Sketch + prompt

Vizcom enables a powerful collaboration between your sketch and your prompt. Together, they guide the AI in shaping your design, not by replacing your creativity, but by expanding your ability to explore and visualize ideas.

The sketch provides the foundation. It defines the core form, proportion, layout, and overall intent of the design. This visual input represents your perspective as a designer and serves as the structural basis for the AI’s interpretation.

The prompt adds specificity and context. It introduces materials, finishes, lighting conditions, mood, and aesthetic direction. In other words, it communicates the qualitative aspects that may be difficult to fully express through line and form alone.

The relationship between sketch and prompt is adjustable through the influence setting.

• At higher influence levels, Vizcom closely follows your sketch. This setting is most effective when your form is well-defined and you are refining materials or context.

• At lower influence levels, the prompt has more interpretive weight. This allows for greater variation, which is useful during early concept exploration or when seeking unexpected design directions.

In this way, sketch and prompt function together as complementary inputs. The sketch provides structure, while the prompt shapes how that structure is interpreted and presented.

A strong prompt operates like a concise design brief. It communicates your intentions clearly so the AI can generate outputs aligned with your goals. The most effective prompts include several key components:

1. Subject

Define what is being designed.
Examples: office chair, floor lamp, sports car, winter coat

2. Style or Aesthetic Direction

Indicate the desired visual language or design tradition.
Examples: minimalist, industrial, futuristic, organic, retro

3. Materials and Finishes

Describe the material qualities and surface treatments.
Examples: brushed aluminum, matte plastic, velvet upholstery, frosted glass, natural wood

4. Context or Environment

Specify the setting in which the design exists or is viewed.
Examples: studio background, outdoor landscape, retail interior, fashion runway, residential site

5. Rendering Style or Technical Parameters

Identify how the final image should be presented.
Examples: photorealistic rendering, product photography, wide-angle perspective, isometric view, soft shadows

Each component helps the AI better interpret your sketch and deliver results that are visually compelling, technically coherent, and aligned with your design vision.

Example 1: Product Design

Sketch: 3/4 front view of an office chair

Prompt:
Modern ergonomic office chair, brushed aluminum frame, black mesh fabric, minimalist design language, soft studio lighting, white background, photorealistic rendering

Analysis:
This prompt communicates the subject (office chair), aesthetic (minimalist), materials (aluminum and mesh), environment (studio), and rendering style (photorealistic). The result is a well-aligned visual that enhances the original sketch.

Example 2: Architectural Concept

Sketch: Front elevation of a two-story building on a hillside

Prompt:
Hillside residence, flat roof, floor-to-ceiling windows, exposed concrete and wood paneling, tall grasses in the foreground, golden hour lighting, wide-angle view, cinematic rendering style

Analysis:
The prompt helps visualize the sketch in context, adding atmosphere, materiality, and spatial cues that would be difficult to convey through form alone.

Conclusion

Vizcom supports a hybrid workflow that combines manual sketching with AI-driven enhancement. Effective design outcomes depend on the clarity of both visual and verbal input. By learning to balance these elements - form and description, structure and context - designers can use Vizcom not simply as a tool, but as a creative partner in the design process.