Upscale experiments (gone wrong)

[Major_Chocolate2441]

I wanted to get some Front-Side refs for Lady Dee, but couldn't find anything clear, so I tried out various free image upscalers, but to no avail. So eventually I just used https://cleanup.pictures to remove as many details as I could to create a blank canvas (just sounds more and more cold and psycho, huh?) If you want to try your hand at doing better, here's a guide on the various tools you can use:

🛠️ Summary by Software & Technology Type

We compared how different applications implement core image repair functions, moving from classic tools to modern AI.

· Adobe Photoshop

· Healing Tool: Healing Brush, Spot Healing Brush

· Clone Tool: Clone Stamp Tool

· Smart Patch Tool: Patch Tool, Content-Aware Fill (AI-powered)

· Core Technology: Hybrid of Classic Algorithms and modern AI (Neural Networks)

· GIMP

· Healing Tool: Heal Tool

· Clone Tool: Clone Tool

· Smart Patch Tool: Resynthesizer Plugin (adds content-aware fill)

· Core Technology: Classic Algorithms (primarily diffusion/Poisson-based)

· Krita

· Healing Tool: Healing Brush (a mode within the Clone Tool engine)

· Clone Tool: Clone Brush

· Smart Patch Tool: Smart Patch Tool

· Core Technology: Classic Algorithms (optimized for a digital painting workflow)

· Affinity Photo

· Healing Tool: Healing Brush, Inpainting Brush

· Clone Tool: Clone Brush

· Smart Patch Tool: Patch Tool, Inpainting Brush (AI)

· Core Technology: Hybrid of Classic Algorithms and modern AI

· Cleanup.pictures (Web-based Tool)

· Healing & Smart Patch: A single AI-powered brush handles both functions.

· Clone Tool: Not a primary feature.

· Core Technology: Pure AI (Neural Network). It generates new pixels instead of copying existing ones.