Creating ad visuals with AI

Published about 1 year ago • 1 min read

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Hey! I’m not a big fan of Adobe software, but Photoshop has three incredible AI features that I use all the time. Let me show you :)

I. Generative Fill

Remove anything from your image – like Ringo Starr, for example.

**Flow:** Select an object -> Press "Generative Fill" -> Type prompt: "Remove this man from the picture."

Result: Ad #1

Now that I have a clean background, I can also play around with Ringo a little bit.

**Flow:** Select object -> Mask -> Go to “Edit” -> Transform -> Flip Horizontal.

Result: Ad #2

II. Text to Image

Generate or replace objects. In this case, pants.

**Flow:** Select object -> Prompt: *"Replace his pants with brightly colored (very short) shorts and his shoes with house slippers"* -> Press "Generate."

Result: Ad #3

III. Generative Expand

Allows me to think outside the box, literally.

**Flow:** Press: "Generative Expand" -> Drag the corners -> Press: "Generate." -> Select the best version.

Result: Ad #4

You made it! 💃

Reply to this email if you enjoyed it. I'll write back, pinky swear ;)

Talk soon,
–Shlomo

P.S. Check out my new B2B ads course – Boring Products, Fun Ads (150+ students from companies like Google, Apple, Wix.)

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