# What is Style Reference?

An image you give the model to borrow a look from: palette, light, texture and mood. The prompt still decides what is in the picture; the reference decides how it feels.

## In real work

To keep the summer social posts on brand, she loaded three frames from last spring's product shoot as a style reference, so every new image came back with the same warm light and grain.

## Related terms

- [Text-to-Image](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/text-to-image.md)
- [Inpainting](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/inpainting.md)
- [Upscaling](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/upscaling.md)
- [Text-to-Video](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/text-to-video.md)
- [Image-to-Video](https://prompthausapp.com/learn/image-to-video.md)

## How is this different from Googling it?

Google gives a definition. Prompthaus pairs each term with how it shows up in standups, PRs, prompts, and design reviews. Then it quizzes you until the word sticks. One term a day on iPhone.

- Category: Creative AI
- HTML: https://prompthausapp.com/learn/style-reference
- App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/prompthaus-ai-vocabulary/id6776314407