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# Text to Image

### 🧠 What Is Text-to-Image?

Text-to-Image lets you generate images from a text prompt right in your browser. Use it to quickly explore ideas, create reference images, and generate inputs you can feed into Image-to-3D.

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### 🚀 How It Works

{% stepper %}
{% step %}

#### Write a prompt

* Keep it short and specific.
* Examples:
  * "a stylized toy car, studio lighting, white background"
  * "an iron chain link, close-up product photo"
  * "a medieval shield, worn metal, white background"
    {% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Pick a Style (optional)

* If you want a consistent look, choose a style preset.
* If you leave it on **No style preset**, the result is driven by your prompt.
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Toggle T-Pose (optional)

* Use **T-Pose** when you want character references in a neutral pose (useful for consistency and later 3D work).
  {% endstep %}

{% step %}

#### Generate

* Click **Generate** and review the result.
* Iterate by changing one thing at a time (material, style, camera angle).

{% hint style="info" %}
Pro Tip: If you want to use the image for Image-to-3D, aim for one subject, a clear silhouette, and a simple background.
{% endhint %}
{% endstep %}
{% endstepper %}

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### ✍️ Prompting Tips

* ✅ One subject per prompt
* ✅ Add style cues: “realistic”, “stylized”, “low poly”, “clay”, “anime”
* ✅ Add material cues: “wood”, “metal”, “plastic”, “stone”, “glass”
* ✅ Add camera cues: “front view”, “3/4 view”, “close-up”, “studio photo”
* ✅ Add background cues: “plain background”, “white backdrop”, “no clutter”
* ❌ Avoid full scenes (too many objects competing)
* ❌ Avoid vague prompts like “cool fantasy thing”

{% hint style="info" %}
Pro Tip: Make 3 to 5 variations of the same prompt and only change one word each time.
{% endhint %}

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### ✅ Best Use Cases

* Concept and mood exploration (fast variations)
* Reference images for modeling and sculpting
* Generating inputs for Image-to-3D (when you do not have a photo)
* Quick art direction alignment (pick a look, then refine)

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### 🔁 Combine Workflows

Use Text to Image alongside other Sloyd tools:

* **Text to 3D**: best for fast ideation without references
* **Image to 3D**: best when you only have one image
* **Multi-Image to 3D:** best when you have multiple views of the same object
* **Template Editor**: best for clean, editable, game-ready assets

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### 🌍 Who’s It For?

* **Game Devs:** Fast concepting and reference generation for props and set dressing.
* **3D Artists:** Quick references for modeling, sculpting, and texture direction.
* **Concept Artists:** Rapid exploration of variations and visual themes.
* **Students/Educators:** Visualize ideas fast without advanced software.

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### 🧪 Status

{% hint style="warning" %}
Text-to-Image is under active development. Quality will continue to improve over time, and feedback helps guide what to prioritize next.
{% endhint %}

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### 🔗 Try It Now

Head to [app.sloyd.ai](https://app.sloyd.ai/) → Choose **Text to Image** in the **Create** section.