Edit images

Last updated on Jul 17, 2025

Explore all the editing options available once you add an image to the canvas while working on a mood board.

Once you add the image to the canvas and select it, you have multiple edit options to enhance, modify, and customize it according to your needs.

Properties panel

When you select an image in the canvas and select the Properties    icon to open the Properties panel, where you can modify image attributes: 

The image in the canvas is selected and the edit options along with the Properties panel is open.
Use the Properties panel to adjust the Transform and Appearance properties of the selected image.

  • Transform: You can add value for rotation and flip the image vertically or horizontally.
  • Appearance: Select the blend mode to specify how the image interacts with other elements on the canvas and adjust the image opacity.

Image context menu

Vary

Use the image in the canvas and generate a new set of image variations that maintain a similar style or composition, with subtle variations.

The image on the canvas is selected, and the edit options are available. The Vary option is chosen to reveal the prompt used for image generation and create new set of image variations..
The Vary option allows you to explore multiple creative interpretations of an image already placed on the canvas.

Edit

The Edit option for an image on the canvas provides various tools, from Generative expand to advanced editing using partner AI models.

  • Generative fill: Add new elements or remove existing ones from the images non-destructively using simple brush strokes and text prompts.
The image on the canvas is selected, and the option to add or subtract highlighted sections using Generative Fill is available.
Edit the image directly on the canvas by adding or subtracting details using Generative fill.

  • Generative expand: Expand the canvas of an image and incorporate missing details or entirely new elements in the extended area. Provide a detailed description in the Prompt bar to specify how you want the background to be extended, or leave it blank to extend it based on the existing image.
The image on the canvas is selected, and the option to change its resolution using Generative Expand is available.
Extend and fill the image using the Generative expand feature, either with a text prompt or automatically based on the image composition.

Edit with partner models

Use the available partner models to edit the image, such as adding elements or changing colors. The following models are available to use for editing the image:

  • FLUX.1 Kontext Pro
  • FLUX Kontext MAX
  • GPT Image
The image in the canvas is selected and from the dropdown menu, the Edit with FLUX Kontext MAX is selected.
This example demonstrates how FLUX Kontext MAX can be used to insert an element into a selected image on the canvas.

Remove background

Remove the background of the image and make it transparent.

The image in the canvas is selected and the option to remove background is highlighted.
Effortlessly remove the background of an image added to the canvas and leave it transparent.

Open in Photoshop

The selected image is a Photoshop cloud document and opens in Photoshop on the web page. 

The image from the canvas is opened in Photoshop on the web, where various editing options are available through the controls.
Open the selected image from the canvas in Photoshop on the web to access advanced image editing controls.

Open in Adobe Express

Open the image in Adobe Express to add it to your Adobe Express projects.