New Gen ai Photoshop tool, makes reference image work better
There is a new feature in Photoshop beta currently that makes it easier to get a good result Generating with a reference image. Let’s look at it now. How to get Photoshop beta.
Make selection with the lasso tool. We are going to generate a Vespa scooter.
Click on Generative Fill in the Task bar. (Window>Contextual Task Bar)
Click the Reference image button (Currently only in Photoshop beta, but might be in Photoshop main if you are reading this later)
Click Choose image
Find the reference Image that you want to use.
This is the reference image
Click Generate
See, it generates the Vespa, but it also has a weird background.
This is because the reference image has a background and Gen Fill is trying to generate that too. For best results, you need to isolate the background from the subject in a reference image. I’ve covered reference images in Photoshop Generative Fill in depth
The new feature, is a remove background check box when you load the reference image.
Click and the background is removed from the reference image, very cool!
Now, it generates more what you would hope for.
Revealing the Original background in Generative Fill
Let’s do a bonus tip here.
When you use Generative Fill, it will generate pixels for the entire selection. If we want to show the original background we can mask it out. Here’s how..
Grab the Quick Selection Tool
Click Select Subject from the Top menu bar
It selects our Vespa
Inverse the selection. Cmd/Ctrl+Shift+I
Choose the mask.
Grab the brush tool, (B)
Make the foreground color black
Make sure Hardness is turned down on the brush for a soft edge.
Paint around the background on the vespa. Black brush stokes on the Layer Mask will hide the current layer and allow the background top show through.
keep painting, but don’t paint over the shadow that was generated
We now see the original background from the bottom layer.
I hope you found this tutorial useful. Keep checking back for new Photoshop features as they become available and other photoshop tutorials here at the CAFE.
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Colin
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