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Experience the future of Photoshop with Generative Fill

  1. Photoshop User Guide
  2. Introduction to Photoshop
    1. Dream it. Make it.
    2. What's new in Photoshop
    3. Edit your first photo
    4. Create documents
    5. Photoshop | Common Questions
    6. Photoshop system requirements
    7. Migrate presets, actions, and settings
    8. Get to know Photoshop
  3. Photoshop and other Adobe products and services
    1. Work with Illustrator artwork in Photoshop
    2. Work with Photoshop files in InDesign
    3. Substance 3D Materials for Photoshop
    4. Photoshop and Adobe Stock
    5. Use the Capture in-app extension in Photoshop
    6. Creative Cloud Libraries
    7. Creative Cloud Libraries in Photoshop
    8. Use the Touch Bar with Photoshop
    9. Grid and guides
    10. Creating actions
    11. Undo and history
  4. Photoshop on the iPad
    1. Photoshop on the iPad | Common questions
    2. Get to know the workspace
    3. System requirements | Photoshop on the iPad
    4. Create, open, and export documents
    5. Add photos
    6. Work with layers
    7. Draw and paint with brushes
    8. Make selections and add masks
    9. Retouch your composites
    10. Work with adjustment layers
    11. Adjust the tonality of your composite with Curves
    12. Apply transform operations
    13. Crop and rotate your composites
    14. Rotate, pan, zoom, and reset the canvas
    15. Work with Type layers
    16. Work with Photoshop and Lightroom
    17. Get missing fonts in Photoshop on the iPad
    18. Japanese Text in Photoshop on the iPad
    19. Manage app settings
    20. Touch shortcuts and gestures
    21. Keyboard shortcuts
    22. Edit your image size
    23. Livestream as you create in Photoshop on the iPad
    24. Correct imperfections with the Healing Brush
    25. Create brushes in Capture and use them in Photoshop
    26. Work with Camera Raw files
    27. Create and work with Smart Objects
    28. Adjust exposure in your images with Dodge and Burn
  5. Photoshop on the web beta
    1. Common questions | Photoshop on the web beta 
    2. Introduction to the workspace
    3. System requirements | Photoshop on the web beta
    4. Keyboard shortcuts | Photoshop on the web beta
    5. Supported file types | Photoshop on the web beta
    6. Open and work with cloud documents
    7. Apply limited edits to your cloud documents
    8. Collaborate with stakeholders
  6. Generative AI 
    1. Experience the future of Photoshop with Generative Fill
  7. Cloud documents
    1. Photoshop cloud documents | Common questions
    2. Photoshop cloud documents | Workflow questions
    3. Manage and work with cloud documents in Photoshop
    4. Upgrade cloud storage for Photoshop
    5. Unable to create or save a cloud document
    6. Solve Photoshop cloud document errors
    7. Collect cloud document sync logs
    8. Share access and edit your cloud documents
    9. Share files and comment in-app
  8. Workspace
    1. Workspace basics
    2. Preferences
    3. Learn faster with the Photoshop Discover Panel
    4. Create documents
    5. Place files
    6. Default keyboard shortcuts
    7. Customize keyboard shortcuts
    8. Tool galleries
    9. Performance preferences
    10. Use tools
    11. Presets
    12. Grid and guides
    13. Touch gestures
    14. Use the Touch Bar with Photoshop
    15. Touch capabilities and customizable workspaces
    16. Technology previews
    17. Metadata and notes
    18. Touch capabilities and customizable workspaces
    19. Place Photoshop images in other applications
    20. Rulers
    21. Show or hide non-printing Extras
    22. Specify columns for an image
    23. Undo and history
    24. Panels and menus
    25. Position elements with snapping
    26. Position with the Ruler tool
  9. Web, screen, and app design
    1. Photoshop for design
    2. Artboards
    3. Device Preview
    4. Copy CSS from layers
    5. Slice web pages
    6. HTML options for slices
    7. Modify slice layout
    8. Work with web graphics
    9. Create web photo galleries
  10. Image and color basics
    1. How to resize images
    2. Work with raster and vector images
    3. Image size and resolution
    4. Acquire images from cameras and scanners
