Show Notes
Five-minute, end-to-end workflow to turn any image into AI-generated art: extract a style prompt from a source image, then drive generation with Gamma across models.
Tools Used
- Perplexity Brand Designer (source image or style reference)
- Adobe Photoshop (Selective Brush Tool + Generative Fill)
- Replicate (image-to-prompt prompt extraction)
- Gamma (multi-model image generator, $20/month for unlimited access to all models)
Step-by-step Workflow
- Grab a style/reference image
- Use a source image you want to imitate or extract style from (the example uses a Perplexity Brand Designer image).
- Create a prompt from the image
- In Photoshop, open the image and apply targeted edits using the Selective Brush Tool and Generative Fill to shape the image.
- The goal is to produce a version of the image that surfaces the style you want to capture (the before/after demonstrates the transformation).
- Get a prompt from the image
- Upload the edited image to Replicate to generate a prompt that describes the style of the image.
- Copy the resulting prompt. This is your style-forward instruction for the generator.
- Generate with Gamma
- Paste the prompt into Gamma and run across multiple image models.
- Gamma provides access to many models, giving you a range of stylistic outputs from the same prompt.
- Iterate and pick
- Compare outputs across models, tweak the prompt if needed, and re-run to refine results.
Tips and Practical Notes
- Start with a strong source image: clearer style cues lead to better prompts.
- Use Photoshop Generative Fill to push the image toward the look you want, then extract a more precise prompt from that result.
- Treat the Replicate prompt as a starting point, not a final instruction set; small prompt tweaks can yield big differences.
- Test multiple Gamma models to find which one matches your target style best.
- Consider subscription cost upfront: Gamma offers ongoing access to many models for a flat monthly price.
Quick Takeaways
- The workflow decouples style extraction from image generation: image-to-prompt then prompt-to-image.
- The combination of Photoshop edits + Replicate prompts enables more controllable, repeatable results.
- Gamma is a convenient hub for trying several model styles from a single prompt.
Links
- Perplexity Brand Designer: https://www.perplexity.ai/brand-designer (example source tool)
- Photoshop Generative Fill: https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html (Generative Fill feature)
- Replicate: https://replicate.com (image-to-prompt prompt generation workflow)
- Gamma: https://gamma.io (multi-model image generation)