Presets

How presets work in Qolaba's Image Generation — applying system presets, creating custom presets for brand consistency, and managing saved presets.

Presets are style configurations that automatically modify how your prompt is interpreted and rendered. When a preset is applied, it injects a prefix and postfix into your prompt — adding style direction before and after your input text — so every generation produced with that preset carries a consistent visual identity without you needing to manually describe it each time.

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How Presets Work

Every preset has two components:

• Prefix — text automatically added before your prompt. Sets the primary visual style, rendering approach, or transformation directive.

• Postfix — text automatically added after your prompt. Adds quality controls, stylistic constraints, and output refinements.

When you type a prompt and generate with a preset active, the model receives:

[Preset Prefix] + [Your Prompt] + [Preset Postfix]

Example: You select the Anime preset and type:

A samurai standing in a bamboo forest at dusk

The model receives something like:

anime style, vibrant colors, cel-shaded illustration —
A samurai standing in a bamboo forest at dusk —
highly detailed, sharp lines, studio quality anime render

The preset handles all the style scaffolding — you focus on describing the subject and scene.

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System Presets

Qolaba includes a library of ready-to-use system presets covering a wide range of visual styles. Select one from the preset selector before writing your prompt.

Preset	Visual Style
Photographic	Realistic, camera-like output — natural lighting, accurate proportions
Digital Art	Clean, polished digital illustration style
Anime	Japanese animation aesthetic — cel-shaded, vibrant, expressive
Pixel Art	Retro pixel grid aesthetic — 8-bit and 16-bit styles
Gaming	Game concept art and environment design aesthetic
Horror	Dark, unsettling, atmospheric — shadow-heavy and ominous
Origami	Paper-folded, geometric, minimalist forms
Pokémon	Playful creature design inspired by the Pokémon art style

System presets work best when your prompt focuses on the subject and scene — not the style. The preset handles the style. For example, with the Photographic preset active, write "A coastal lighthouse at sunset, waves crashing below" rather than "A photorealistic coastal lighthouse at sunset."

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Custom Presets

Custom presets let you define your own reusable style configuration — useful for maintaining visual consistency across a brand, client, or project without repeating style instructions in every prompt.

When to Use a Custom Preset

Custom presets are most valuable when:

• You are generating multiple images for the same brand and need consistent visual identity across all outputs

• You have a specific combination of style, quality, and rendering instructions you use repeatedly

• You are working with a team and want everyone generating in the same visual direction without manual briefing

Example: A brand always requires "minimalist flat design, pastel color palette, white background, clean geometric shapes" across all marketing assets. Instead of typing this into every prompt, create a custom preset that injects it automatically — every generation with that preset active will carry the brand's visual identity.

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Creating a Custom Preset

Step 1 — Open the preset selector and click Create Preset.

Step 2 — Enter a clear, recognizable name for the preset.

Good naming examples:

• Brand Studio — Minimal

• Dark Fantasy Campaign

• Product Photography — White BG

• Editorial Illustration — Q3

Step 3 — Set the Prefix — the style directive added before your prompt. This typically defines the rendering style, medium, or primary visual approach.

Examples:

Minimalist flat design illustration, clean vector style —

Cinematic photorealistic render, dramatic lighting —

Watercolor painting, soft edges, textured paper background —

Step 4 — Set the Postfix — quality controls and constraints added after your prompt. This typically defines output quality, what to exclude, and any final stylistic constraints.

Examples:

— white background, no shadows, no gradients, sharp edges, 4K quality

— highly detailed, sharp focus, no noise, no artifacts, production ready

— soft color palette, no harsh shadows, consistent stroke weight

Step 5 — Click Save. The preset is now available in your preset selector for any future generation.

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How Prefix and Postfix Work Together

A well-structured custom preset uses prefix and postfix in combination — the prefix establishes the creative direction and the postfix enforces quality and constraints:

Preset: Brand Studio — Minimal

Component	Value
Prefix	Minimalist flat design illustration, pastel color palette, clean geometric shapes —
Your Prompt	A team of three people collaborating around a table
Postfix	— white background, no shadows, no gradients, 4K, sharp edges
Full prompt sent to model	Minimalist flat design illustration, pastel color palette, clean geometric shapes — A team of three people collaborating around a table — white background, no shadows, no gradients, 4K, sharp edges

Every prompt you write with this preset active will produce images that stay visually consistent with your brand — regardless of the subject matter.

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Managing Custom Presets

• Edit a saved preset at any time by selecting it and clicking the edit option — useful when brand guidelines evolve or quality requirements change

• Delete presets that are no longer needed to keep the preset selector clean and organized

• Custom presets are saved to your workspace and available across all future sessions

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System Presets vs. Custom Presets

	System Presets	Custom Presets
Created by	Qolaba	You
Best for	Exploring styles, quick creative direction	Brand consistency, recurring workflows
Editable	No	Yes
Prefix / Postfix visible	No	Yes — you define them
Use case	One-off stylized generation	Repeatable, consistent output across a project