AI MASKING → COLOR PHOTOSHOP LAYERS

How to use AI to split an image by color into Photoshop layers

Q: Does every color split call generative AI?

No. Split Layer by Color runs on the local CPU. The preceding Masking action is separate and uses OpenAI.

Q: Can it restore the original PSD layers?

No. It creates a new editable layer structure from the current pixels of the finished image.

Generate AI-assisted Masking with LayerUnfold, reselect the artwork, and run the local CPU-based Split Layer by Color action. Each visible Masking color becomes a transparent pixel layer in the same Photoshop document.

Color separation workflow

Select the flat artwork layer
Generate Masking and adjust its regions
Reselect the artwork and run Split Layer by Color
Review and edit each output group

CPU color splitting and ticket cost

Split Layer by Color processes Masking regions and source alpha on the local CPU and costs 1 ticket. The separate Masking action sends the exported document image to OpenAI and costs 5 tickets. Color splitting cuts source pixels into regions; it does not redraw the artwork.

Limits

The result follows the Masking colors and does not recover the historical layers of the original PSD. Keep the source artwork and review gradients, transparency, and boundaries before editing.

Frequently asked questions

Does every color split call generative AI?

No. Color splitting is local CPU processing; Masking generation is a separate OpenAI action.

Can it restore the original PSD layers?

No. It creates new editable layers from the current pixels of the finished image.

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