AI Image Editing: Inpainting, Outpainting & Smart Editing Guide

AI Inpainting

Inpainting replaces a selected area of an image with AI-generated content. You draw a mask over the part you want to change, write a prompt describing the replacement, and the AI fills it in seamlessly.

When to Use Inpainting

• -Remove unwanted objects — people in the background, watermarks, text, logos
• -Fix AI artifacts — correct deformed hands, extra fingers, or distorted faces in AI images
• -Change clothing or accessories — mask the clothing area and describe the replacement
• -Modify backgrounds — keep the subject, change the environment
• -Add elements — mask an empty area and prompt the AI to add something new

AI Outpainting

Outpainting extends an image beyond its original borders. The AI generates new content that blends seamlessly with the existing image, maintaining style, lighting, and composition.

When to Use Outpainting

• -Change aspect ratio — expand a portrait to landscape for a website banner, or vice versa
• -Add context — show more of the scene around the subject
• -Create panoramas — extend an image repeatedly to build a wide scene
• -Fix cropping — recover or imagine what was cut off in a cropped image

Image to Image (I2I)

Image-to-image takes an existing image as input and transforms it based on a text prompt. Unlike inpainting (which modifies a masked area), I2I transforms the entire image while using the original as a structural guide.

• -Style transfer — convert a photo to anime, oil painting, watercolor, or cyberpunk style
• -Enhancement — add detail, improve lighting, or increase visual quality
• -Variations — create different versions of the same composition with different models or styles

The strength parameter controls how much the AI changes the original image. Low strength (0.2-0.4) makes subtle changes; high strength (0.7-1.0) creates major transformations.

How to Edit Images on RaveGen

1. 1

   Upload Your Image

   Go to the Edit page and upload the image you want to modify.

2. 2

   Choose Edit Mode

   Select inpainting, outpainting, or image-to-image depending on what you want to do.

3. 3

   Draw Your Mask (Inpainting)

   For inpainting, use the brush tool to paint over the areas you want to change. Be precise — the mask defines exactly what gets replaced.

4. 4

   Write a Prompt

   Describe what should appear in the masked area (inpainting) or what style to apply (I2I). Be specific about the replacement content.

5. 5

   Generate

   Click generate. Review the result. If needed, adjust the mask, prompt, or parameters and try again.