Complete AI Image Editing Toolkit: 6 Tools in One Platform

Image editing used to mean one thing: Photoshop. A single application with hundreds of panels, tools, and menus that you could spend years learning without mastering. In 2026, the editing landscape looks fundamentally different. AI-powered tools handle specific tasks — removing backgrounds, enhancing resolution, editing with natural language — faster and better than manual editing for the vast majority of use cases.

Arteza's Edit Mode brings six of these specialized tools together in one platform. One account, one credit balance, one interface. No switching between apps, no exporting between tools, no managing multiple subscriptions. This guide covers every tool in the toolkit: what it does, what it costs, when to use it, and how the tools work together in real editing workflows.

The 6 Edit Mode Tools

Access all tools from the Edit Mode hub, which presents a clean grid of all available editing tools. Click any tool to open it directly.

1. Inpaint — Edit Specific Regions

Cost: Varies by model (4-8 credits per edit) What it does: Paint over any area of an image and let AI replace it. Remove unwanted objects, fix imperfections, or insert new elements into a specific region.

Inpainting is the surgical tool in the toolkit. You define exactly which pixels change by painting a mask over the target area. Everything outside the mask stays untouched. This makes it ideal for precise, localized edits where you need full control over what changes and what does not.

Common uses:

• Removing photobombers, trash cans, power lines, watermarks
• Fixing AI-generated artifacts (bad hands, distorted text)
• Replacing specific elements (change a sign, swap a sky section)
• Restoring damaged or scratched photos

Try it: /inpaint

2. Outpaint — Extend Image Boundaries

Cost: Varies by model (4-8 credits per edit) What it does: Expand an image beyond its original borders. Add more sky above, extend a landscape to the sides, or adapt a portrait-oriented photo into a landscape format.

Outpainting solves aspect ratio problems that every designer and social media manager faces daily. Your hero image is 16:9 but Instagram needs 4:5. Your product photo is square but the banner needs to be ultra-wide. Instead of awkward cropping or stretching, outpainting generates new content that continues the scene naturally.

Common uses:

• Adapting images to different aspect ratios for various platforms
• Creating space for text overlays and design elements
• Widening compositions that feel too tightly cropped
• Building panoramic views from single frames

Try it: /outpaint

3. Upscale — Enhance Resolution

Cost: 4-8 credits per upscale What it does: Increase image resolution while adding genuine detail. AI upscaling does not just stretch pixels — it generates new detail based on what it understands about the scene, producing sharp, high-resolution output from lower-quality sources.

If you work with AI-generated images, user-uploaded content, or legacy photos, upscaling is essential. Most AI image generators output at 1024x1024. Print requires 300 DPI at the target size. Upscaling bridges that gap.

Common uses:

• Preparing AI-generated images for print
• Enhancing old or low-resolution photographs
• Making cropped images usable at larger sizes
• Improving product photos for e-commerce zoom functionality

Try it: /upscale

4. Remove Background — Isolate Subjects

Cost: 2-4 credits per removal What it does: Instantly separates the subject from the background, producing a clean cutout with transparency. Handles complex edges including hair, fur, glass, and fine detail.

Background removal is the most common image editing task in e-commerce, marketing, and design. Every product catalog, every team headshot page, every composite design starts with a clean cutout. AI background removal produces results that match or exceed manual masking in Photoshop — in seconds instead of minutes.

Common uses:

• Product photography for e-commerce (white background standard)
• Creating assets for marketing materials and presentations
• Headshot standardization for team pages and directories
• Preparing subjects for compositing onto new backgrounds

Try it: /remove-bg

5. Relight — Transform Lighting

Cost: 8 credits per relight What it does: Changes the lighting in any photo as if it were re-shot under different conditions. 7 built-in presets (Golden Hour, Blue Hour, Studio Softbox, Candlelight, Moonlight, Neon Glow, Window Light), 6 directional controls, and custom prompt support.

Relighting is powered by ICLight V2, which understands 3D scene structure and re-renders illumination physically. This is not a color filter — shadows move, highlights shift, and reflections update based on the new lighting parameters.

Common uses:

• Transforming flat-lit photos into cinematic shots
• Matching lighting across a set of photos (consistent product shots)
• Creating moody, atmospheric versions of standard photos
• Simulating professional studio lighting on casual snapshots

Try it: /edit/relight

6. Smart Edit — Natural Language Editing

Cost: 7-16 credits per edit (8 for FLUX Kontext Pro) What it does: Edit images by typing instructions in plain English. "Change the background to a sunset beach." "Make the subject wear a red jacket." "Convert to watercolor style." The AI interprets your instruction and applies the edit.

Smart Edit is the most flexible tool in the toolkit. Anything you can describe, you can execute. It uses FLUX Kontext Pro by default, with Seedream 5.0 Lite Edit and Nano Banana 2 Edit as alternatives depending on your needs.

Common uses:

• Background replacement without manual masking
• Subject modifications (clothing, accessories, appearance)
• Style transfers and artistic transformations
• Adding or removing elements based on natural language descriptions
• Quick prototyping of visual ideas

Try it: /edit/smart-edit

Credit Costs at a Glance

| Tool | Credits per Use | Edits per 50 Free Credits | |---|---|---| | Remove Background | 2-4 | 12-25 | | Inpaint | 4-8 | 6-12 | | Outpaint | 4-8 | 6-12 | | Upscale | 4-8 | 6-12 | | Relight | 8 | 6 | | Smart Edit | 7-16 | 3-7 |

Every new account starts with 50 free credits. Additional credits can be purchased as needed — no subscription required. Use them across any combination of tools.

Combining Tools: Workflow Examples

The real power of having all six tools on one platform is how they chain together. Here are common multi-tool workflows.

E-commerce Product Workflow

1. Remove Background to isolate the product on white
2. Upscale to ensure print-quality resolution
3. Relight with Studio Softbox preset for consistent, professional lighting
4. Outpaint to create variations at different aspect ratios for web, mobile, and print

Social Media Content Workflow

1. Smart Edit to modify a stock photo to fit your brand context
2. Outpaint to adapt the result to Instagram's 4:5 ratio
3. Relight with Golden Hour or Neon Glow for a scroll-stopping look

Photo Restoration Workflow

1. Upscale the low-resolution source for more detail
2. Inpaint to fix scratches, tears, and damaged areas
3. Relight with Window Light to brighten a dark, underexposed vintage photo

Creative Design Workflow

1. Smart Edit to transform a photo into an illustration style
2. Remove Background to isolate the stylized subject
3. Outpaint to extend the illustration for a website header

Why One Platform Matters

Specialized tools exist elsewhere. You can find background removers, upscalers, and inpainting tools as standalone websites. But using five different services means five accounts, five different interfaces, five different pricing models, and constant downloading and re-uploading between tools.

With Arteza, the output from one tool is immediately available as input for another. Your credit balance works across all tools. The interface is consistent. And every generation is saved to your gallery for easy access later.

Getting Started

Visit Edit Mode to see all six tools. Click any tool to open it directly. Upload an image, configure your settings, and generate. Every tool includes clear instructions and example use cases right in the interface.

New accounts receive 50 free credits — enough to try multiple tools and run complete editing workflows before purchasing additional credits. No credit card required to sign up.