Recraft: Visual discovery using Exploration Mode

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Demo summary

The user demonstrates Exploration Mode in Recraft, showing how a single prompt generates eight diverse concept drafts and how to refine them using the similarity slider.

Step-by-step

Enter a minimal prompt setting the subject and mood
Enable Exploration Mode and click Generate
Review the eight generated concept drafts to find a preferred visual direction
Select the image that best matches your desired direction
Adjust the similarity slider between the five available levels
Click Generate to produce eight new interpretations based on the selected image

Options

Use lower similarity for loose creative variations
Use higher similarity for near-perfect refinements and polishing

Tips

Start with something minimal rather than overcomplicating prompts
Think of the first results as concept drafts rather than final images
Jump between similarity levels and generate repeatedly to refine the result

Highlights

“The whole idea behind this mode is really simple. It lets you explore directions without overcomplicated prompts.”

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