Pet Photos
Moldy Pet Photos
Moldy pet photos usually come out of years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture. On a pet photo the mold shows as fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print, right across a dog, cat or horse, sometimes with a child holding the lead.
Upload a scan or a phone photo of the moldy pet photo and the AI-powered repair comes back in seconds with the markings, the collar and the coat texture left as they were. Where the mold covered a face in pet photos, check the result against family memory before you print it.
If the mold on the pet photo is worse than it looks, run Stain & Spot Remover twice rather than reaching for a heavier setting. Then upscale the moldy pet photos for a reprint, since the output keeps the shape of the upload.


Original on the left, restored on the right; hover to see more of the repair. Made in the Studio from a scan of the print.
What matters for these photos
- The markings, the collar and the coat texture, hidden under the mold
- Mold from years in a humid attic, a cardboard box on a concrete floor or a plastic sleeve that trapped moisture, on pet photos from the 1940s to 1990s
- Small faces of a dog, cat or horse, sometimes with a child holding the lead that the mold has taken the detail from
- Moldy pet photos that a copy shop refused to touch
Suggested order of passes
- 01
Remove the mold
Stain & Spot Remover targets fuzzy grey or white patches, brown foxing spots and a musty smell that comes with the print while keeping the markings, the collar and the coat texture in the pet photo untouched.
Stain & Spot Remover - 02
Repair the rest of the pet photo
Unblur Old Photos addresses the usual wear on pet photos, fur turned to mush by low resolution, motion blur from a wagging tail and green flash-eye, once the mold is gone.
Unblur Old Photos - 03
Sharpen the faces of a dog, cat or horse, sometimes with a child holding the lead
Recovers the eye and skin detail the mold softened; keep it at natural strength on pet photos unless the faces are tiny.
Face Restoration - 04
Upscale the pet photo for reprinting
Adds the pixels a wall print needs after the mold repair, with the shape of the moldy pet photos unchanged.
Image Upscaler
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