Composition reference
Keep the placement of major shapes and the camera angle while exploring a new material treatment, palette, or illustration style.
Use an existing image as the starting point for a new direction. Decide which parts are references, which parts can change, and how you will judge the result.
Image-to-image work starts with visual material rather than a blank prompt. A reference may guide composition, subject, color, or style; it does not automatically lock every pixel. Say what role each image plays and how far the new version should depart from it.
Keep the placement of major shapes and the camera angle while exploring a new material treatment, palette, or illustration style.
Borrow a broad visual direction such as restrained ink or soft painted texture without confusing it with the image that supplies the subject.
Change one major variable at a time. A material study, lighting variation, and complete scene redesign are different briefs.
Identify the main source and any style or composition reference. Describe the purpose of each in plain language.
State the new direction, then protect the subject, framing, wording, or other details that matter for your use.
Check the first result against the source. Keep the strongest version and change one decision at a time in later variations.
Translate a photograph into a drawing direction while retaining the source’s composition and main subject.
Plan My IllustrationExplore a different surface or palette for a concept image while checking that shape, proportions, and key markings remain useful.
Explore My Material StudyCreate related visual directions from a common source, with a clear record of the lighting or styling variable in each version.
Build My Visual DirectionsUse a readable sketch as the composition guide and describe the lighting, materials, and detail needed in the interpretation.
Develop My SketchA request to preserve everything while completely redesigning the scene contains a conflict. Rank your requirements: subject identity first, composition second, style third, for example. If exact lettering or product geometry is essential, compare those areas separately instead of trusting the overall resemblance.
“Use image A as the composition and subject reference. Reinterpret the scene as a softly painted editorial illustration with muted earth colors. Keep the main object’s shape, placement, and camera angle. Simplify small background details and do not add lettering.”
Choose the next tool by the kind of variation you want: a drawing treatment, a wider composition, or a targeted substitution. Carry forward the source and its preservation requirements.
Take a photo-based variation toward a specific illustration language. Define outlines, shading, palette, and visible identity cues rather than relying on a broad anime-style instruction.
Try freeGive an approved variation more room for a banner or vertical crop. Specify which edges to extend and protect the subject, original composition details, and camera perspective.
Try freeSwitch from whole-image exploration to one precise substitution. Identify the object or area to replace and match its scale, lighting, nearby edges, and contact shadows.
Try freeName the source, choose one direction, and protect the details that make the image useful.
Start My Visual Variation