Considering Fotor AI Replace? Define the new object before you generate.

Start with your own photo

A narrow object swap within broader generative fill

Fotor's current public AI Replace page describes using prompts to change selected image elements, while its generative-fill page groups adding and replacing content under a wider editing task. The overlap is real, but those labels do not establish identical controls or account access. My Look Story's guided replacement begins with one photograph and a manually painted region. If you need to extend the canvas, remove the whole background or generate a scene without an existing image, those are different jobs with separate tools. Compare the actual operation you want rather than judging a complete design platform against a single editing mode.

Write a replacement brief that can fit the space

Name the new object, its material and the way it sits in the scene. A short matte ceramic vase on the desk gives more useful direction than something beautiful. For the plant example, the pot's height must fit below the nearby screen, its base must meet the table and its lighting should follow the visible window. An instruction cannot correct contradictory geometry: asking for a tall floor plant inside a small cup-sized area leaves little room for a plausible result. Keep the prompt concise and editable, and deliberately expand the painted region if the new silhouette needs more space.

Inspect perspective, support and what was removed

Look at the base before admiring the leaves. A pot that floats above the tabletop or casts a shadow in the wrong direction weakens the entire photograph. Follow nearby notebook borders and check for an old handle, rim or highlight still attached to the replacement. The brush boundary can help retain surrounding working-image pixels, but resizing and edge blending mean it is not a full-resolution forensic lock. Reflective objects, transparent glass and large overlaps require a different assessment from a matte pot. A generic plant preview does not establish exact brand packaging, legible labels or a second-photo product transfer.

Choose according to your intended deliverable

If your work already lives in Fotor, staying there may avoid unnecessary movement between editors. If you are exploring one prop in your own photograph and want a saved result in My Look Story's workspace, the focused brush path can be a useful starting point. We have not tested both services under the same paid tier or measured which is faster, cheaper or more accurate. Use a source you are authorised to modify, keep an original and treat a decorative swap as creative content rather than an unchanged record. A customer listing needs truthful product identity: do not use generated packaging to imply that an invented item is the actual item for sale. For empty space instead of a new prop, choose removal; for words to direct a broader edit, compare the text-instruction workflow.

• The previous object and its associated shadow are absent.
• The replacement has plausible size, support and lighting.
• No exact product identity or commercial colour match is implied.

We publish My Look Story and have a commercial interest in its use. These guides compare documented workflows, not measured image quality, speed or equal-price performance. We are not affiliated with the named products. Examples belong to My Look Story; they are not competitor outputs or customer testimonials.

Reviewed: October 12, 2026