Variation Hack removes ANYTHING with Generative Fill in Photoshop

How to Perfectly remove anything in Photoshop with Generative Fill and this clever hack from Colin Smith. Why didn't anyone think of this before? Choose the parts of each variation you want to use to remove anything from a picture.
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[Lensman]

We've been using a different technique with the same final results: By using history states via snapshots you can brush (unlimited) variations back in. It's a lot "simpler" however you have to convert from a smart object back to rasterized. The major drawback being you don't have the convenience of going to your mask to change anything once it's saved. The one benefit of using history states over masking is that it will keep the final file size down since your final result will be flattened. Depending on how many Gens and masks you use the file sizes can get humongous and which point PS usually crashes. Using the mask/layer technique we've had several images exceed the 4gb size at which point you have to save as a .psb file which isn't preferable for the obvious reasons. Still both great techniques which will achieve the same results. Just pick the one that suits your needs!

[bySterling]

Ahhhh I never thought of that FANTASTIC hack! 🎉

[cvsfllj]

Really useful Colin. Thanks so much for sharing

[kellyo.mcgregor]

Thank you Colin!
You always have the ability to explain different techniques it such a simple way. Much appreciated.

[newjersey]

I am really loving your combination with The G/Fill, with some many options. thanks for this tutorial.

[ralphpayne]

Yet another Generative Fill, super helpful idea! Thank you. (Actually, trying to work out why I didn't think of it earlier! )

[orcaspest]

This is incredible, wow. Thank you Colin. You have explained so well. 👍

[mohsinfareed]

Amazing. Thanks very much. Really great contribution to get the max. from generative fill.

[artdawggy]

At about 2 mins I was yelling "So obvious! Genius!" And yet it never occurred to me. On a scale of 1-10 for usefulness that is a 20.

[melodyphillips]

Could you create a follow up video answering some of our questions? The accessing of the different variations by duplicating the same layer confused some of us. It's a very cool tip, but hard to implement if we don't fully understand how you got it to work❤.

[brucesorrell]

Thanks so much, Colin ! That's an amazingly clever and useful technique.

[FotomakerAcademy]

Ah ha! I didn't realize each of the 3 options automatically got their own layer in the layers stack. I assumed if one option was selected the others were not usable simultaneously. This is helpful to know.

[wolfgangwiesinger]

useful and interesting, as all of your videos. Thank you

[TrevorDennis]

Colin, I was sure you were going to make those layers Smart Objects and add a new layer mask to them. I am a huge fan of the added value yourself and Jesus are adding to Gen Fill. It helps those of us willing to learn all the ways of using these new features keep our edge.

[PaulScott_]

Great stuff - as usual on this channel ! :)

[arthurcayer]

I like your tips they are usually easy to follow. This one started out great but at the end you kind of lost me. How does making a copy of the Generative layer 2 get the information from the Generative layer 1 ? Somthing is missing here

[Sandfords]

This is amazing Colin but I sometimes feel that the art of photography has gone out the window when it can be corrected with tech so much. 😢😊

[jimavery]

how would be your workflow to upscale those generative fill layers with something like gigapixel ai, or is there something in photoshop to for upscaling that would work