inpainting

Filling missing pixels

Inpainting is a technique for filling in missing or damaged portions of an image.

In art restoration, conservators inpaint areas where paint has flaked away.

In digital imaging and AI, inpainting algorithms reconstruct lost regions by analyzing surrounding pixels: The software can inpaint the watermark right out of the photo.

The term extends to removing unwanted objects from photographs.

restoration

retouching

Post-capture image enhancement

discoloration · fading · tears · stains · foxing · authenticity · archival · museum · curator · preservation

technique

mask

Face-worn concealment

sampling

software

Photoshop

Professional graphics manipulation program

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Topaz · plugin · workspace · export · preview · feathering

algorithm

DALL-E

Text-to-image AI system

application

upscaling

Increasing resolution or size

Categories
Opposites
image manipulation direction

inpaintingerasing

Removing recorded marks

masking · cropping · deletion · extraction · cutout

content preservation vs. synthesis

inpaintingcorruption

Dishonest abuse of power

damage · occlusion · data loss · defacement

image modification direction

inpaintingcropping

Cutting to resize

extrapolation · trimming

Family

paint, painting, painted, painter, unpainted, paintings, repaint, painters, repainted

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