Guides
Guides, by what you’re upscaling
The right settings depend far more on the image than on the tool. Each guide covers one kind of job: the order of operations, the settings to start with, and the artefacts to check for.
Restoration
Old and damaged photos
Scan, repair, upscale and colourise in the right order.
PrintUpscaling for print
PPI, viewing distance and the pixels you really need.
E-commerceProduct photos
Marketplace sizes, labels, and when not to upscale.
GenerativeAI art and renders
Midjourney, SDXL and Flux output to 4K and print.
Line artAnime and illustration
Clean lines, flat colour, no painterly mush.
PeopleFaces and portraits
Upscale people without changing who they are.
LightingAI relighting
What Relight-style tools do and how to prompt them.
PhotorealPhotoreal AI images
Super Real explained, and upscaling without the plastic look.
New to this? Start with creative vs faithful upscaling, then come back to the guide for your image type.