{"id":46469,"date":"2026-04-07T11:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=46469"},"modified":"2026-04-07T09:59:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T14:59:54","slug":"this-changes-how-generative-fill-works-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/46469\/this-changes-how-generative-fill-works-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"This Changes How Generative Fill Works in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-46470\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GenFill2026.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GenFill2026.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GenFill2026-425x239.jpg 425w, https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GenFill2026-700x394.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pgBjkr2X6wI?si=5zA2_c48SSzpVqBC\" 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>&#8220;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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