next to tanned areas), brush only the red/burned areas and leave the tanned skin — the AI will normalize the burned areas to match a natural sun-kissed tone.

よくある質問

Can it fix severe sunburn or just mild redness?

Both. The AI handles everything from mild pink flush to bright red lobster burns. More severe burns produce a more dramatic correction, but both result in natural-looking skin tone.

Will it remove tan lines too?

Brush over any area you want corrected. For tan lines (strap marks, watch lines, goggle marks), brush over the contrasting area and the AI evens out the skin tone to match surrounding areas.

Does it affect the rest of the photo?

No. The correction is localized to the area you brush over. Sky, water, clothing, and other people's skin tones remain unchanged.

Is sunburn removal free?

Yes. Magic Eraser's free tier covers sunburn correction. Upload your photo, brush over the red areas, and export the fixed version at no cost.