You have a useful photo. You want a different background, a new color direction or a campaign variation—not a different product. A good edit brief identifies the change and the details that must survive it.
Use this workflow with MiniMax H3 Image. The sample instructions below are original editing briefs, not results from paid model tests. Start with a reference you have permission to use, then review the available settings and credit quote before submitting.
Decide whether this is an edit or a new image
Start from text when the subject can be invented. Start from a reference when its shape, composition or identity matters. For a real product listing, a pleasing approximation is not enough: inspect the final shape, label and proportions against the original.
MiniMax’s official announcement lists image editing and reference-based generation among H3 Image’s supported workflows. That does not guarantee exact preservation of every pixel or detail.
Prepare the reference before writing the prompt
Choose a sharp image with the complete subject visible. A cropped lid, obscured sleeve or tiny logo gives the model less information to preserve. Prefer a clean reference over a collage full of competing instructions.
For several references, number their roles explicitly: image 1 is the product, image 2 is the setting, image 3 is a color or lighting reference. Avoid asking all three to control the subject. The upload order should match the numbers in your instruction.
Open the image tool, choose H3 Image, attach the reference and check the selected workflow. If you need an open-ended starting point instead, use the prompt guide.
Change a product background
Use image 1 as the product reference. Place the same bottle on a pale limestone surface against a deep blue studio background. Preserve the bottle silhouette, cap shape, label placement and product color. Change only the setting and the lighting needed to integrate the product. Soft light from camera left, a realistic contact shadow, no added objects or lettering.Inspect the label at full size. If exact packaging matters, keep a verified original product cutout in your final production workflow. Generated edits can alter small lettering even when preservation is requested.
Recolor one element
Change only the jacket fabric from black to forest green. Preserve its cut, seams, zipper, folds, the person's face and pose, and the entire background. Keep the existing light direction and shadow structure. Do not add accessories or alter the skin tone.Compare seams and boundaries as well as color. If the request changes too many regions, simplify it to one material and one target color. A concise preservation list is easier to evaluate than “keep everything perfect.”
Combine a product and a scene
Image 1 defines the backpack design and colors. Image 2 defines the rocky coastal setting and overcast daylight. Place one backpack from image 1 on a dry rock in the foreground of the setting from image 2. Preserve its pocket layout, straps and proportions. Match the scene's light direction, scale and contact shadow. Do not include any other bag or invent a brand logo.References can disagree on camera angle or illumination. Decide which reference owns the final camera and lighting. Then check the contact point, shadow and scale: these often reveal a composite that looks convincing only at first glance.
Expand a composition for a different format
Create a wider composition around the supplied scene, keeping the main subject at its current size near the right third. Continue the background naturally to the left and leave that area simple enough for a headline added later. Preserve the subject's appearance and the original lighting. No new people, products or text.Select the desired aspect ratio in the interface rather than relying on the prompt alone. This is a composition brief; it does not imply that every provider exposes a dedicated outpainting control. Review what the selected tool actually offers.
Fix the failure you can name
| What went wrong | What to change next |
|---|---|
| Product shape drifted | Use a clearer product reference and shorten the edit to one change. |
| Background changed the subject color | State the subject color to preserve and clarify that the new palette belongs to the background. |
| Objects look pasted in | Specify contact, relative scale and one light direction. |
| Text is misspelled | Remove generated text from the brief and add verified lettering in your design tool. |
| References conflict | Give each reference one role and name which controls the camera. |
| The image looks good only when small | Inspect edges, hands, labels and repeated textures at full size. |
Review before you publish
Compare original and edited images side by side. Check the details your customer relies on: product color, dimensions, included parts and packaging. Check faces and hands when people are present. Test the intended crop and add final typography after the composition works.
Keep your accepted image and the prompt that produced it. For the next variation, alter one variable. An image upscaler can be a separate finishing step, but enlarging a wrong label or distorted shape does not fix it.
Continue from the finished image
Use the H3 Image model page for another edit, or explore image-to-video when you need motion. Video is a separate task with its own model, settings and quote. Your image is the reference, not a promise that every frame will remain unchanged.
H3 Image.art is an independent studio, not MiniMax’s official website. Available models and credit costs are shown in the workspace; pricing explains subscriptions and credit packs. Generation availability depends on the configured provider.
Cover: MiniMax official H3 Image showcase; not an output of the example prompts below. View source.
