A cutout can have a transparent outside boundary while leaving the original background inside an earring, handle or openwork pendant. Inspect internal holes as part of the mask, not as part of the solid product. Refine those regions on a copy and compare against the real source. Filling a genuine opening changes the item’s shape and should not pass a product-image review.
Make a hole inventory
Identify every region where the background is visible through the object: a mug handle, chain links, buckle opening or lace-like metalwork. Differentiate a real hole from dark material, reflection or transparent glass. A tiny black patch does not automatically represent an opening.
Review the source at enough magnification to see the boundary. Adobe’s mask guidance provides an external method for changing visibility without erasing the master. A mask must reflect the source topology rather than a guessed idealized design.
Check both outer and inner edges
- Keep the original product image alongside the cutout.
- Place the cutout over a contrasting temporary background.
- Inspect each identified opening and restore its correct transparency.
- Review the metal or material edge around the opening without thinning it excessively.
- Repeat over a second background and at the intended listing size.
For a chain, fully resolving every tiny link may be impractical in a small thumbnail. Choose a source with sufficient detail or a composition that does not depend on invisible openings. Do not fabricate an open chain pattern and describe it as an exact restoration.
Avoid repairing shape with feathering
A wide soft edge can hide a missed hole while making the metal look translucent. Feathering belongs to the edge’s coverage characteristics, not to a general make-it-smooth instruction. Sharp product contours and genuine soft shadows may need different treatments in the same image.
Can I prompt the AI to make all holes transparent?
You can describe the intended structure, but a generated result must still be compared with the actual item. If topology is commercially important, a reviewed mask around recorded pixels is often a more dependable route than full regeneration.
Why does the opening look too large after cleanup?
The mask may have consumed the inner edge or mistaken a reflection for background. Restore from the preserved source, compare neighboring details and inspect the whole product. An attractive cutout that changes the design is not a faithful listing image.
Sources and scope
This is an original Imagild Editorial workflow guide, assisted by AI and reviewed against the linked sources on October 12, 2026. External tool procedures do not imply that Imagild provides those tools or guarantees their results.