    5. Create, open, and import images
    6. View images
    7. Invalid JPEG Marker error | Opening images
    8. Viewing multiple images
    9. Customize color pickers and swatches
    10. High dynamic range images
    11. Match colors in your image
    12. Convert between color modes
    13. Color modes
    14. Erase parts of an image
    15. Blending modes
    16. Choose colors
    17. Customize indexed color tables
    18. Image information
    19. Distort filters are unavailable
    20. About color
    21. Color and monochrome adjustments using channels
    22. Choose colors in the Color and Swatches panels
    23. Sample
    24. Color mode or Image mode
    25. Color cast
    26. Add a conditional mode change to an action
    27. Add swatches from HTML CSS and SVG
    28. Bit depth and preferences
  11. Layers
    1. Layer basics
    2. Nondestructive editing
    3. Create and manage layers and groups
    4. Select, group, and link layers
    5. Place images into frames
    6. Layer opacity and blending
    7. Mask layers
    8. Apply Smart Filters
    9. Layer comps
    10. Move, stack, and lock layers
    11. Mask layers with vector masks
    12. Manage layers and groups
    13. Layer effects and styles
    14. Edit layer masks
    15. Extract assets
    16. Reveal layers with clipping masks
    17. Generate image assets from layers
    18. Work with Smart Objects
    19. Blending modes
    20. Combine multiple images into a group portrait
    21. Combine images with Auto-Blend Layers
    22. Align and distribute layers
    23. Copy CSS from layers
    24. Load selections from a layer or layer mask's boundaries
    25. Knockout to reveal content from other layers
  12. Selections
    1. Get started with selections
    2. Make selections in your composite
    3. Select and Mask workspace
    4. Select with the marquee tools
    5. Select with the lasso tools
    6. Adjust pixel selections
    7. Move, copy, and delete selected pixels
    8. Create a temporary quick mask
    9. Select a color range in an image
    10. Convert between paths and selection borders
    11. Channel basics
    12. Save selections and alpha channel masks
    13. Select the image areas in focus
    14. Duplicate, split, and merge channels
    15. Channel calculations
  13. Image adjustments
    1. Replace object colors
    2. Perspective warp
    3. Reduce camera shake blurring
    4. Healing brush examples
    5. Export color lookup tables
    6. Adjust image sharpness and blur
    7. Understand color adjustments
    8. Apply a Brightness/Contrast adjustment
    9. Adjust shadow and highlight detail
    10. Levels adjustment
    11. Adjust hue and saturation
    12. Adjust vibrance
    13. Adjust color saturation in image areas
    14. Make quick tonal adjustments
    15. Apply special color effects to images
    16. Enhance your image with color balance adjustments
    17. High dynamic range images
    18. View histograms and pixel values
    19. Match colors in your image
    20. Crop and straighten photos
    21. Convert a color image to black and white
    22. Adjustment and fill layers
    23. Curves adjustment
    24. Blending modes
    25. Target images for press
    26. Adjust color and tone with Levels and Curves eyedroppers
    27. Adjust HDR exposure and toning
    28. Dodge or burn image areas
    29. Make selective color adjustments
  14. Adobe Camera Raw
    1. Camera Raw system requirements
    2. What's new in Camera Raw
    3. Introduction to Camera Raw
    4. Create panoramas
    5. Supported lenses
    6. Vignette, grain, and dehaze effects in Camera Raw
    7. Default keyboard shortcuts
    8. Automatic perspective correction in Camera Raw
    9. Radial Filter in Camera Raw
    10. Manage Camera Raw settings
    11. Open, process, and save images in Camera Raw
    12. Repair images with the Enhanced Spot Removal tool in Camera Raw
    13. Rotate, crop, and adjust images
    14. Adjust color rendering in Camera Raw
    15. Process versions in Camera Raw
    16. Make local adjustments in Camera Raw
  15. Image repair and restoration
    1. Remove objects from your photos with Content-Aware Fill
    2. Content-Aware Patch and Move
    3. Retouch and repair photos
    4. Correct image distortion and noise
