Padding: add space around your image

Add a see-through or colored margin around your image, per-side or all at once.

Padding adds empty space around your image. Use it when your subject sits too close to the edges and you want a margin — either see-through space or a solid color border.

When to use it

  • Give a design breathing room before you place it on a product.
  • Add an even margin so nothing important sits right on the edge.
  • Put a solid color border around the whole image.

How to use it

  1. Add Padding to your pipeline.
  2. Choose how much space to add — all sides together, or each side on its own.
  3. Pick whether the new space is see-through or filled with a color.

The settings

SettingWhat it does
Sync sidesON = one slider adds the same padding to all four sides. OFF = four separate sliders (Top, Right, Bottom, Left) so you can set each side on its own.
Padding amount (0–1000 px)How much space to add. With Sync sides on it's a single "All Sides" slider; with it off, one slider per side.
Padding FillTransparent leaves the new space see-through. Color fills the new space with a color you choose.
ColorThe fill color (only when Padding Fill = Color). Click the swatch or paste a hex code like #FFFFFF.
Fill behind imageWhen on, the color also fills behind any see-through parts of your image — not just the outer margin.

Padding vs. similar tools

  • Trim is the opposite — it cuts empty edges off. Padding adds them.
  • Canvas Fill fills the whole background behind your image. Padding adds a margin around it (and can optionally fill that margin).
  • Reposition sets an exact final canvas size (width / height / DPI). Padding just adds space to whatever size you already have.

Tips

  • Turn on Sync sides for an even border; turn it off when one side needs more room.
  • Use Padding late in the pipeline (after cleanup), so you're adding space around the finished design.