Introduction

Our new Edit Instruct opens countless possibilities to create images with your Actor Images. Below are ready-to-run patterns. For all Actor examples, select an image with your Actor first (@Name prompting isn't enabled yet, but we're working on adding this capability). Then paste/adapt the prompt. You can chain steps ("Now make it dusk… add bokeh… add a pet companion") to get more fine control and limit unwanted results with complex instructions.

1) Background Swap (keep identity & pose)

Goal: Put your Actor into a new environment without breaking likeness.

Open your Actor image → Edit.

Prompt:

Refine: "Increase blur in background", or prompt which elements to keep, which to replace.

Why it works: strong context + natural-language editing, no manual masking.

Instruct Edit is capable of adjusting the lighting and color grading, so your Actor fits perfectly in the new scene. No ugly "bad photoshop" look.

2) Wardrobe & Style Transformation

Goal: Virtual outfit changes or era/style shifts for the same Actor.

Select your Actor photo → Edit.

Prompt:

Variations:

The model is tuned for character/style consistency across iterations, being specific about which elements to change, and which to keep, will help with the process.

3) Mood, Lighting & Grading Pass

Goal: Cinematic re-lighting without reshooting.

1. Choose the Actor image → Edit.
2. Prompt:
   Convert the scene to night time, with high contrast play of light and shadows, distant colorful city lights. Give it an indie film aesthetic and vibrant color grading, with a strong vignette.
3. Follow-ups: "More contrast," "Softer haze," "Add subtle backlight glow."

Iterative, conversational re-lighting is a sweet spot for this approach.

4) Scene Remix & Prop Insertion

Goal: Place characters, or Actors in a novel scene.

1. Actor image → Edit.
2. Prompt:
   Reimagine the main subject and place them at a cozy cafe table with a laptop and ceramic mug with the "ARTFLOW AI" text; background patrons soft-blurred; warm tungsten lighting; light window reflections.
3. Alternatives: "Swap laptop for a vintage typewriter," "Add a second person to the table," "Change the style."

Trigger words like "reimagine" or "create" help the model understand to create a new scene completely, not just change single elements.

5) Explore Different Styles

Goal: Modify the image into a modern illustration

1. Choose the Actor image → Edit.
2. Prompt:
   Convert the picture into an abstract, flat color cubist illustration, with a modern conceptual aesthetic.
3. Take it further: Explore different styles, aesthetics or media - from cave paintings to glitch art, Instruct Edit can handle all.

Edit Instruct is a powerful method, that lets Artflow Creators explore new directions, with more control, and more intuitive experience. Great place to start your journey with this tool is the preset templates gallery, where we've made available a wide selection of interesting and creative image transformations, made specifically for Edit Instruct.