Generative editing, directly on the canvas

Repaint any region of an image with a brush, expand pictures beyond their borders, relight and re-weather videos, re-shoot photos from a new camera angle, and turn any still into a camera move. Every result lands on a new node, so the original stays intact.

Start from a template

Real community workflows that lean on these tools. Open one, see how it is built, clone it and swap in your own assets.

Elegant leather handbag product showcaseOne product shot carried through angles, light and motion.
Photorealistic poster mockups for urban adsOne design expanded and placed into street-level frames.
Brand trailer makerCinematic camera moves over brand assets, chained on one canvas.

How generative editing works

The same three moves, whichever tool you reach for.

How to

Pick the tool on any node

Open the Actions menu on an image or video node, or right-click the canvas, and choose Inpaint, Outpaint, Relight, Camera Angle or Camera Motion.

Inpaint: paint over an area, describe what belongs there

Change just the part you care about - remove clutter from a product shot, swap an object, fix a flaw, or add a new element - without regenerating the picture and losing everything that was already right.
  • Brush and eraser masking, undo per stroke
  • Mask plus prompt starts the run
  • Only the masked region changes

Outpaint: expand an image beyond its borders

Reframing for a new placement no longer means recreating the asset. Turn a square generation into a 16:9 hero banner, give a tight composition room to breathe, or extend a scene for a story format - the new space is filled generatively so it looks shot that way, not stretched.
  • 8 drag handles - the original never moves
  • Slide the frame to place the new space
  • Aspect chips lock exact target ratios

Relight: change the light, keep the shot

Change the mood of a clip the way a reshoot would - shadows reorient, highlights warm or cool, and reflections update, so the new look feels filmed, not filtered. One product video becomes a whole seasonal campaign: the same footage at golden hour, in the rain, or under neon.
  • 9 lighting presets, Spotlight to Lens Flare
  • 6 times of day, High Noon to Early Morning
  • 8 weather presets - Snow, Rain, Thunder, Fog

Camera Angle: re-shoot a photo from a new viewpoint

One photo, every angle. Instead of arranging a multi-angle shoot for each product or character, drop a single shot in and re-render it from the viewpoint you need. Built for listing galleries, ads and storyboards that need front, side and three-quarter views of the same subject.
  • 8 horizontal positions in 45-degree steps
  • 4 heights, low-angle to high-angle
  • 3 distances - wide, medium, close-up

Camera Motion: turn any still into a camera move

A single photo becomes a clip where the camera travels and the scene stays exactly as shot - so the result reads like a real dolly or crane move, not a re-imagined video. One product shot becomes an orbit for the listing, a push-in for the ad, and a hero swoop for the landing page.
  • 18 presets on two shelves, Classic and Dynamic
  • 5 to 15 second clips, default 10
  • Draw your own path with 2 to 12 keyframes

Everything generative editing puts on the canvas

The controls behind the five tools.

  • Brush and eraser masking

    Use the brush to select areas and the eraser to refine your selection. Undo individual strokes without starting over.

  • Prompt-guided fills

    Describe what you want to add or change, or leave the prompt empty for a seamless fill.

  • Eight expansion handles

    Expand your image in any direction while keeping the original content intact.

  • Aspect ratio presets

    Choose a preset aspect ratio to get the exact dimensions you need.

  • 23 lighting presets

    Change the lighting, time of day, or weather in your image with ready-made presets.

  • Camera controls and movements

    Adjust camera angles, heights, and distances, or choose from 18 preset camera movements.

  • Custom camera paths

    Create custom camera movements using 2 to 12 keyframes in a 3D workspace.

  • Instant previews

    Preview lighting effects and camera movements before applying them.

  • Non-destructive editing

    Every edit creates a new node, keeping your original image intact.

Watch one photo become a campaign

Inpaint, outpaint, relight and both camera tools, run on a single shot - no reshoots anywhere.

Picsart Flow generative editing FAQs

How the five tools behave on the canvas.

  • Five tools that work directly on canvas nodes: Inpaint repaints a masked region, Outpaint expands an image beyond its borders, Relight changes a video's lighting and weather, Camera Angle re-shoots a photo from a new viewpoint, and Camera Motion turns a still into a moving clip.