Outpainting
Outpainting extends an image beyond its original edges, generating new content that continues the scene - used to widen a crop, change the aspect ratio, or build out a larger composition.
Outpainting is the mirror image of inpainting. Instead of regenerating inside the picture, it generates outside it - filling in new canvas around the original so the scene continues naturally past its borders.
What you can do with it
- Change the aspect ratio of an existing image (e.g. turn a square into a wide banner) without cropping the subject.
- Zoom out to reveal more environment around a tightly framed shot.
- Repair an awkward crop or reconstruct a scene that was cut off.
How it works
The new border regions start as noise, and the model denoises them while reading the existing pixels as context - matching perspective, lighting and style so the extension looks like it was always there. Best results come from extending in moderate increments rather than doubling the canvas in one pass.
Try it in the generator
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Related terms
- InpaintingInpainting regenerates only a selected (masked) region of an image while leaving the rest untouched - useful for removing objects, fixing details or replacing part of a scene.
- Aspect ratioAspect ratio is the proportional relationship between an image's width and height (for example 16:9 or 1:1). It defines the shape of the canvas and strongly influences composition.
- Image-to-imageImage-to-image (img2img) is the AI workflow that transforms an existing picture according to your prompt, keeping some of the original structure instead of generating from scratch.