    5. Basic troubleshooting steps to fix most issues
  16. Image enhancement and transformation
    1. Replace sky in your images
    2. Transform objects
    3. Adjust crop, rotation, and canvas size
    4. How to crop and straighten photos
    5. Create and edit panoramic images
    6. Warp images, shapes, and paths
    7. Vanishing Point
    8. Content-aware scaling
    9. Transform images, shapes, and paths
  17. Drawing and painting
    1. Paint symmetrical patterns
    2. Draw rectangles and modify stroke options
    3. About drawing
    4. Draw and edit shapes
    5. Painting tools
    6. Create and modify brushes
    7. Blending modes
    8. Add color to paths
    9. Edit paths
    10. Paint with the Mixer Brush
    11. Brush presets
    12. Gradients
    13. Gradient interpolation
    14. Fill and stroke selections, layers, and paths
    15. Draw with the Pen tools
    16. Create patterns
    17. Generate a pattern using the Pattern Maker
    18. Manage paths
    19. Manage pattern libraries and presets
    20. Draw or paint with a graphics tablet
    21. Create textured brushes
    22. Add dynamic elements to brushes
    23. Gradient
    24. Paint stylized strokes with the Art History Brush
    25. Paint with a pattern
    26. Sync presets on multiple devices
  18. Text
    1. Add and edit the text
    2. Unified Text Engine
    3. Work with OpenType SVG fonts
    4. Format characters
    5. Format paragraphs
    6. How to create type effects
    7. Edit text
    8. Line and character spacing
    9. Arabic and Hebrew type
    10. Fonts
    11. Troubleshoot fonts
    12. Asian type
    13. Create type
  19. Filters and effects
    1. Use the Liquify filter
    2. Use the Blur Gallery
    3. Filter basics
    4. Filter effects reference
    5. Add Lighting Effects
    6. Use the Adaptive Wide Angle filter
    7. Use the Oil Paint filter
    8. Use the Liquify filter
    9. Layer effects and styles
    10. Apply specific filters
    11. Smudge image areas
  20. Saving and exporting
    1. Save your files in Photoshop
    2. Export your files in Photoshop
    3. Supported file formats
    4. Save files in graphics formats
    5. Move designs between Photoshop and Illustrator
    6. Save and export video and animations
    7. Save PDF files
    8. Digimarc copyright protection
  21. Color Management
    1. Understanding color management
    2. Keeping colors consistent
    3. Color settings
    4. Duotones
    5. Work with color profiles
    6. Color-managing documents for online viewing
    7. Color-managing documents when printing
    8. Color-managing imported images
    9. Proofing colors
  22. Web, screen, and app design
    1. Photoshop for design
    2. Artboards
    3. Device Preview
    4. Copy CSS from layers
    5. Slice web pages
    6. HTML options for slices
    7. Modify slice layout
    8. Work with web graphics
    9. Create web photo galleries
  23. Video and animation
    1. Video editing in Photoshop
    2. Edit video and animation layers
    3. Video and animation overview
    4. Preview video and animations
    5. Paint frames in video layers
    6. Import video files and image sequences
    7. Create frame animations
    8. Creative Cloud 3D Animation (Preview)
    9. Create timeline animations
    10. Create images for video
  24. Printing
    1. Print 3D objects
    2. Print from Photoshop
    3. Print with color management
    4. Contact Sheets and PDF Presentations
    5. Print photos in a picture package layout
    6. Print spot colors
    7. Print images to a commercial printing press
    8. Improve color prints from Photoshop
    9. Troubleshoot printing problems | Photoshop
  25. Automation
    1. Creating actions
    2. Create data-driven graphics
    3. Scripting
    4. Process a batch of files
    5. Play and manage actions
    6. Add conditional actions
    7. About actions and the Actions panel
    8. Record tools in actions
    9. Add a conditional mode change to an action
    10. Photoshop UI toolkit for plug-ins and scripts
  26. Content authenticity
    1. Learn about content credentials
    2. Identity and provenance for NFTs
    3. Connect accounts for creative attribution
  27. Photoshop 3D
    1. Photoshop 3D | Common questions around discontinued 3D features

