Choose your path
Start by deciding whether you want to describe a new image or change one you already have. This guide separates those workflows because an editing request needs a source image, while a creation request starts with a written scene.
Use the starting material and desired change to pick a path before drafting a prompt. The related guides below cover narrower questions once you know what you are trying to do.
If you have no source image, begin with a scene description. Treat the prompt as a brief: say what must appear, how it should look, and what should be left out.
Text alone cannot preserve the exact identity, layout, or tiny details of an image you have not supplied. Describing a familiar object may produce an interpretation rather than a faithful copy.
Workaround
If preserving an existing image matters, switch to the editing path and provide that image where the linked tool accepts uploads.
A request for precise lettering, object counts, or placement can still yield a result that needs inspection. Do not treat a detailed prompt as proof that every requirement was met.
Workaround
Prioritize the most important constraint, inspect the result closely, and revise the wording or edit the image as needed.
The prompt box hands off your idea; it does not verify which controls, input types, or output settings are currently available at the linked destination.
Workaround
Open the destination, review its current interface, and adapt the request to the options it actually presents.
If you already have an image, plan an edit around what must stay unchanged. The linked destination identifies a Seedream 5 Pro editing model, but confirm its current input options there.
Pick the clearest image you have permission to use. Make sure the subject you want to change is visible, and keep a copy of the original so you can compare results without losing your starting point.
Name the target area and the requested change, then state what should remain. For example: change the background to a pale studio wall while keeping the bottle, its label, and the camera angle unchanged. Avoid combining unrelated edits in the first attempt.
Compare the result with your source at full size. Check edges, hands or faces if present, small text, shadows, and anything you explicitly asked to preserve. If one area failed, revise that instruction rather than rewriting the whole request blindly.
This decision table helps you verify that your request matches your starting material. It describes a useful workflow, not a promise that every input or control is available at the linked destination.
Starting material
Path A: new image
A written description of the scene you want
Path B: existing image
An image you can use, plus a written edit request
Main goal
Path A: new image
Create a visual interpretation of an idea
Path B: existing image
Change part of a supplied visual
First sentence
Path A: new image
Name the subject, setting, and intended look
Path B: existing image
Name the part to change and the intended replacement
Useful constraints
Path A: new image
Composition, lighting, colors, and unwanted elements
Path B: existing image
Features to preserve, area to modify, and unwanted changes
Review priority
Path A: new image
Check whether the subject and scene match the brief
Path B: existing image
Check whether the edit worked without disturbing preserved details
If the result misses
Path A: new image
Clarify the most important visual requirement
Path B: existing image
Narrow the edit and restate what must remain unchanged
Before opening the linked tool, read your request once as if you had never seen the image in your head. For a new scene, can someone identify the subject, setting, and look? For an edit, is the change distinct from the details you want to preserve? If the answer is unclear, simplify the wording. Then check the destination's current capabilities and instructions before submitting an image or relying on a particular output.
Open Seedream editorDecide whether you want to describe a new image or edit one you already have. Write a short request that names the subject and desired result, then open the linked tool and check which inputs it currently accepts.
For a new image, include a subject, setting, lighting, and one or two important constraints. For an edit, identify the change and explicitly name the details that should remain unchanged.
An editing workflow needs a source image, while a new-image workflow begins with a description. The available inputs depend on the destination you open, so check its current interface before preparing a particular workflow.
Compare the result with the most important requirement in your prompt. Revise that requirement in concrete visual terms, or narrow an edit to one change while restating what should be preserved.
No. The box is a starting point for a written request and does not upload an image or perform an edit on this page. Open the linked destination to see whether and how it accepts your source image.