Inpainting is a technique of changing an image that involves filling in the missing or undesired parts of the image, or removing the undesired object to create an image that meets the creator’s wants and needs. This is accomplished by using a simple interface to paint a “mask” that tells the algorithm what parts of the image you want changed using text prompts.
To access inpainting, you must have advanced mode turned on. The advanced mode toggle is located at the top left (on Desktop) and top of the page (on Mobile) of the studio view.
(left image - Advanced mode Off, right image - Advanced mode On)
To set it on, click or tap on the tag next to the words “Advanced mode” and check that it is now green with the toggle to the right. This will open up access to the advanced mode settings, including the advanced prompt editor.
For this example, an image of a holographic teacup and ship will be altered, changing the ship floating on top of the teacup to a cat.
As a reminder, if the source wasn’t Stable Diffusion on NightCafe, you will need to choose a different checkpoint/algorithm. Stable Diffusion 1.5 and SDXL 1.0 checkpoints are supported.
Key Shortcut | Action |
K | Toggle Shortcuts |
Hold Alt | Eraser |
Hold Space | Pan |
Z + Click | Zoom In |
Alt + Z + Click | Zoom Out |
[ | Brush Size - |
] | Brush Size + |
After clicking the green button, you will be returned to the Start Image Interface. The red masked area will now appear black.
This concept applies to using start images on NightCafe regardless of whether you’ve applied a mask for inpainting.
Even at 0% the masked area will change.