THE IMAGE-EDITING WORKFLOW

GENERATIVE FILL IS HERE

Adobe’s new Fill command lets you create anything your imagination desires. This is where AI image generation goes mainstream…

DOWNLOAD PHOTOSHOP BETA

At the time of writing, you’ll need this alternative version of Photoshop to access the power of Generative Fill

HOW IT WORKS

Here’s a quick-start guide to Generative Fill

L AUNCH GENERATIVE FILL

The new context-sensitive task bar is the simplest way to access the command

CHECK THE VARIATIONS

The three variations generated by the fill command can be stored and expanded upon

SHAPE YOUR SELECTION

The size and shape of your initial selection plays an important role in the fill

USE AI SELECTIONS

Select Subject can be helpful while isolating parts of your image to fill

ADD OR SUBTRACT DE TAILS

Use masks to control precisely which areas are changed when you create a Generative Fill

OVERL AP THE EDGES

Leave a little overlap while selecting areas to allow for gentle transitions between filled and original content

EXPAND YOUR IMAGES

One of the things Generative Fill does best is to expand beyond the original bounds of the image

ADD ACCESSORIES

When you work with portraits, Generative Fill excels at adding sunglasses, hats, jewelry and more

THE PROBLEM WITH HANDS

Generative AI tools are notoriously bad at creating hands – and Adobe’s tool also struggles in this regard

RESTRICTED MATERIAL

Quite rightly, Adobe has designated certain material to be off-limits…

LOW-RES FILLS (FOR NOW)

Your fills will not be as detailed as your high-res images

TIDY UP THE MESSY BITS

Your cloning and masking skills are still important for tidying up messy details

FIX SKEWED COLORS

If the colors look off, you can fix things with a simple Adjustment Layer

EXPAND YOUR PHOTOS

Extending people and animals can be great fun

USE TEXT PROMP TS WELL

There’s a subtle art to typing text prompts in order to get the type of fill you want

EXPLORE PROMPTS MADE BY OTHERS

Get inspiration and prompt ideas from Adobe’s Firefly gallery

DON’T USE ARTIST NAMES

Unlike some other AI image generators, artists’ names will not work in your text prompts

THE GOOD AND BAD….

Here’s what we think Generative Fill is best at – and what needs work before the full release…

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STEP BY STEP BOOST THE BLUR

01 ENHANCE THE COLORS Open the image into

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