Common questions about generative AI features in Photoshop

What can Photoshop users do with Generative Fill?

Generative Fill is a Firefly-powered feature that enables you to add or remove content from your images non-destructively, using simple text prompts to achieve realistic results that will surprise, delight, and astound you—instantly. 

To learn more, see Experience the future of Photoshop with Generative Fill.

How should I use Generative Expand?

Generative Expand automatically detects and fills in the newly expanded canvas with generated content that naturally blends with the existing image.

Generative Expand allows you to expand the canvas and resize any image at the same time as part of the Crop workflow, saving you time by reducing the number of clicks required to achieve your outcome. 

To learn more, see Explore beyond the canvas borders with Generative Expand.

What are examples of ways I can use Generative Fill?

Generative Fill is a Firefly-powered feature that can be used in a wide variety of ways:

• Add to an image. Enter a text prompt then hit Generate to add something unexpected or that you think is missing to an image. The newly generated content is created in a generative layer, with multiple variations to choose from, enabling you to exhaust a myriad of creative possibilities and to reverse the effects when you want, without impacting your original image.
• Remove content from an image. Select an unwanted object and hit Generate and the selected area will be filled with the imagery that blends with the background image. Generative Fill automatically matches perspective, lighting, and style of your image for results that are truly mind-blowing.

What are examples of ways I can use Generative Expand?

Expand an image: Use the Crop tool to expand your canvas, then select Generate, and the empty canvas will be filled in with content that blends with your image. For example, expand a vertical image of the woods to be a more expansive horizontal image of a forest.

Media sizes: Use the built-in aspect ratios in the Crop tool, then generative expand your way to the social media or print image size you need.

Correct composition: if an object in focus is misaligned with other parts of the image, use Generative Expand to expand your canvas and get your image to look like anything you can imagine.

How does generative AI in Photoshop innovate the image editing experience?

Generative AI features are natively integrated into Photoshop desktop and on the web, so you can explore freely while still maintaining complete control over your creative process and outputs, all inside Photoshop.

Easily import and open an image, make a selection, and enter a simple text prompt to see the possibilities. 

The newly generated content is created in a generative layer, enabling you to explore a myriad of creative possibilities and to reverse the effects when you want, without impacting your original image. Then, use the power and precision of Photoshop to take your image to the next level, surpassing even your own expectations.

How does Photoshop’s generative AI accelerate creative workflows?

Generative AI empowers you to create as quickly as you can type -- experiment with off-the-wall ideas, ideate around different concepts, and produce dozens of variations in a snap. Easily generate multiple image suggestions until you land on a variation you like. High-quality results, which previously took hours to create, are now produced instantly, enabling you to spend more time honing your creativity.

Do users need to be experienced with Photoshop to use generative AI features?

Photoshop users of all levels can use Generative Fill and Generative Expand. Easily import and open an image, make a selection, and enter a simple text prompt to achieve realistic results that will surprise, delight, and astound you.

Are there any tutorials or learning guides available for generative AI features in Photoshop?

Check out Adobe Photoshop Help resources and Learn resources to get acquainted with generative AI in Photoshop.

What are some key tips & tricks needed to get the most out of generative AI features in Photoshop?

Here are some general tips and tricks to help you get the most out of using Generative Fill and Generative Expand:

• Didn’t find what you were looking for? Generate again to get new variations.
• You can write a prompt in more than 100+ different languages.
• Trim file sizes by deleting unused variations. Perfect for managing those high-res images.
• Got feedback? Rate or report your results to let us know where we can improve.
• Avoid using instructions like “add,” “fill,” “make,” and “change.” Instead, describe what you want to generate.
• When you don’t want to generate something, commands like “remove,” “no,” or “without” can help.
• Keep the taskbar at your fingertips. Simply go to the three-dot menu and pin the taskbar to a preferred position.

Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of using Generative Fill:

• Only select what you want to change. Generating will completely change the content in your selected area.
• For more precise control, try drawing your selection in the shape that you want to generate.
• To remove content, try generating without a prompt, and we’ll fill the selection based on the surroundings.
• Advanced: Try adding feathering or opacity to help generated content blend into your scene. Start with quick mask mode.
• You can move a generative layer and regenerate it in a new position.
• Need more room? Explore Generative Expand from the Crop tool to broaden your image’s horizons.
• Dreaming up a new background? First, select your subject, then invert to select the background. Describe what you want to generate.

Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of using Generative Expand:

• You can perform multiple actions simultaneously, such as cropping in, expanding, and rotating.
• Need a fast composition change? Use aspect ratios to quickly define how you want to expand your image.
• Minor expansion needs? Content-Aware Fill is your fast fix.
• Generative Expand also works to expand patterns.
• Use the Straighten tool to level the horizon line, then generate to take care of the empty spaces.