Power Rangers retouching | creativecocktail 2026

Retouching | Power Rangers.

Sometimes the character costumes get worn and dirty, these need to be tidied up before being released as assets. Poor Lord Zed needed a lot of work. As well as a general polish and repair (metallic sponge tends to bend and crack quite quickly), other tasks included: Straightening his staff, straightening his neck and reducing the size of his head and making his legs and hips thinner

Retouched rendering of Lord Zedd’s armor from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, with polished metal surfaces, enhanced highlights, and a uniform grey background

Studio shot of the character Lord Zedd’s stylized silver blade prop from the TV show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, showing bent edges, textured surface imperfections, and a light grey backdrop.

Retouched rendering of Lord Zedd’s silver blade prop from Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, with smooth, polished surfaces, corrected angles, and placed on a uniform grey background

Other characters also needed a bit of TLC, inc. ironing out costume creases/joins and making the actors look less, err... human.

All the actors are photographed in a studio in front of a white (ish) backdrop. The characters need to be cut out so they can be placed on light or dark backgrounds.

This is particularly tricky with characters who have hair.

These days, it can be done very quickly using AI, but I learned this skill manually.

Cut-out of Power Rangers characters on a transparent background, hair edges and suit outlines cleanly preserved Photograph of Red Amelia actor in costume against a white screen before digital background removal.

Final cut-out of Red Amelia character on transparent background, with fine hair and costume details intact.