AKVIS SmartMask AI includes AI-based tools that help you quickly and accurately select complex objects in a photo. In this example, the sky in the image was replaced with a more interesting one using the Point Selection tool and the Custom Background mode.
Step 1. Open the original image in AKVIS SmartMask AI.

Step 2. First, select the old sky. On the Toolbar, choose the Point Selection tool
and place a blue point on the sky.

If needed, add more points: mark areas to be selected with blue points, and areas to exclude with red points.
Enable the AI Refine check-box and adjust the Compress and Expand settings to achieve the most accurate selection.

Step 3. On the Control Panel, click the button
and select the command Remove Selected Areas, then choose the Deselect command.

Step 4. On the Toolbar, select the Magic Brush
, set the color sets, and process the complex edges where pieces of the sky remain.


Step 5. The old sky has been removed; now it's time to add a new one. On the Control Panel, enable the Custom Background
mode and select the image with the new sky. Adjust the position of the inserted background and make necessary corrections.

Step 6. If needed, soften the edge between the landscape and the new sky. To do this, activate the Refine Edges
mode and adjust the Feather and Shift parameters.


New sky, new mood!