INKBOT REFERENCE STUDIO
Optional visual references
Kept separate from the core idea tool

Bring yourself, your examples, and your refinements into the visual process.

This companion workspace is for optional reference material. Add a picture of yourself when you want to appear in an idea drawing, add an example image when you want a visual detail considered, or keep experimenting with clothing, body presentation, pose, and overall appearance across versions.

✦ Your images remain reference material. They guide an external image AI; they do not replace your written idea. A reference photo helps preserve a person’s appearance, while an example image helps communicate an object, outfit, pose, setting, or visual quality worth considering.
Add references→ Describe intent→ Copy visual brief→ Generate externally→ Refine again
Reference Set

Who or what should the image understand?

You may use one photo, both kinds of photos, or no photo at all. A personal photo is optional. The reference studio works for the first picture and for later refinements.

Use me in future visuals Add a self-photo and appearance preferences for images where you are part of the idea.

A clear, well-lit photo showing your face is most useful. You can replace it later as you refine how you want to appear in visual concepts.

◉ Add your reference photo Click, drop an image, or focus this box and paste an image from your clipboard.
User-provided personal appearance reference
Personal appearance reference

Use this for body position, clothing, expression, grooming, activity, or what should remain consistent.

Tell the external image AI how strongly the self-photo should guide the next visual.

These notes are useful when you want to experiment across versions without replacing the reference photo.

Add an example or inspiration image Use a product, outfit, pose, setting, sketch, or visual example as a separate reference.

This can be a reference for a device, a clothing look, composition, pose, color mood, layout, environment, or another detail you want the next visual to consider.

▣ Add an example image Click, drop an image, or focus this box and paste an image from your clipboard.
User-provided example or visual inspiration reference
Example visual reference

Be specific about what to borrow, what not to borrow, and whether the image is literal reference or loose inspiration.

Reference photos are not stored unless you choose “Remember references on this device.”
How the independent enhancement connects Local browser storage + optional message bridge
1. Add references here. The optional self-photo and example image are held in this companion tool. If “Remember references” is on, they are saved only in this browser’s local storage.
2. Build and copy the brief. The brief identifies the uploaded images as “Reference Image A” and “Reference Image B,” tells the image AI their intended roles, and tells it not to use them for unrelated subject matter.
3. Upload both the images and text externally. Open an image-generation service, attach the same image files, paste the brief, and generate the visual. The original written idea remains authoritative.
4. Refine without starting over. Reuse the same self-photo for identity continuity, alter clothing or pose notes, swap reference images, and add a refinement statement for each subsequent version.
5. Share profile data with INKBOT later. Press “Send profile to core app” in the visual-brief modal. This stores a compact profile payload under inkbot_reference_studio_v1 and broadcasts an INKBOT_REFERENCE_PROFILE_UPDATED message for a future core-app listener.