 

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.

  Try Generative Fill in the Photoshop (beta) app
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)

Generative Fill in Photoshop

Topics in this article:

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:

  • Generate objects: Select an area in your image, then describe what you’d like to add/replace through a text prompt. 
  • Generate backgrounds: Select the background behind your subject, then generate a new scene from a text prompt. 
  • Extend images: Extend the canvas of your image, then make a selection of the empty region. Generating without a prompt will create a harmonious extension of your scene. Generating with a prompt will add content to your image while extending the rest of your scene.
  • Remove objects: Select the object you want to remove, then generate without a prompt to let the Generative AI technology make it disappear. 
  • And more… Generative Fill is incredibly versatile. Experiment with off-the-wall ideas, ideate around different concepts, and produce dozens of variations in a snap.

How to use Generative Fill in your image

Note:

Before you proceed, ensure you're connected to the internet, as Generation Fill requires cloud processing.

Generate an object

Generate an object using text prompts
Generate an object using text prompts.

Select an area in your image, then describe what you’d like to add.

  1. Make a selection

    Use any selection tool in Photoshop to make a selection around a desired object or an area in your image. 

  2. Access Generative Fill

    Select the Generative Fill button in the contextual taskbar that appears.

    contextual-taskbar

    You can also choose Generative Fill from any of the following options:

    • Select Edit > Generative Fill from the application bar.
    • Ctrl/ Right+click with a selection active and choose Generative Fill from the menu.
  3. 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.

    Tip:

    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".

  4. Generate variations

    In the contextual taskbar, once your text prompt is complete, click Generate.

    • You can see thumbnail previews of the variations that get generated based on your text prompt in the Properties Panel and in the Generative Fill dialog if used. 
    • A new Generative Layer is created in the Layers panel. You can always select this layer to bring up the Properties panel to show your text prompt, mask, and variations. This enables you to exhaust a myriad of creative possibilities and to reverse the effects when you want, without impacting your original image.
  5. 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.

Generate backgrounds

Select the background behind your subject, then generate a new scene from a text prompt. 

Generate backgrounds using text prompts
Generate backgrounds using text prompts.

To do so, choose Select > Subject, then choose Select > Inverse. Then follow steps 2-5 from Generate an object section above. 

Extend images

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.

Extend an image using text prompts
Extend your image using text prompts.

  1. Select the Crop tool from the toolbar. Crop borders display on the edges of the photo. 

  2. Drag the corner and edge handles outward to extend your canvas size. 

  3. 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.

  4. Use the rectangular Marquee tool to select the extra canvas by clicking and dragging to make the selection. 

  5. Follow steps 2-5 from Generate an object section above. 

    Tip:

    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.

Remove objects

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.

Remove objects from your image using text prompts
Remove objects from your image using text prompts.

Tip:

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.

Benefits of using Generative Fill

Let’s take a look at how Photoshop’s new AI feature will be able to help you in your day-to-day work:

  • Magically leap from idea to image with a simple text prompt: 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. Generative Fill automatically matches your image's perspective, lighting, and style to make previously tedious tasks fun and deliver truly mind-blowing results.
  • Create at a transformative rate: Generative Fill 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. Quickly generate multiple image suggestions until you land on a variation you like. High-quality results, which previously took hours to create, are now produced in seconds, enabling you to spend more time honing your creativity.
  • Unlimited creativity, coupled with the precise control of Photoshop: Generative Fill is natively integrated into Photoshop (beta), so you can explore freely while still maintaining complete control over your creative process and outputs, all inside the Photoshop app. The newly generated content is created in a generative layer, enabling you to exhaust 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 expectations.
  • Built on Adobe’s best — powered by Adobe Firefly: Create confidently, knowing that Generative Fill is powered by Adobe Firefly, the new family of creative, generative AI models designed to be commercially safe — ensuring you can push the bounds of your creativity confidently. Firefly is trained on Adobe Stock’s hundreds of millions of professional-grade, licensed, high-resolution images that are among the highest quality in the market. This helps ensure Firefly won’t generate content based on other people’s work, brands, or intellectual property.
  • Together, let's shape the future of Photoshop: Join the broader Photoshop community in shaping the tools Adobe is building to help supercharge your creativity. Download the Photoshop (beta) app or sign-up for the Firefly beta today, and let us know what you think.

