Invert colors to make them disappear

[justin l26883563]

I made a photo of a building with a semi transparent smiley face on it once. 

I have since lost the original file. Is there any way I can get rid of the smiley face by selecting, copying, pasting it over itself and then use a layer blend mode to make it disappear? 

[Ged_Traynor]

@justin l26883563 you could just do a Google search for the original photo

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WilderBuildingSummerSolstice.jpg

[c.pfaffenbichler]

I think it would need a pretty good Layer Mask, probably at least two Adjustment Layers and then some touch-up atop that to address the »seams«. 

[Derek Cross]

I was able to remove it within a few seconds using Generative Fill.

[jane-e]

I was able to remove it within a few seconds using Generative Fill.

By @Derek Cross

@justin l26883563 

Generative Fill is not in Photoshop yet — it's only in Photoshop (beta).

Jane

[c.pfaffenbichler]

And the shape of some of the generated windows digresses from the originals a bit …