Prompting best practices

Because of the built-in memory and powerful asset saving system within Preview, there are some things to keep in mind when prompting with reference images.

How References work in Preview

Reference images in Image mode show up as pills within the prompt box. Images referenced from canvas and scenes that have not been saved will show as “Take#” while images that are saved to Characters, Locations, Props and Assets will show their name. This allows you to type @ the name and easily reference saved assets.

When using an image as a general reference for a prompt it works best if you place that image reference at the beginning or end of your prompt. Example below, “Change the background to be…” i don’t have to say “change the background in this image to…”

If I did write “Change the background in this image to…” I would change the placement of the reference image pill within the text so that the pill is after the word image. This helps provide more context to “this image”

You can reference multiple assets within a single prompt. You will get better results when you incorporate the assets as natural language names into the prompt.

If the assets you are referencing don’t have names or you want to be more precise with your target of references in the prompt you can phrase in this way

Choosing an individual file that shows your character from multiple angles (like a character sheet) will produce the best most consistent results. Your character sheet should show your character from multiple angles.

Location references

Location references are interpreted quite literally so if you want the background to be a unique angle in your saved location, it is best to generate an image of that angle and use the new angle image as your specific reference.

Thing to Avoid

DO NOT mention specific characters in text and then add images of characters at the end of the prompt, this will confuse the model and you will produce inconsistent results.

Adding style references into a prompt

If you want to add extra images at the end of a prompt its best to provide text context as to how those images should be used or what they are referencing