Use pro techniques with AI-assisted workflows to refine edges, match lighting, and make subjects belong into any scene.

What you’ll learn

Retouch faster with Generative Fill without sacrificing professional quality

Generative Fill lets you remove distractions, fix wardrobe, and adjust features without complex techniques like frequency separation. By working in small, targeted selections, you can retouch high-resolution images quickly while maintaining control. The first step is to analyze the image and decide what adjustments to make, this is your creative decision. What problems do you see here?

Think like an art director, not just an editor - hair, clothing

The biggest shift is decision-making. Instead of spending time on manual cleanup, you focus on what to change and why. Firefly’s Fill and Expand model works well with hair. Cycle through variations and choose the best result. Your role is to guide the outcome, not execute every detail. Note: All Adobe Firefly modes are commercially safe and you retain all rights to the generated content, which works for commercial work.

Use AI selectively for clean, natural results - skin

As a creative director, you make the creative decisions and choose the best result. Let AI help you with tedious tasks where you can apply Generative Fill without prompts for context-aware fixes and use the Remove Tool for small imperfections with short, precise strokes. Keep edits subtle and organized in layers so you can compare and refine. This ensures results feel polished, not over-processed.

For composites, fill in what’s missing then use Harmonize to bring it all together

Models like Gemini with Nano Banana Pro can fill in missing content. Tip: For 3^rd party models, they need context, so include some of the actual photo to use as context for the generation.