AI images, from idea to picture
Use an AI image generator to turn words or visual references into covers, thumbnails and illustrations.






Use case: ads-marketing. Asset: one square 1:1 music record cover, no text. Reference lane: underground experimental electronic / dark club-pop record-sleeve photography. This belongs to a nocturnal music subculture: close bodies, strobe fragments, physical momentum, a private moment inside an overwhelming beat. The emotional core is losing self-consciousness in motion, beautiful and slightly unsettling. Create a tightly composed photographic fragment from the middle of a dance floor. An ORIGINAL adult dancer with a sharp androgynous face and short pale bleached hair is captured leaning across the frame in a powerful diagonal. They are fully clothed in a closed, high-neck, long-sleeved slate-grey performance top. The head is turned downward and away mid-motion, one eyelid and cheekbone briefly caught by a cold white strobe; the expression is absorbed in dancing, with no awareness of the camera. The body continues naturally out of the lower frame. Behind them, only the out-of-focus head and black-clad shoulder of a second adult dancer appear, creating depth and the sense of shared movement. The image is cropped above both dancers' hands. Make the main head-and-shoulder silhouette a single forceful pale diagonal emerging from dense blue-black shadow. Most facial detail falls into darkness or real motion softness. The edge of the pale hair and one fold of the grey sleeve are sharply flashed, while a restrained acid-yellow-green light trace runs behind the moving head. Subtle slow-shutter optical smearing lets the viewer feel momentum; no duplicated eyes or extra limbs. About a third of the square remains almost black, with no visible stage equipment or decorated venue. Design treatment: compressed photographic blacks, luminous cold midtones, a slightly soft celluloid image reproduced as a beautifully controlled record-sleeve print. Let the light, dark and motion make an immediate graphic identity at thumbnail size. Not an illustrative drawing, not a polished beauty portrait, not fashion advertising or a party-event photograph. No dirt, distressed paper, exaggerated skin pores, fantasy ornaments, theatrical crowns, floating fabric, neon city, headphones, instruments, confetti, stock nightclub crowd, letters, logos, border, watermark or album mockup. No recognizable real musician.
How it works
Try it now- 01
Say what you want
A sentence or two is enough.
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Keep Auto, or set it
Choose the settings that fit what you want to make.
03Make it
Start creating, then keep working with HowWorks.
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Create an image from the idea you want people to see: an illustrated world, a release cover or one clear thumbnail concept. Describe the subject, setting, style and composition, then choose a model or leave the choice on Auto. Add images when you want a visual reference; use the Image Editor when an existing picture is the starting point for a change. Start with a sample below, make its prompt your own, and keep refining the result with HowWorks.
Questions
How do I create an AI image from a text prompt?
Describe the subject, setting and visual style, then add the composition and image shape you need. A brief such as “a glass reading room above an Atlantic cove, hand-painted illustration, warm afternoon light” gives the image a clear direction. Choose a model or keep Auto, then generate.
Can I use an image as a reference?
Yes. Add a picture to guide the subject, style or composition and describe how it should influence the new image. Use the Image Editor when you want to change a specific existing picture. A style reference and an image to edit serve different purposes.
Which AI image model should I choose?
The model pages show the image shapes, output settings and reference limits available for each option. Choose for the format and controls your image needs, then compare the result with your brief. Keep Auto when you want HowWorks to choose a supported model.
Can I make album covers or YouTube thumbnails?
Yes. Use the Album Cover Generator for a square artwork brief or the Thumbnail Generator for a clear visual concept. Describe the music or video behind the image, and leave space for any final lettering you plan to add.
What happens when I use one of the examples?
Use this prompt prepares the example’s prompt and any supplied image references in the input area. You can change them before generating. It does not start a paid request by itself.










