# Recraft — Exploration Mode

- Company: Recraft (recraft.ai)
- Announced: 2026-03-25
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- Group: announcements
- Source: https://www.recraft.ai/blog/exploration-mode
- Record: https://forck.live/items/23957-exploration-mode
- Subject: Recraft V4

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 …

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