Image Expand Node
The Image Expand node extends your images beyond their original boundaries using AI-powered outpainting. You control exactly how much to expand on each side and can optionally provide a prompt to guide the generated content.
What It Does
Outpainting is the process of generating new visual content outside the existing borders of an image. This node lets you add pixels to any combination of edges -- top, bottom, left, right -- or apply a uniform zoom-out effect. The AI analyzes the existing image and produces seamless extensions that match the original style, lighting, and perspective.
Configuration
| Parameter | Description | Range |
|---|---|---|
| Expand Top | Number of pixels to add above the image | 0 -- 700 px |
| Expand Bottom | Number of pixels to add below the image | 0 -- 700 px |
| Expand Left | Number of pixels to add to the left of the image | 0 -- 700 px |
| Expand Right | Number of pixels to add to the right of the image | 0 -- 700 px |
| Zoom Out | Uniform expansion percentage applied to all sides | 0 -- 90% |
| Prompt | Optional text guidance describing what the expanded area should contain | Free-form text |
Usage
- Drag an Image Expand node onto the canvas.
- Connect the output of an Image Generator, Asset Node, or any other image-producing node to its input.
- Set per-side pixel values or use the Zoom Out slider for uniform expansion.
- Optionally write a Prompt to guide the AI on what content to generate in the expanded area (for example, "continue the forest landscape with a river").
- Execute the node to produce the expanded image.
When changing an image's aspect ratio for a different platform (for example, converting a 1:1 image to 16:9), use the left and right expand values to add horizontal content while leaving top and bottom at 0.
Related Nodes
- Image Generator Node -- generate the source image to expand.
- Asset Node -- source an existing image for expansion.
- Image Edit Node -- convert the expanded image to a different format.
- Composition Node -- use the expanded image as a background layer in a composition.