ClapGenAI image generation starts with a specific visual brief.
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ClapGen Image Studio brings a written prompt, optional image references and output controls into one workspace. This guide helps you prepare a scene and decide what to review before using a future generated result. The public release currently uses simulated requests. Live generation and paid subscriptions are unavailable.
Start with a subject, composition and purpose
Decide what the image needs to communicate before choosing a model. A product detail, a character concept and a landscape need different framing. Name the main subject, where it sits in the frame, the setting, the light and the intended visual treatment.
Example brief: A matte terracotta watering can on a slate potting bench, rosemary stems beside it, overcast window light from the left, an eye-level three-quarter view and a muted green background. This is an original planning example, not a result generated by ClapGen.
If you need room for a heading or caption, describe the empty area as part of the composition. Check any text, logo or fine detail independently rather than assuming the image will reproduce it correctly.
Prepare an image request in five steps
1. Open Image Studio and choose a model. Inspect the settings that appear for that selection; the same resolution, quality or reference options are not available on every model.
2. Write the visual brief. Keep the important subject and composition clear before adding decorative adjectives.
3. Add references only when the selected model accepts them. Explain which image supplies appearance, which supplies composition and which supplies style.
4. Choose an available aspect ratio, quality, resolution and image count. The request supports up to four images where the chosen route and controls allow it.
5. Review the displayed estimate and validation messages. The current demo does not turn a simulated completion into newly generated media.
Choose references with a clear role
A character reference, an outfit reference and a room reference solve different problems. If several images show different people, identify the intended subject instead of asking the model to blend all faces. For one recurring character, begin with the approved identity reference.
An image URL must point to suitable media reachable over public HTTPS without signing in. A gallery page or a restricted file-sharing link may not be a usable image reference. The workspace uploader is an alternative when the relevant workflow supports it.
Upload only material you have permission to use. A reference can guide a request; it does not establish copyright ownership, permission to use a real person's likeness or a guarantee of an exact match.
Pick a format for the destination
Choose the shape of the composition before polishing small details. A wide scene needs a different arrangement from a tall character portrait. Use the supported aspect-ratio choices and check that the main subject has enough room at the edges.
Resolution describes the requested output size; it does not repair an unclear brief or guarantee accurate anatomy. Quality labels also depend on the selected model. Compare the actual controls rather than treating a label as a universal standard.
When comparing variations, keep the subject and framing unchanged and alter one decision, such as the light direction. That makes the comparison more useful than changing the model, prompt and format at the same time.
Review the details that matter to the image
Before publishing a future generated result, inspect object counts, hands, facial features, lettering, repeated patterns and contact with the ground. For a product concept, check handles, seams and visible geometry rather than only the overall mood.
If an unwanted object appears, simplify the brief and clarify the relationship between the remaining objects. If the framing is wrong, revise the composition or format. Increasing the number of adjectives is not a reliable fix for a contradictory request.
Keep a copy of the prompt, selected settings and approved reference material when comparing iterations. A new request may change details even when the description is similar.
Move from a still image to a video brief
Once you have an appropriate single-view image, decide what should move and what should stay fixed. Animating an image is a separate video workflow, with its own model, frame roles and media requirements.
If the image is a two-view character sheet, do not assume that placing the entire sheet in a first-frame slot will produce a single-character scene. Prepare a suitable shot image, or use an available reference workflow to communicate identity.