html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/loose.dtd" Adobe has released Photoshop 26.6, the latest version of the image-editing software, widely used in the entertainment industry for concept art, texture editing, and retouching renders.The release adds a new Select Details system to the AI-powered Object Selection tool, making it possible to select individual parts of a person’s body or clothing in an image automatically. The Generate Image feature can now use a reference image to guide the composition of the image generated, and there are new on-canvas controls for quick color adjustments. In addition, the latest beta build of the software features a revamped Actions panel, which suggests likely multi-step edits to an image. Photoshop 26.6: new Select Details options in the AI-powered Object Selection tool Photoshop 26.6 updates the software’s AI-powered Object Selection tool to make it easier to select and edit people within images.When hovering over a person, Photoshop now automatically identifies individual details that can be selected, as shown in the image at the top of this story. They can include facial features like the eyes, mouth and teeth; facial skin; hair – with facial hair and eyebrows coming up as separate details; and individual items of clothing. Once selected, the details can be edited independently of the surrounding image: for example, to quickly change the color of someone’s eyes or clothes while retouching. The functionality can also be accessed via a new Select People button in the options bar. Generate Image now supports composition references Generate Image, the Firefly-powered generative AI feature rolled out in Photoshop 25.11 last year, has also been updated. As well as typing in a text prompt to guide the image that Photoshop generates, users can now upload an existing image to act as a composition reference. Photoshop then generates a new image in the style of the text prompt, but with a composition – or in the case of images of people, a pose – matching the reference image. New on-canvas controls for quick color adjustments to images Other new features include Adjust Colors, for making quick color adjustments to images.Accessible from the contextual task bar, it launches on-canvas controls for adjusting the Hue, Saturation and Lightness of colours within an image: either the six Prominent Colors that Photoshop has identified automatically, or the color selected with the eyedropper tool. The same controls in the Properties panel for Hue/Saturation adjustment layers have also been redesigned, with larger sliders and swatches. Option to process Select Subject and Remove Background in the cloud In addition, it is now possible to do the processing for the Select Subject and Remove Background tools in the cloud, for “faster, more precise” results. Photoshop beta: reimagined Actions Panel suggests multi-step edits to images Outside the stable release, the beta build of Photoshop features a reimagined Actions panel.As well as letting you record your own macros, it now suggests five multi-step edits that can be applied to the image or previewed on the canvas. It is also now possible to search for actions – both the readymade ones bundled with Photoshop and your own custom actions – using natural-language text prompts. Pricing and system requirements Photoshop 26.6 is compatible with Windows 10+ and macOS 12.0+. In the online documentation, it is also referred to as the April 2025 release or Photoshop 2025.5.The software is rental-only, with Photography subscription plans that include access to Photoshop costing $239.88/year. Single-app Photoshop subscriptions cost $34.49/month or $263.88/year. Read Adobe’s release notes for Photoshop 26.6 Have your say on this story by following CG Channel on Facebook, Instagram and X (formerly Twitter). As well as being able to comment on stories, followers of our social media accounts can see videos we don’t post on the site itself, including making-ofs for the latest VFX movies, animations, games cinematics and motion graphics projects.