# Explore with Sets One shared direction. Several image treatments you can compare, refine, and reuse. Source: https://www.creativly.ai/docs/flow/sets ![A blue-cup reference Image node connected by a curved line to a collapsed Set showing four ready outputs: studio, terracotta, evening light, and a headline advert.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-image-to-set-f93313780ea965c6.webp) One reference image connected to a Set, with all four finished variations visible on the canvas. A **Set** turns one shared direction into several image outputs. Connect a product image to keep a visual reference across the variations. ## Give each variation a purpose Select an image and choose **Batch** in **Actions**. Flow adds a connected Set. You can also add **Set** from the canvas node picker. Keep **Variants** and **Shared Model** selected for this example. Choose your model and ratio, then fill in: * **Direction:** the common tone, lighting, or art direction. * **Shared Prompt:** what every output should preserve. * **Each slot:** what makes that particular treatment different. ![Flow Set configuration with four slots, a connected Media input, Nano Banana 2, 16:9, shared direction and product-reference instructions, and the first variant prompt.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-setup-566887e66e90e336.webp) Shared direction at the top; individual instructions below. Scroll inside the Set to reach every slot. For this campaign, the shared prompt keeps the exact blue cup. The slots ask for **cream studio**, **terracotta**, **evening light**, and an **advert with a headline**. Use **+ Slot** when you need another direction. ### Copy the shared prompt and advert variation **Shared Prompt** > Use the connected image as the product reference. Keep the exact cobalt-blue ceramic cup, its shape and glaze. Create one polished landscape campaign photograph per variant. No collage, no watermark. **Advert slot** > Create a clean landscape advertisement on warm ivory. Place the cup on the right with soft natural light. On the left, add the exact headline: Slow mornings. Better coffee. Add a small AURORA wordmark below. No other text. ## Choose the mode for the job | Mode | How the images relate | Useful for | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Variants** | Shared direction plus different instructions per slot. | Comparing backgrounds, lighting, layouts, or campaign treatments. | | **Shots** | Several outputs from the shared prompt, without individual slot prompts. | Exploring a single scene or visual direction. | | **Sequence** | Each step uses the previous step's generated image. | Building a series of changes in a deliberate order. | These are **image outputs**. A Set's Sequence is not a finished video. To animate a chosen image, use a connected Video node. In Variants, **Mixed** lets individual slots use different models. Keep **Shared Model** when you want to compare creative directions with the same model. ## Review, choose, and continue Choose **Run All** to generate the slots, then open **Gallery** to inspect the results and their prompts. ![The reference blue cup on a softly lit cream studio surface.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-studio-preview-adf2ed309ab94444.webp) Cream studio ![The same blue cup on terracotta stone against an orange wall with a diagonal sunbeam.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-terracotta-preview-79ad0fafdd5b658c.webp) Terracotta campaign ![The blue cup against a navy background, on charcoal stone with a warm rim light.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-evening-preview-c9a1ade24dda9e19.webp) Evening light ![Cream campaign advert with the blue cup and the headline Slow mornings. Better coffee. above the AURORA wordmark.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-advert-preview-4086fb0c38e41307.webp) Headline-led advert These four outputs came from the connected product reference above, using **Nano Banana 2**. Each slot explores a different background, lighting treatment, or layout. ![Actual Set Gallery with all four campaign variants ready, the headline advert selected, and Rerun, Set main and Promote controls.](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-gallery-eca7ba7f51b80940.webp) Four completed outputs. Selecting a result reveals its prompt and the actions for that slot. * **Set main** chooses the output the Set passes to downstream nodes. * **Promote** puts that existing result on the canvas as its own image node. It stays in the Set too. * **Rerun** generates that slot again. Use it when you only want to change one result. **Run All** reruns every slot, including completed ones. In **Sequence**, rerunning an earlier step resets the later steps because they depend on its output. Download originals: [Studio](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-studio-original-aaba6035043f9110.png) · [Terracotta](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-terracotta-original-b1d5f5958a466427.png) · [Evening](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-evening-original-8d73780ae60ab918.png) · [Advert](https://pub-60e30bed45514f03933d3900731bea31.r2.dev/public-app-sessions/v1/documentation/flow-set-advert-original-7e2b44a3d99b1c65.png) [Bring an image to life](https://www.creativly.ai/docs/flow/image-to-video) Choose a direction, then connect a video step. 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