Generative fill is creating a halo that is impossible to remove.

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July 2, 2026
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I have used the generative fill for a long time and never had this issue before, and now its doing it every time on all projects. If I use generative fill to either remove or create, the resulting layer has a halo. If I merge or flatten, or even save it as a jpeg and open it as a separate file, the halo is still there and can’t be removed. I’ve tried to erase it, clone stamp it, no matter what the result ALWAYS has a halo that moves with the tool. I’ve attached a video of a real quick ugly example (not me doing good work, just illustrating the problem). Any help is appreciated.

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Nooner911Author

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Here’s another video. This time I used generative fill to get rid of the halo line. This created another halo where it was selected, but its more on the interior so I try to erase it (a copy layer underneath). As you can see when I erase the top layer it creates the halo on the edge as I erase.

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Nooner911Author

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Also just want to add that I have expanded the selection to give it pixels to blend with, I’ve tried feathering the selection, etc. I was astounded that flattening it and saving it as a jpg and then opening that separate file did the same thing. It's crazy, it’s like there is a mask that exists there that I can’t see or something.

c.pfaffenbichler

Community Expert

Could you please post screenshots that include all pertinent panels and bars

you seem to be using the remove tool but what are the settings?

Edit: you seem to be using the clone stamp tool but selecting unfit clone sources.

Nooner911Author

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In this example I’m expanding the background, screenshot shows selection overlapping the image. After generating the fill there is a halo. Even after flattening the image to make sure I am only working with pixels, when I use the clone stamp tool it still creates the halo; no matter what tool I use, clone, eraser, it still does it. I’m baffled. The attached video shows I merged the generative fill layer with a copy so it should be pixelated. I then use the erase tool to try and remove the halo on the top layer, and it still creates the halo as I erase.