Image to image starts with a reference
Provide an existing picture and instructions for the edit. The reference communicates the subject, layout, and visual details; the prompt says which parts should change.
- Useful for exploring a new background, lighting, or style around an existing subject.
- Still requires checking faces, labels, proportions, and composition after generation.
Text to image starts with a description
Describe the scene without supplying a required starting picture. This is useful when you are choosing the subject, viewpoint, or composition from scratch.
- Useful for early visual concepts with an open layout.
- A later image-based edit can build from a selected concept.
Choose by what is already decided
This workspace requires one reference image for generation; it does not offer text-only generation.
| Your starting point | A useful approach |
|---|---|
| A photo and one specific change | Use the photo as a reference. |
| A product whose appearance matters | Use a clear reference and check the product closely. |
| A scene idea with no fixed composition | Explore a text-to-image workflow. |