01 / CREATIVE PRACTICE
Define the smallest useful change.
Start by describing a single edit: replace the background, adjust the lighting, change a material, or remove a distracting object. Combining unrelated changes makes it harder to see whether the result preserved what mattered.
Use two separate statements in your brief: “Change…” and “Preserve…”. Preservation instructions are especially useful for product shapes, facial identity, composition, and existing text, but they do not remove the need to inspect the result.
02 / CREATIVE PRACTICE
Choose reference images deliberately.
Use files you have permission to upload. Prefer a sharp source image with a clear subject and enough resolution to inspect the details you want preserved. A compressed screenshot with clipped edges gives the edit a weaker starting point.
Microsoft documents editing and multi-reference capabilities for the MAI Image 2.6 family. This site only exposes an editing workflow after its exact provider route has been verified. Upload limits and accepted formats come from that route, not from a guessed family-wide maximum.
- Identify the source image and the detail it should preserve.
- If multiple references are supported, describe the role of each.
- Remove confidential or unnecessary personal information before uploading.
- Do not assume reference order alone explains the intended relationship.
03 / CREATIVE PRACTICE
A background replacement needs lighting direction.
A new backdrop can look disconnected when the subject keeps the wrong light or shadow. Describe the surface under the object, the light direction, and the desired contact shadow. Keep the background simpler than the product if the image is meant to sell a specific item.
For a real catalog image, avoid inventing a new label, finish, size, or included accessory. Use the edited result as a draft until it has been compared with the original product.
04 / CREATIVE PRACTICE
Compare before you approve.
Check the original and edited image at the same scale. Look at silhouettes, edges, small markings, material texture, and the relationship between the subject and its shadow. Review the entire frame for unintended changes, not just the area you requested.
If a critical detail changed, simplify the edit and strengthen the preservation statement. Do not publish an inaccurate depiction merely because the overall image looks convincing.
AN ORIGINAL STARTING POINT
A brief to make your own.
Edit the supplied product image. Preserve the product silhouette, proportions, material, and label content. Replace only the background with warm ivory plaster and add soft daylight from the left. Keep the contact shadow physically plausible. Do not add objects, text, or logos.
This is an example prompt, not a promise of a particular output. Adapt the details to the image you actually need.