Editing images
Editing starts from an image you already have and a plain-English description of the change you want. You don’t pick a tool or a model — you say what to change (“add soft shadows”, “make it look like an oil painting”, “swap the background to a beach at sunset”) and the studio handles the rest.
This is different from making an image from scratch. For a blank-canvas start, see Creating images.
Open the edit studio
Section titled “Open the edit studio”There are two ways in:
- In the sidebar, click Create, then Edit image. This opens the edit studio with an empty source slot.
- From an image you already have, open it and use its actions to send it into editing with the source already attached.
The edit studio looks like the create composer, but it’s framed around one source image and the change you describe.
Pick the image to edit
Section titled “Pick the image to edit”The edit studio works on a Source image. Until you add one, you’ll see the hint Add a reference to pick what to edit.
Click Add reference to open the picker. From there you can:
- Upload a file from your computer, or drop one onto the picker.
- Choose from History — the images you generated most recently.
- Choose from Uploads — files your team has uploaded.
- Choose from Gallery — images across your studio.
Use the search box to find a specific image by its prompt or file name. Click an image to attach it, then click Done.
Uploads and saved assets live in your digital asset manager. To bring brand files in first, see Library and Uploading files.
Describe the change
Section titled “Describe the change”With a source attached, type what you want in the prompt box. The placeholder reads Describe the edit you want to make…
Be specific about what changes and what stays:
- “Replace the gray background with a warm studio backdrop, keep the product centered.”
- “Make the jacket red instead of blue.”
- “Turn this photo into a watercolor painting.”
- “Remove the people in the background.”
The model named Auto chooses an editing-specialist model that keeps the parts you didn’t mention and applies only the change you asked for. You can pin a specific model from the picker if you want a particular look, but Auto is the default and the right starting point.
Set the aspect ratio if you want to reframe, and the number of Images (1 to 4) if you want a few variations to compare. Then click Generate.
Combine more than one image
Section titled “Combine more than one image”Some edits need more than one reference — for example, putting a product from one shot into a scene from another, or matching the lighting of a second image.
In the Add reference picker, attach more than one image (up to four). Then describe how each should be used in your prompt:
Place the bottle from the first image into the kitchen scene from the second image, matching the warm light from the second image.
The studio uses every attached image as guidance and follows your description for how to combine them.
To learn more about guiding a generation with images, see References.
Other ways to transform an image
Section titled “Other ways to transform an image”When you open a finished image, a Tools panel gives you quick transforms that don’t need a prompt:
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| Upscale | Increases resolution and sharpens detail, so the image holds up at larger sizes. |
| Remove BG | Cuts out the subject and returns it on a transparent background — ready to drop onto other layouts. |
| Vectorize | Converts a flat graphic (logo, icon, illustration) into a scalable file for print and design work. |
| Edit | Loads the image back into the source slot so you can describe another change. |
You can also Download the result or Regenerate to try the same prompt again.
Background removal works best when the subject stands clearly apart from the background. Vectorize works best on flat, limited-color graphics, not photographs.
Turn a still into a short video
Section titled “Turn a still into a short video”Any image can become a short video clip. Open the image and click Animate. The video composer opens with your image set as the starting frame and its prompt carried over. Describe the motion you want, then generate.
For pacing, length, and the rest of the video controls, see Creating video.
- Change one thing at a time. Smaller, specific edits land more reliably than a long list of changes in one prompt.
- Say what to keep. “Keep the logo and the product, change only the background” helps the model preserve what matters.
- Generate a few variations. Set Images to 2–4 and pick the best result.
- Chain edits. Use Edit on a result to feed it back as the new source and refine from there.