Tess AI’s Inpaint feature lets you easily edit images, swap elements, and change backgrounds precisely. This step-by-step guide will walk you through everything, from picking the AI model to explaining how the Mask function works.
Step 1: Choosing the InPaint AI Model
On Tess AI, you’ll find all sorts of AI image models, each with unique specialties and skills. The ideal model depends on the type of editing you want to do. Here, since we're looking to swap things out in the image, we’ll go for one of the InPaint models. To pick it, just use Tess’s Model Selector.
Between the InPaint V1 and V2 models, the second one is the newest, so it usually gives you better results.
Step 2: Selecting Images
After you pick the template, import the image you want to edit. To do this, open the Advanced Settings panel and enter your image in the “Similar Image” field. Tess supports different image sizes, but your inspiration image will be cropped based on the size you pick.
Step 3: Creating the Mask
You'll notice that besides the Similar Image field, Inpaint has a “Similar Image Mask” field, which is the main thing we'll focus on here.
With the Mask, you'll set which parts of the image will be changed. The masks only use two colors (black and white). White shows the area to be edited, while black keeps the area as-is. That's exactly the difference we're going to make in our image.
Identify the Editing Area: Clearly define the area you want to modify, whether it's an object to be removed, a damaged area to fix, or a section to be changed, using the colors mentioned above.
Use the Drawing Tools: Tess AI gives you drawing tools, like Path, to manually create the mask. Set the fill color and circle around the whole object. Paint the area you want to change in white. Then, using the brush itself, fill out the rest (what you want to keep in the image).
Important: This will only apply to the image in the “Similar Mask Image” field. The image upload option called “Similar Image” will remain the same
The mask creation process is shown in the next two images:
1- Select the part you want to keep (in black)
2- Select the part you want to change (in white)
Step 4: Structuring the Prompt
With the mask done, now we need to generate our image, and for that we’ll use a prompt. The prompt is your instruction to the AI. It describes what you want to happen in the selected white area. Be clear and only describe what you want to replace.
Prompt example: Nighttime snowy street scene, high-resolution image, realistic style, main focus on a street decorated for Christmas, snow-covered pavement reflecting soft street lights, festive decorations like string lights and wreaths on lamp posts, a gentle snowfall adding a serene atmosphere, wide-angle view capturing the essence of a quiet holiday evening, photorealistic.
Final result:
We've got an article in our Help Center focused specifically on creating Prompts. You can check it out here!
E-commerce: optimizing your showcase
Variations: swap mannequins and models to bring more variety to how you showcase your products.
Different Scenarios: put your products into different scenes, customizing for special promotions and holidays!
Design: make your creative process easier
Images your way: change up elements to get to the perfect result.
Flexibility: swap out components and make variations quickly and easily.
Marketing: winning over your audience
Targeted images: Tailor your images for different audience segments to boost the impact and effectiveness of your campaigns!
Architecture: flawless presentations
Project customization: swap out project elements to show off an even better service!
We showed some really cool examples on how to use InPaint, from e-commerce to architecture, but that's just the tip of the iceberg! This tool is super powerful and versatile, and there's so much more to explore. Thinking about creating materials or adding a special touch to your images? InPaint helps you do all that and more!! There are lots of possibilities waiting to be explored!
With this guide, you're all set to use InPaint on Tess AI and transform your images with precision and creativity.
Remember that to create any other type of image, narration, or transcription, you can use the AI Copilot in the right sidebar menu or, if you prefer, look for a use case already available in the Tess Marketplace!
