Adobe Enhances Photoshop with AI-Powered Image Editing Features

Adobe has rolled out new AI-powered features to Photoshop, including an image upscaling feature, object blending, and an upgraded object remover. The Generative Upscale feature enhances images up to 8 megapixels, while Harmonize adjusts color, lighting, and shadows for newly added objects. The improved object removal tool focuses on just removing the object and filling the gap with the background, reducing unwanted artifacts. These features use Adobe's Firefly models to enhance image editing capabilities.

Adobe has recently introduced a suite of AI-powered tools in Photoshop, aimed at streamlining image editing processes and enhancing creative capabilities. The new features, which include Generative Upscale, Harmonize, and an improved Remove tool, leverage Adobe's Firefly Image Model to provide users with more intuitive and efficient editing experiences.

The Generative Upscale feature, currently in beta for Photoshop desktop and web, allows users to enhance image resolution up to eight megapixels without sacrificing clarity. This tool is particularly useful for photographers and social media creatives who need to refine edits or adapt assets for various platforms [1].

Harmonize, a new tool that was first previewed as Project Perfect Blend at Adobe MAX in October 2024, is designed to blend elements into compositions with minimal effort. Powered by Adobe's Firefly Image Model, Harmonize can intelligently analyze new objects and their surrounding context, automatically adjusting color, lighting, shadows, and visual tone to create seamless and cohesive composites [1].

Adobe has also upgraded its Remove tool, which now uses the latest Firefly Image Model to clean up images with improved precision and quality. The enhanced tool can remove unwanted elements and generate realistic fill content, blending edits more naturally into the background with fewer artifacts [1].

In addition to these new tools, Adobe is introducing Projects to Photoshop desktop beta, a feature that allows users to manage and organize creative work by bringing assets together in a shared and organized space. Projects aim to eliminate pain points such as scattered files and fragmented collaboration, keeping workflows streamlined and ensuring everything is available in one place [1].

These AI-powered enhancements are part of Adobe's ongoing effort to evolve Photoshop and address the pain points of its users. By incorporating feedback from the Photoshop community, Adobe has developed tools that are specifically designed to make image editing faster, more intuitive, and less time-consuming.

Adobe's Firefly Image Model is a key component of these new features, offering a range of generative AI capabilities for creating images, video, audio, and vector graphics. The model allows users to describe subjects, actions, places, moods, or styles, and generate content tailored to their creative vision [2].

All the new Photoshop tools will be available across all versions: desktop, web, and mobile. This means users can work on their creative projects wherever and whenever inspiration strikes, from a studio desk to a tablet or phone.

References:
[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksparrow/2025/07/29/powerful-new-ai-tools-coming-to-photoshop-for-content-creators-and-creative-professionals/
[2] https://www.adobe.com/sensei/generative-ai/firefly.html?ref=https:/githubhelp.com