Use selections for generative editing

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Learn how to use selections to make targeted generative edits in Adobe Photoshop on desktop.

Understand selection-based generative editing

Selections let you define the specific area of an image that you want to edit. When you make a selection before using generative editing features, Photoshop applies the changes within that selected area, helping you maintain control over the rest of your image.

When you use Firefly Image 5, native mask support helps the model understand selected regions and blend generated edits naturally with the surrounding image. Instead of treating a selection as a simple boundary, it uses surrounding context to preserve details outside the selected area, including image structure, identity, and other unchanged elements.

Using selections can make editing more precise than describing the location of an edit in a prompt. You can select a specific area, such as a subject’s eyes, and describe the desired change while keeping the rest of the image intact.

Apply generative edits using selections

Select File > Open to browse and open an image.

Using any selection tool, select the area of the image you want to edit.

Select Generative fill , then Firefly Image 5 from the available AI models in the model picker.

Enter a prompt describing the desired change.

Select Generate to create variations.

Review the generated result and refine the selection or prompt as needed.