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.

Tips and tricks while using Generative Fill

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

  • Write an effective text prompt to get amazing results: Stick to simple and direct language and use 3-8 words that include a subject and descriptors. Don’t worry about adding commands like “add” or “remove”, instead just write what you want to see. For example, you can write a prompt that says “A house in the woods.” and if you want, add descriptive keywords ie; “ a red house in the woods”. Then click Generate to see multiple options.
  • Use layers to edit your images non-destructively: When you click Generate, visuals based on your text prompt get generated on a new Generative Layer. You can then use layers in Photoshop to move and play with different images or objects until you make a composition you like. Combine several generated images to get an unexpected output easily.
  • Make a selection that has enough pixels to extend your image: If you want to extend an image, select part of the image that will be referenced by the AI model to extend your image. Make sure you select enough of your image so the model can effectively extend your imagery with a result generated to blend in and make sense with the rest of your original image while increasing the dimensions of your image. 
  • Take your image even further using Photoshop: Once you generate a new image, bring it even closer to what you envision, by using all comprehensive tools in Photoshop to transform, edit, remix, or composite your image. Create anything you can imagine, all in the Photoshop (beta) app. 
  • Get inspired and inspire others: Take inspiration from the rich community of people who are also using Adobe Firefly and Generative Fill to complement their creations. Get new ideas for different styles you want to try or even ideas about how to write different prompts—Adobe Firefly Gallery, then share your creations to inspire others and take it forward!

Questions? We have answers

Note:

To find answers to Generative AI common questions, see Generative AI FAQ.

What is the Photoshop (beta) app, and where can I find it?

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)

I'm not seeing the latest updates in the Photoshop (beta) app. What should I do? 

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.

Who can access the Photoshop (beta) app?

The Photoshop (beta) app is generally available to Photoshop users.

How do I provide feedback in the Photoshop (beta) app?

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.

Why can’t I access Generative Fill?

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 TeamsCC 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.

Why is the Generative Fill button greyed out if I'm over 18?

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:

  • Sign out and sign back in to both the Creative Cloud Desktop app and the Photoshop (beta) app
  • Log into Behance with your Adobe ID and enter your Date of Birth.
  • If you sign in using social sign-in (Apple, Google, and Facebook), ensure that your date of birth in that account is set to public instead of private.

Once your Date of Birth is up to date, relaunch the Photoshop (beta) app to enable Generative Fill.

Is Generative Fill only available in the Photoshop (beta) app?

Yes, Generative Fill is only available in the Photoshop (beta) app.

How should I use Generative Fill? What can I do with Generative Fill?

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.

What differentiates Generative Fill in Photoshop?

  • High-quality assets: Generative Fill is powered by Adobe Firefly, a new family of creative, generative AI models that enables you to instantly use simple text inputs to generate extraordinary results.
  • Community-involvement: It’s in the Photoshop (beta) app because we welcome our community to shape the tools Adobe is building with this transformational new technology. 
  • Designed to be commercially safe: You can create confidently, as Adobe Firefly is trained on Adobe Stock’s hundreds of millions of professional-grade licensed, high-resolution images, which helps ensure Adobe Firefly won’t generate content based on other people’s work, brands, or intellectual property.
  • Setting the standard for responsibility: Through efforts like the Content Authenticity Initiative and Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity, Adobe stands up for accountability, responsibility, and transparency in generative AI. We’re working toward a universal “Do Not Train” Content Credentials tag that will remain associated with a piece of content wherever it’s used, published, or stored.

Do I need to be experienced with Photoshop to use Generative Fill?

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.

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