# Render a Subject in Reference Style Canonical page: https://fuser.studio/recipes/render-like-a-reference-style Creator: @maggie Saved recipe example · version 8 Combine a source image with a render\-style reference to create a generated image inspired by the reference’s materials, lighting, and atmosphere\. Header image: https://media.fuser.studio/0aff4728bba5b9c0b09ef9ee4baeaa64388d583f97f0b1409f02d83f9cbdf786.png ## Explore Reference\-Style Rendering The saved example connects a source image and a render\-style reference to the recipe, producing a generated image that demonstrates the intended input\-to\-output workflow\. ## Default inputs ### Source Image Type: image [Source Image]() ### Render Style Type: image [Render Style]() ## Saved outputs ### Generated Image Type: image [Generated Image]() ## Ways to use this recipe Use a source subject and a visual reference to explore presentation directions across architecture, spaces, and art illustration\. ### Explore architectural concepts Apply a visual direction to an architectural subject to develop a polished concept image for early design exploration\. ### Test material direction Use a reference image with a distinct material character to investigate how that direction could shape the rendered subject\. ### Develop lighting studies Pair a source subject with a reference whose atmosphere supports lighting exploration for presentations or internal reviews\. ### Create interior presentation images Turn an interior or spatial source image into a reference\-inspired render for communicating a proposed visual mood\. ### Guide art and illustration work Use the recipe to explore how an illustrated or artistic subject could be expressed through the materials and atmosphere of another image\. ### Build visual direction options Change the source or reference image in Fuser to develop alternative visual directions for a subject before selecting a presentation approach\. ## Frequently asked questions ### What does this recipe do? It transforms the subject in a Source Image into a Generated Image inspired by a separate Render Style reference\. The reference guides the image’s visual style, materials, lighting, and atmosphere\. ### Who is this recipe for? It is useful for people exploring architectural, spatial, artistic, or illustrative presentation directions\. Designers and artists can use it to connect a subject with a specific visual reference during concept development\. ### What should I use as the Source Image? Choose an image containing the subject you want to render\. This could be an architectural or spatial subject, an illustration, or another visual subject that you want the generated image to reinterpret\. ### What should I use as the Render Style image? Choose a reference image that communicates the materials, lighting, and atmosphere you want to explore\. The recipe uses this image as the visual direction for the generated result\. ### Can I customize the recipe? Yes\. Source Image and Render Style are the exposed inputs, so you can change either image in Fuser before using the recipe\. The output remains a Generated Image\. ### What does the saved example show? The saved example shows the recipe with its default Source Image and Render Style connected to a Generated Image output\. It demonstrates the saved input\-to\-output setup rather than a live run\. ### What kinds of work is this best suited to? The recipe is suited to architecture and spaces, as well as art and illustration, when you want to explore a subject through a particular visual style\. It is less suited to tasks that require outputs other than a single generated image\. ## Shape a Subject with Visual Reference Bring a source image and a render\-style reference together to explore a new generated image in Fuser\. [Use this recipe](https://app.fuser.studio) [Browse recipes](https://fuser.studio/recipes)