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Explore first, refine later: a new way to generate images When people first start working with generative image models, they often assume that the key to good results is writing the perfect prompt.
- It’s easy to fall into the habit of carefully constructing long descriptions, adding more keywords, and tweaking the text again and again in search of the right output.
- In practice, creative work rarely begins with precision.
- Most design processes start with exploration — trying different directions and gradually refining the ideas that feel promising.
- The process is visual, iterative, and often unpredictable.
- Exploration Mode in
Recraft V4 is designed around that reality.
- Instead of requiring a perfectly engineered prompt before anything can happen, it allows you to start with a simple idea and explore visual directions first.
- Starting With a Simple Prompt In Exploration Mode, the process begins with something intentionally minimal.
- Rather than describing every detail of an image, you can start with a short prompt that simply defines a direction.
- For example: Typography poster Playful 3D mascot Minimal serif logo …