Photoshop 2025: Generative AI vs Traditional Compositing – Which is Better?

In this video, we compare AI and Traditional Compositing in Photoshop 2025. Find out which technique is better for your workflow!

Generative AI vs Traditional Compositing – Which is Better?

Overview of Traditional Compositing Steps

Cutout Image from background.

Place image in background image

Match color of subject to background

Add shadows if necessary

Generate Background, Generate Similar used in Composite

Use Remove Background to select and cut out subject from the background.

Use Generate Background to use Generative AI

User Generate Similar to get the variation you want.

For the traditional composite, you have a lot of control because of the adjustment layers
being able to make adjustments for each subject as he blends into the background.

You can add your own artistic touch. The only thing is, it takes longer and requires
more skill to match with the background.

So here’s both images. Here’s the one that we did with the conventional compositing methods. And here’s
the one done with generative AI. I think both images have some noticeable differences in realism, more because of the way the generate background produces images.

Color matching is not as good as the traditional methods With the traditional method. You have more creative flexibility.

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