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Generative fill

As explained in WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites

Generative fill is Photoshop's image-editing feature for replacing selected regions with AI-generated content.

Generative fill uses Photoshop to replace selected image regions or extend a scene with AI-generated content that matches the image’s lighting, perspective, and style. section 7.8

A practical workflow:

  • Use the lasso tool to roughly select the region you want to change. section 7.8
  • Enter a descriptive prompt, such as “glossy vermillion enamel,” then click Generate. section 7.8
  • Generate repeatedly to compare three new variations at a time and keep the strongest result. section 7.8
  • Leave the prompt empty when you want Photoshop to remove the selected object and fill the surrounding space. section 7.8

Golden mask refinement

Selecting the lips on a Midjourney-generated golden mask and prompting for “glossy vermillion enamel” changes their color and shape; nine variations produced a preferred pursed-lip result. section 7.8

How WordPress Power Toolkit: Harness AI to build next-level websites covers it

How deep it goes
Explains selection, prompting, generation, and variation review, while stopping short of technical implementation details.
Examples
Uses a golden mask, lasso-selected lips, glossy vermillion enamel, and nine generated variations.
What it assumes
Assumes Photoshop access and teaches the lasso-based workflow from selecting a region through reviewing generated alternatives.
What you can do after
Apply it via Photoshop to remove objects, recolor or reshape selected areas, extend scenes, and choose among generated variations.
How it connects
Connects inpainting and outpainting with lasso selections, text prompts, lighting, perspective, and image style.

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