Whether you're an experienced designer or a first-time user, this article will walk you through the steps to create your first skybox using Scenario.
A skybox is a panoramic background often used in 3D environments to create a surrounding atmosphere. Let’s dive in!
Accessing the Skybox Generation Screen
To begin, navigate to the Skybox Generation screen by following these steps:
- Open the left panel on your dashboard.
- Select Skybox > New.
This screen serves as a creative playground where you can draft your skybox in a resolution of 1024x512. Once you're satisfied with the draft, you can proceed to enhance it for a higher-quality output.
Step 1: Entering Your Prompt
Your skybox journey begins with a simple prompt. In the prompt field, describe the scene or atmosphere you want to create. For example, you might enter something like "A serene sunset over the ocean" or "A futuristic city skyline at night". Prompt will be used to generate a corresponding skybox draft.
Step 2: Choosing a Style
Next, you can guide your skybox by selecting a predefined style. These styles offer a variety of artistic interpretations that can bring your scene to life. To choose a style:
- Browse through the Predefined Styles section.
- Use the preview feature to see how each style influences your skybox.
Style is not mandatory. Alternatively, if you want a more customized look, you can create your style by uploading up to 10 style images. These images will guide the aesthetic of your skybox, allowing for a highly personalized result.
Step 3: Adding Structure or Depth References (Optional)
For more complex scenes, you might want to add structure or depth references:
- Structure Reference: This helps define the layout and arrangement of elements within your skybox.
- Depth Reference: This option emphasizes depth and perspective, making your skybox feel more immersive.
These settings are optional but can significantly enhance the realism and depth of your skybox.
Step 4: Configuring Other Settings
Before generating your draft skybox, you can adjust additional settings to refine the output:
- Number of Draft Skyboxes: Decide how many variations of your skybox you'd like to generate. This is useful if you want to explore different interpretations of your prompt.
- Sampling Steps: Modify the sampling steps to control the refinement process. More steps generally mean a more detailed skybox, but it may take longer to generate. More information about sampling steps is in our dedicated article.
- Guidance: Adjust the guidance to fine-tune how closely the output adheres to your prompt and style. More information about guidance is in our dedicated article.
Step 5: Generating Your Draft Skybox
Once you've configured all the settings, click Generate. The system will create your draft skyboxes based on your input. Take a moment to review the generated skyboxes and select the one that best matches your vision.
Step 6: Enhancing Your Skybox
Click on your preferred draft skybox to visualize it. You can enhance it for higher quality:
- Click on the Enhance shortcut associated with your chosen skybox. This will open the enhancing screen in a new tab.
- Your original prompt and style images (if any) will automatically carry over.
- In the enhancement screen, you can upscale your skybox with a scaling factor of 2x, 4x, or 8x.
Your enhanced result will not have the Draft label in your generation tab
Finalizing Your Skybox
After enhancing and any final adjustments, your skybox is ready to use. You can download it in high resolution and implement it in your project.
