Make a selection
Use any selection tool in Photoshop to make a selection around a desired object or an area in your image.
Jump-start your creativity with Generative Fill and make stunning updates to your images with text prompts within the Photoshop (beta) app on your desktop.
To install the Photoshop (beta) app on your desktop, visit the Beta apps tab of your Creative Cloud desktop app and select Install next to Photoshop (Beta).
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Meet Generative Fill — the revolutionary and magical new suite of AI-powered capabilities grounded in your innate creativity, enabling you to add, extend, or remove content from your images non-destructively using simple text prompts. You can achieve realistic results that will surprise, delight, and astound you in seconds.
We’re building these capabilities in collaboration with our community so that real-time feedback shapes these new experiences. To share your valuable feedback, visit the Adobe Photoshop beta community.
To explore more about generative AI and find answers to common questions, see Generative AI FAQ.
With Generative Fill, you can:
Before you proceed, ensure you're connected to the internet, as Generation Fill requires cloud processing.
Select an area in your image, then describe what you’d like to add.
Make a selection
Use any selection tool in Photoshop to make a selection around a desired object or an area in your image.
Access Generative Fill
Select the Generative Fill button in the contextual taskbar that appears.
You can also choose Generative Fill from any of the following options:
Add your text prompt
A text-entry prompt box appears in the contextual taskbar where you can describe the object or scene you want to generate in your image in English only, or feel free to leave this blank. If you leave this blank, Photoshop will fill in the selection based on the surroundings.
Currently, the prompts used for the description are supported in English only. For best results, use descriptive nouns and adjectives in text prompts instead of instructive prompts like, “fill the area” or “create a scene".
Generate variations
In the contextual taskbar, once your text prompt is complete, click Generate.
Generate more variations
(Optional) To generate more variations, click Generate again in the Properties panel.
Further, you can modify your text in the prompt box and click Generate to create new variations with the revised text.
You can now view the variations in the Properties panel and click on the thumbnail preview to see the results on your image.
Select the background behind your subject, then generate a new scene from a text prompt.
To do so, choose Select > Subject, then choose Select > Inverse. Then follow steps 2-5 from Generate an object section above.
Extend the canvas of your image, then select the empty region and apply Generative Fill. Applying Generative Fill without a prompt will create a seamless extension of your image.
Select the Crop tool from the toolbar. Crop borders display on the edges of the photo.
Drag the corner and edge handles outward to extend your canvas size.
Press Enter/Return on the keyboard or the commit checkmark in the Crop options bar. By default, the extra canvas will use your background color.
Use the rectangular Marquee tool to select the extra canvas by clicking and dragging to make the selection.
Follow steps 2-5 from Generate an object section above.
Leave the text-entry prompt box blank after clicking Generate if you want the selection to be filled based on the surrounding pixels in your image.
Select the object(s) you want to remove, then let the Generative AI technology make it disappear.
Leave the text-entry prompt box blank after clicking Generate if you want the selection to be filled based on the surrounding in your image.
Avoid making a tight selection and always overlap some areas around the selection in your image to generate a better resultant image and enable seamless blending.
Let’s take a look at how Photoshop’s new AI feature will be able to help you in your day-to-day work:
We're excited to continue to build on Generative Fill in the coming months and plan to bring it to most Photoshop customers by the end of the year.
Here are some tips and tricks to help you get the most out of using Generative Fill:
To find answers to Generative AI common questions, see Generative AI FAQ.
The Photoshop (beta) app enables you to test apps, try new features and functionality, and share your feedback directly with Adobe. Learn more about the Photoshop (beta) app here.
To install the beta app on your desktop, visit the Beta apps tab of your Creative Cloud app and select Install next to Photoshop (Beta).
If you don't see an update next to Photoshop (Beta), you can manually look for the update in your Creative Cloud desktop app by going to the Updates tab and selecting Check for Updates.
The Photoshop (beta) app is generally available to Photoshop users.
In the Photoshop (beta) app you can provide feedback by clicking on the beaker icon in the upper-right corner. You’ll also be able to thumb up, thumb down, or report directly from the contextual taskbar.
Generative Fill in the Photoshop (beta) app is only available to users of at least 18 years of age with a Creative Cloud Individual license along with CC Teams, CC Enterprise, and our Educational customers.
For users under 18, Generative Fill is visible but disabled. Also, for non-RGB 8/16 bits documents, the feature is visible but disabled. Hovering over the Generate button will show a tooltip explaining why the feature is unavailable.
Generative Fill is not available in China at this time.
If you find that Generative Fill is greyed out for you and you're over the age of 18, it is possible that you may not have a valid Date of Birth associated with your Adobe ID account. To update your Date of Birth, you can do either of the following:
Once your Date of Birth is up to date, relaunch the Photoshop (beta) app to enable Generative Fill.
Yes, Generative Fill is only available in the Photoshop (beta) app.
Generative Fill is a magical new suite of AI-powered capabilities that enable you to add, extend, or remove content from your images non-destructively, using simple text prompts to achieve realistic results that will surprise, delight, and astound you—in seconds.
Photoshop users of all levels can use Generative Fill. Generative Fill capabilities can be accessed with a simple text prompt to achieve realistic results that will surprise, delight, and astound you—in seconds.
If you have a question to ask or an idea to share, come and participate in the Adobe Photoshop community or Photoshop beta community. We'd love to hear from you.
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