The Microsoft Paint app in Windows 11 is evolving into a comprehensive image editor. The latest feature, the Generative Erase tool, utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) to help you easily remove unwanted objects from your photos. This tool uses machine learning to predict what the picture would look like if the object wasn’t there, by looking at the area around it.
Here’s how to effectively use Paint’s Generative Erase tool to remove precise areas from your images. By default, when you select the Erase tool, it activates the Generative Erase feature, allowing you to brush over the object you want to remove with your mouse. However, the brush tool in Paint may not be ideal for selecting specific areas in a picture. To achieve greater precision, you can overlay a rectangle around the area you wish to erase.
In this guide, we will learn how to use the rectangle tool together with the Generative Erase tool in Paint to quickly remove a specific area from a picture.
Steps to Remove Precise Areas from Images in Microsoft Paint?
1. Open an image in Paint and click the Erase icon.
2. Now, click the Selection icon at the top left and choose Rectangle from the list.
3. Next, draw a rectangle covering the object you want to remove from the image.
4. Next, click the eraser icon that appears below the rectangle (see the first screenshot).
5. The borders of the box will now glow as the erasure takes place.
The key advantage of this method is that it allows you to select a more precise area of an image, and it is faster than using the brush tool.
Microsoft Paint may be simple, but its new features—such as layers, transparency, object remover, and generative fill—transform the Paint app into a powerful image editing tool on Windows 11. Discover how these enhancements can elevate your creative projects!
