Complete Guide to AI Photo Editing in 2026

AI photo editing has made professional-quality image editing accessible to everyone. This guide covers everything.

Types of AI Photo Editing

1. Enhancement Improve existing photos without changing content. - [Photo enhancement](/editor/ai-photo-enhancer) — auto-improve quality - [Image upscaling](/editor/image-upscaler) — increase resolution - [Portrait retouching](/editor/portrait-enhancement) — natural skin smoothing

2. Manipulation Change specific elements in photos. - [Background removal](/editor/remove-background) — remove or replace backgrounds - [Background changing](/editor/background-changer) — swap to any scene - [Object removal](/editor) — remove unwanted elements

3. Style Transfer Transform the artistic style of photos. - [Oil painting](/editor/oil-painting) — classic painted look - [Watercolor](/editor/watercolor-effect) — soft artistic effect - [Anime filter](/editor/anime-filter) — Japanese animation style - [Cartoon portrait](/editor/cartoon-portrait) — animated character look

4. Generation Create new images from text descriptions. - [Text to image](/editor/text-to-image) — describe and generate - [AI art](/editor/ai-art-generator) — creative artwork - [Logo design](/editor/logo-generator) — brand identity - [Illustrations](/editor/illustration-maker) — custom artwork

Best Practices

Prompting The quality of your prompt directly affects results: 1. Be specific about what you want 2. Include style, lighting, and mood 3. Mention what you don't want 4. Iterate — refine prompts based on results

Workflow 1. Start with the best quality source image 2. Make major changes first (background, composition) 3. Refine details (enhancement, color correction) 4. Export in the right format (PNG for transparency, JPG for web)

Quality Tips - Higher resolution input = better output - Good lighting in source photos helps AI - Clear, uncluttered compositions work best - Multiple generations — AI is probabilistic, try several times

Getting Started The easiest way to start AI photo editing: 1. Go to [ImgCraft editor](/editor) 2. Choose Generate or Edit mode 3. Try a simple prompt 4. Experiment with [specialized tools](/editor/remove-background)

No account needed for your first images. Start editing →