Refine with masking

Masking provides enhanced control over the output. Use a mask to refine any part of a generated sprite. You can adjust the mask with brush settings and an eraser.

Refine a sprite

Use a mask to refine any part of a generated sprite. Adjust the mask with brush settings and an eraser.

  1. Hover your cursor over the sprite that you want to refine, and select the Refine icon to enter the Refinements branch.

    Tip

    You can also double-click a generated sprite in the Generations panel to enter the Refinements branch.

  2. To activate the masking brush, select the Inpaint icon.

  3. To adjust the size of the brush, move the Radius slider.
  4. Paint a mask over the area that you want to refine.
  5. To erase the mask, select Eraser. The eraser uses the same radius as the brush.
  6. Enter a prompt that describes the desired refinement.

  7. Select Generate. This regenerates subjects in the masked area.

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Tip

You can also double-click a generated sprite in the Generations panel to enter the Refine mode.

Set as thumbnail

To set a refined sprite as the thumbnail in the Generations panel for the Refinements branch, in the Refinements panel, right-click the sprite and select Set as Thumbnail.

To re-enter the Refinements branch from the Generations panel, double-click the thumbnail.

Create a new refinement branch

To create a new refinement branch from a refined sprite, in the Refinements panel, right-click the sprite and select Branch. This adds the selected sprite to the Generations panel and creates a new refinement branch with the selected sprite as the root.

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