{"id":46388,"date":"2026-02-16T05:55:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46388"},"modified":"2026-02-16T00:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T05:00:32","slug":"new-photoshop-updates-change-how-generative-fill-works","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46388\/new-photoshop-updates-change-how-generative-fill-works\/","title":{"rendered":"New Photoshop Updates Change How Generative Fill Works"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GenFill2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dKFu6N8ZfDU?si=3vUPHoK_zA5d7jzk\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pgBjkr2X6wI?si=rbN5YiKh-Zj1Lki0\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Photoshop\u2019s new Reference Image feature lets you guide Generative Fill using images instead of prompts\u2014and it completely changes what\u2019s possible.<\/p>\n<p>Plus &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Adobe updated Generative Fill model in Photoshop, new Fill and Expand model in the Jan 2026 update. Colin Smith explains the new firefly model in Photoshop, understand how resolution works in Gen fill, how to switch models and am honest comparison between the old and new using difficult to generate objects.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\">Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff \ufeff Photoshop\u2019s new Reference Image feature lets you guide Generative Fill using images instead of prompts\u2014and it completely changes what\u2019s possible. 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