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Wixel: Using AI to edit images

3 min
In this article
  • Using Smart Select
  • FAQs
Easily pinpoint areas in your design to remove unwanted elements or transform parts of your image using AI. The Smart Select tool in Wixel allows you to select or brush over specific objects and either remove them or replace them with AI-generated visuals, making your edits seamless and precise.
A screenshot of using the Smart Select tool to add a butterfly to an image.

Using Smart Select

The Smart Select tool gives you the precision to remove objects or transform parts of your image with AI-enhanced customization.

To use this tool:

  1. Go to your project in Wixel.
  2. Select the image.
  3. Click Smart Select at the top.
  4. After smart select scans your image, choose how to select your object:
    • Select object : Click a specific object in your image.
    • Mark area : Manually brush over the area you want to remove or replace. 
      • Adjust the Brush Size slider for more precision, and click the Eraser icon  to refine any areas you've brushed over.
  5. Choose how to edit your image:
    • Replace: Describe to AI what you’d like to replace the selected object or area with.
    • Remove: Erase the selected object or area entirely.
  6. Click Done to save your changes.
A screenshot of changing an image of a tennis ball to a baseball
Note:
One AI credit is used when you select Replace or Remove. You don’t use any credits by simply clicking the smart select tool.

FAQs

Click a question below to learn more about this tool.