Use Reference Images for AI Game Development

Reference images help when words alone are not enough. They are especially useful for art direction, UI structure, character silhouettes, and camera framing.

What to upload

Good reference images include:

mood boards
screenshots from games with a similar feel
UI wireframes
environment concepts
character sketches
color palette references

Supported image types are:

PNG
JPEG
WebP

How to describe the images

Do not just attach images and hope for the best. Tell Vibecade what to copy and what to ignore.

Examples:

“Use this image for the HUD layout, not the color palette.”
“Match the chunky proportions and desert palette from the concept art.”
“Follow the lighting mood from the screenshot, but keep my top-down camera.”

Best practices

Upload a small number of strong references instead of a large mixed set.
Use images that point in the same direction.
Pair every image with a short text explanation.
Start with one visual goal per turn.

When images help most

Reference images are particularly effective for:

menu layout
icon and HUD style
environment mood
readability and contrast
camera composition

When text is better than images

Images are less useful when the real problem is:

game feel
pacing
balance
controls
scoring logic

For those issues, clear text instructions are usually better.

If image upload is unavailable

Some models support image input and some do not. If you do not see image support where you expect it, switch to a model with vision support and try again.

For model strategy, see Choose a Model.