# Inpaint an area

Optional: paint over a specific area, then describe the edit.

Source: https://www.creativly.ai/docs/sessions/inpaint

![Actual Edit / Inpaint canvas with a mask painted over the silver spoon, a removal instruction and Nano Banana 2 selected.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/sessions-direct-edit-mask-fc660c7df8cb2d01.webp)

Paint over the part to change. Here, the blue mask marks the spoon for removal.

For most edits, [attach an image and describe the change](https://www.creativly.ai/docs/sessions/edit-image). Use **Inpaint** when you want to point to a particular area.

## Mark the area

Choose **Edit / Inpaint** beneath a finished image. In the canvas, paint over the area you want to change. Adjust **Size** for a smaller or larger brush; use **Eraser**, **Undo**, **Redo** or **Clear Mask** to refine the selection.

## Describe the edit

This example uses **Nano Banana 2** and **Count 1**:

```text
Remove the silver spoon from the painted area. Rebuild the travertine surface to match the surrounding stone. Keep the cup, steam, lighting and framing unchanged.
```

Press the **arrow** to generate. The painted area guides the edit; review the whole image afterward.

## Before and after

![Original blue cup with a silver spoon on the travertine surface.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/sessions-single-preview-24d4a5253fa7934f.webp)

Before · spoon on the stone

![Completed inpaint result: the spoon is gone and the stone surface fills the area, with the cup and framing retained.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/sessions-inpaint-preview-f6827af09a672d61.webp)

After · spoon removed

[Download the edited original](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/sessions-inpaint-original-73fbf0076e3e6cc0.png)

Open in Creativly: [Image ↗](https://www.creativly.ai/app/image)