> ## Documentation Index
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# Inpaint

> Paint a mask over any region and regenerate it to match a reference image.

export const DemoVideo = ({src, poster, caption, aspectRatio = "16 / 10", className = ""}) => {
  return <figure className={`not-prose my-6 w-full ${className}`}>
      <div className="overflow-hidden rounded-2xl border border-gray-950/10 bg-gray-100 dark:border-white/10 dark:bg-white/5" style={{
    aspectRatio
  }}>
        <video src={src} poster={poster} loop autoPlay muted playsInline className="h-full w-full object-cover" />
      </div>
      {caption && <figcaption className="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-500 dark:text-gray-400">
          {caption}
        </figcaption>}
    </figure>;
};

Inpaint replaces a painted region of an image with AI-generated content drawn from a second, connected reference image. Swap a product, patch a background, or blend an element in — without touching the rest of the frame.

<DemoVideo src="/videos/canvas/image-tools-inpaint.mp4" poster="/images/posters/canvas/image-tools-inpaint.jpg" caption="Painting a mask over a region; the fill comes from a connected reference image" />

## Using it

<Steps>
  <Step title="Attach the tool">
    Right-click the image you want to edit and choose **Tools → Inpaint**. A connected Inpaint node appears beside it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Connect a reference image">
    Wire a second image node into the Inpaint node — this is what fills the masked area. With two or more images connected, thumbnails in the controls let you pick which one is **Main** (the image you mask) and which is the **Reference**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paint the mask">
    Draw directly on the image inside the node. Switch between **Paint** and **Erase**, adjust the brush **Size** (4–80), or hit **Clear** to start over.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Run it">
    Set **Strength** (0–1) to control how strongly the fill departs from the original pixels, then press **Inpaint**. The result lands in the node when the job finishes.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Iterating

The mask paints on whatever the node currently shows — so once a result arrives, you can mask the result itself and run again to refine it. Past runs stay in the node's history carousel, and **Add result as node** pushes any version out as its own image node.

<Tip>
  Paint the mask slightly larger than the object you're replacing. A little margin gives the model room to blend edges cleanly against the surrounding pixels.
</Tip>