Image inpainting based on deep learning: A review

Abstract Image inpainting aims to restore the pixel features of damaged parts in incomplete image and plays a key role in many computer vision tasks. Image inpainting technology based on deep learning is a major current research hotspot. To deeply understand related methods and technologies, this article combs and summarizes the latest research status in this field. Firstly, we summarize inpainting methods of different types of neural network structure based on deep learning, then analyze and study important technical improvement mechanisms. In addition, various algorithms are comprehensively reviewed from the aspects of model network structure and restoration methods. And we select some representative image inpainting methods for comparison and analysis. Finally, the current problems of image inpainting are summarized, and the future development trend and research direction are prospected.