Sketch Mode
Sketching is one of the fastest ways to get the image you actually need. Instead of trying to describe a precise composition, framing, or character placement t…
Sketch Mode
Sketching is one of the fastest ways to get the image you actually need. Instead of trying to describe a precise composition, framing, or character placement through prompts alone, you can draw it in seconds and let the AI turn your sketch into a fully rendered image.
Why use Sketch Mode?
Prompting is powerful, but it has limits. When you need a specific composition — characters positioned in a particular way, a camera angle that's hard to describe, or a layout that needs to feel just right — writing prompts can become a frustrating guessing game.
Sketch Mode breaks you free from that. Draw a rough layout of what you want, then use it as a visual reference for generation. The AI understands shapes, placement, and spatial relationships from your sketch far better than it can from words alone.
Sketches are ideal for:
- Drafting shot compositions and character placement quickly
- Blocking out camera angles and framing before committing to a generation
- Exploring multiple layout ideas without spending credits
- Communicating visual intent that's hard to describe in text
You don't need to be an artist. Rough shapes, stick figures, and basic outlines are enough — the generation model handles the rest.
How to access it
Click the Sketch tab in the mode selector at the top of Create View. A full-screen drawing editor opens with its own toolbar.
Editor features
- Layer system: Multiple layers you can add, reorder, hide, and delete independently
- Brush presets: Various brush types with configurable size, opacity, and color
- Pan and zoom: Scroll to zoom, drag to pan around the canvas
- Undo/Redo: Full history with Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Shift+Z
- Image layers: Import existing images as layers and draw on top of them
- Save and load: Save sketch projects and reload them from a gallery
Using sketches with Flux2 references
This is where sketches become truly powerful. Combined with the Flux2 reference image workflow, you can turn a rough sketch into the exact shot you need in just a few steps:
- Draw your sketch in Sketch mode — block out the composition, character positions, and framing
- Save the sketch — it appears in the Asset Manager under your shot's files
- Switch to Image mode and select Flux2 as your generation model
- Drag your sketch from the Asset Manager into one of the numbered reference slots (e.g., slot 3)
- Write your prompt and type / to open the reference menu. Select your sketch to insert a reference chip.
- Generate — the AI uses your sketch as a composition guide combined with your text description
Example prompt
Say you've drawn a rough sketch of two characters talking at a café table and placed it in reference slot 3. Your prompt might look like:
A medium shot of two detectives sitting across from each other at a small café table, warm afternoon light, with the composition and framing of /3 Image
The / key opens the reference menu where you pick your sketch. The AI will follow the spatial layout from your drawing while rendering the scene in full detail based on your text.
Tips
- Combine a sketch (for composition) with character references (for likeness) in different slots for best results
- Use the sketch to nail the framing first, then iterate on the prompt for style and details
- Saved sketches persist in the Asset Manager — reuse them across different shots for consistent framing
- The Asset Manager is available on the right side of the editor for dragging in reference images as layers