How does Krea 3 reference multiple images in a prompt?

Krea 3 uses ordinal spatial conditioning. You upload your starting photo into Slot 1 (Base), then add reference materials in Slots 2 through 4 (Item, Identity, Style). In your prompt text, refer to them explicitly as "the first image", "the second image", "the third image", or using shorthand "@image 1", "@image 2". The model correlates the visual features from the referenced slot onto the base canvas.

Why avoid generic quality tokens like "photorealistic" or "8K"?

Krea 3 is an architectural image-to-image editor, not an unconditioned creative diffusion engine. Generic filler words like "photorealistic", "ultra-detailed", or "trending on artstation" dilute the attention weights allocated to your uploaded reference images. Instead, write concrete photographic instructions: specify lighting angle, lens depth of field, and exact material textures.

What is the purpose of the Keep Text, Keep Face, and Keep Background locks?

These native flags tell the Krea 3 diffusion sampler which spatial features to freeze during inference. "Keep Text & Logos" prevents typography on labels from warping; "Keep Face" preserves facial geometry for consistent character rendering; "Keep Background" allows you to modify foreground subjects without altering the surrounding environment.

Can I generate an image from text alone in Krea 3?

Krea 3 is specifically an image editing engine that requires a starting photo in Slot 1. If you do not have an existing photo, use the "Text to Base" tab in the TryKrea3 editor to generate a fast 1K base photo with Krea 2 first, then click "Send to Slot 1" to proceed with Krea 3 multi-reference editing.

Can I clone these prompt recipes directly into the editor?

Yes. Each card features a "🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor" button. Clicking it navigates to the editor with the recipe prompt, reference slots, and lock flags pre-loaded so you can immediately run or customize the generation.

DETERMINISTIC MULTI-IMAGE CONDITIONING

Krea 3 Prompt Guide & Multi-Reference Recipes

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THE GOLDEN SYNTAX RULES

The 5-Part Krea 3 Multi-Reference Prompt Formula

Standard image generators rely on descriptive adjectives. Krea 3 functions as a spatial compositor: every word should anchor an action, a slot index, or an invariant lock.

Action Verb

Declare the exact generative transformation required on the base photo.

Replace / Relight / Insert / Transfer

Base Anchor

Always anchor your main subject or starting environment as image 1.

in the first image (Slot 1)

Source Reference

Explicitly index secondary objects, faces, or garments by their slot number.

with object from the second image (Slot 2)

Lighting & Physics Blend

Instruct Krea 3 to harmonize specular reflections, contact shadows, and perspective.

matching the warm rim light of the first image

Pixel Lock Invariant

Negative preservation constraints that prevent unwanted AI morphing.

keep packaging text and facial features 100% unchanged

ecommerce1:1 · 2K · fast

Perfume bottle on wet volcanic stone, label untouched

Move a studio bottle onto a new surface under golden-hour light while the glass shape and the printed type stay exactly as photographed.

Reference Slots Required (3):

Slot 1: Raw studio bottleSlot 2: Volcanic stoneSlot 3: Golden rim light

Place the perfume bottle from the first image onto the wet volcanic stone from the second image. Apply the warm golden sunset backlighting from the third image. Keep the glass silhouette and the typography on the bottle exactly as they are.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

ecommerce1:1 · 1K · fast

Clean white background for a marketplace listing

Turn a cluttered product photo into a seamless white-sweep shot without redrawing the product.

Reference Slots Required (1):

Slot 1: Cluttered original

Replace the background of the first image with a seamless pure white studio sweep and a soft contact shadow under the mug. Keep the mug shape, glaze, colour and any printing exactly as they are.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

ecommerce4:5 · 2K · fast

Put a logo on a mug, following the curve

Print a flat logo onto a photographed mug with the right perspective and highlights.

Reference Slots Required (2):

Slot 1: Blank mugSlot 2: Logo artwork

Print the logo from the second image on the side of the mug in the first image, following the curve of the ceramic and the light on it. Keep the mug, the table and the lighting of the first image unchanged.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

fashion4:5 · 2K · fast

Put a catalog jacket on a model, same face and pose

Dress a model photo in a garment from a catalog shot without changing the person or the pose.

Reference Slots Required (2):

Slot 1: Model photoSlot 2: Catalog jacket

Dress the person in the first image in the jacket from the second image. Keep the pose, the hands and the studio background of the first image.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

fashion3:2 · 2K · fast

Show the same sneaker in three colourways

Swap the colour and material of a sneaker from a swatch while the silhouette stays fixed.

Reference Slots Required (2):

Slot 1: Base sneakerSlot 2: Green suede swatch

Recolour the upper of the sneaker in the first image with the deep green suede from the second image. Keep the sole, the laces, the stitching and the silhouette of the first image exactly as they are.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

character16:9 · 2K · fast

Character outfit swap with the face and art style kept

Put a stylised character in a new jacket and a new scene without drifting off-model.

Reference Slots Required (3):

Slot 1: Original characterSlot 2: Cyberpunk jacketSlot 3: Neon alley

Dress the character in the first image with the cyberpunk jacket from the second image, placing her in the neon alley from the third image. Maintain the exact facial features, hair colour and anime art style of the first image.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

character3:2 · 2K · fast

Same character, new location and lighting

Move a character into a different environment and match its lighting.

Reference Slots Required (2):

Slot 1: Character artSlot 2: Forest dawn

Place the character from the first image into the forest from the second image and relight her with the soft dawn light of the second image. Keep her face, her coat and her illustration style exactly as they are.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

interior16:9 · 2K · fast

Stage an empty living room from catalog photos

Drop a real sofa SKU into a client photo and swap the floor, with the windows and shadows left alone.

Reference Slots Required (3):

Slot 1: Empty roomSlot 2: Bouclé sofaSlot 3: Oak herringbone

Insert the sofa from the second image into the room in the first image. Replace the floor with the oak herringbone from the third image. Match the natural window light and shadows of the first image.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

interior3:2 · 2K · fast

Swap a kitchen worktop material for a client meeting

Show three stone options on the same kitchen photo, live.

Reference Slots Required (2):

Slot 1: Kitchen photoSlot 2: Green marble

Replace the worktop of the kitchen in the first image with the dark green marble from the second image, with the veining running along the length. Keep the cabinets, the appliances and the lighting exactly as they are.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

sketch1:1 · 2K · high

Industrial sketch to a photoreal sneaker

Turn a hand-drawn line sketch into a product photo using a material swatch and a lighting reference.

Reference Slots Required (3):

Slot 1: Line sketchSlot 2: MaterialsSlot 3: Studio light

Transform the sneaker sketch in the first image into a photorealistic product photo using the suede and carbon fibre materials from the second image and the studio lighting from the third image. Strictly preserve the outsole proportions of the first image.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

sketch4:3 · 2K · fast

Interior line drawing to a lit render

Give a perspective sketch real materials and daylight without moving a single line.

Reference Slots Required (2):

Slot 1: Perspective sketchSlot 2: Afternoon light

Render the sketch in the first image as a photorealistic reading nook, lit with the afternoon light from the second image. Follow every line of the first image for layout and proportion.

🚀 Open in Krea 3 Editor

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Written and maintained by TryKrea3 EditorPublished 16 October 2026Last updated 16 October 2026