Qwen-Image-Edit Skill AI-powered image editing using Qwen-Image-Edit-2511 via RunPod serverless. Status: Evolving - learnings being captured as we experiment When to Use This Skill Use when the user wants to: Edit/transform photos while preserving identity Reframe cropped images (fix cut-off heads, etc.) Change clothing, add accessories Change pose (arm positions, hand placement) Apply style transfers (cyberpunk, anime, oil painting) Adjust lighting/color grading Add/remove objects Character transformations (Bond, Neo, etc.) When NOT to Use Background replacement (single image) - creates cut-out artifacts, halos Face swapping - cannot preserve identity from reference Outpainting - can't extend canvas reliably Use With Care Multi-image compositing - CAN work with explicit identity anchors (see examples.md for prompt patterns). Requires describing distinctive features (hair texture/color, ethnicity, outfit) and using guidance ~2.0 Camera angle changes - Inconsistent results. Vertical angles (low/high) work better than rotational (three-quarter view) Quick Reference

Basic edit

python tools/image_edit.py --input photo.jpg --prompt "Add sunglasses"

With negative prompt (recommended)

python tools/image_edit.py --input photo.jpg \ --prompt "Reframe as portrait with full head visible" \ --negative "blur, distortion, artifacts"

Style transfer

python tools/image_edit.py --input photo.jpg --style cyberpunk

Background (use cautiously - often fails)

python tools/image_edit.py --input photo.jpg --background office

Higher quality

python tools/image_edit.py --input photo.jpg --prompt "..." --steps 16 --guidance 3.0

Multi-image composite (identity-preserving)

python tools/image_edit.py --input person.jpg background.jpg \ --prompt "The [ethnicity] [gender] with [hair description] from first image is now in [scene] from second image. Same [features], [outfit]." \ --negative "different ethnicity, different hair color, different face shape, generic stock photo" \ --steps 16 --guidance 2.0 Key Files prompting.md - Prompt patterns and structure examples.md - Good/bad examples from experiments parameters.md - Tuning steps, guidance, negative prompts Tool Location tools/image_edit.py - CLI wrapper for RunPod endpoint Related Docs docs/qwen-edit-patterns.md - Character transformation patterns .ai_dev/qwen-edit-research.md - Research notes